Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press conference with Michael Mina, 09/04/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 08/28/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
Should we be worried about coronavirus reinfection?
Reinfection with the coronavirus appears infrequent, and any reinfection that does occur will likely be less severe than initial cases because people’s immune systems will kick in, say experts.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 08/21/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
Shutdowns inevitable if U.S. doesn’t change COVID-19 response, say experts
Unless Americans tamp down transmission of the coronavirus in the weeks before “indoor weather” arrives, new lockdowns are likely in store this winter, according to experts.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 08/07/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
How rapid, inexpensive tests could help curb COVID-19
Given delays getting results from the most commonly used test to diagnose COVID-19—the PCR test—some experts are hoping for a rapid, low-cost test for the disease that could deliver results within 10 minutes.
Eyeing the future of the coronavirus pandemic
How the coronavirus pandemic plays out in the coming months depends on a number of factors, such as states’ decisions on reopening their economies, continuing improvements in COVID-19 testing, and health care system readiness, according to experts from…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 06/22/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
Tracking disease spread through a global blood ‘observatory’
Researchers are proposing a new strategy to quickly track outbreaks of diseases such as COVID-19—by testing for antibodies to infectious agents in millions of anonymized blood samples every day. The strategy was outlined in a June 8, 2020…