Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 06/15/20
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…
Antibody tests for COVID-19 important, but gaps in knowledge persist
While several companies are bringing antibody tests for COVID-19 to market, it is unclear how meaningful such tests results will be because it is not yet known whether antibodies that result from COVID-19 infections will prevent people from…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 06/08/20
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, 06/05/20
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…
Op-ed: Nursing homes should deploy an array of COVID-19 monitoring strategies
Programs focused on detecting COVID-19 cases among residents of nursing homes and nursing home employees should use a mix of polymerase chain reaction tests, the gold standard for detecting current infection, and low-cost, easy-to-use serology tests that can…
Crowding at protests could increase spread of coronavirus, say experts
Large protests in cities across the U.S., prompted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, are likely to fuel the spread of the coronavirus, say experts. Attending protests, in which large numbers of people are close together…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 06/01/20
You are listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11 am Eastern Time on Monday, June 1. Previous press…
‘A tidal wave rushing towards us’
A May 30, 2020 Boston Globe article traced the path of the coronavirus through Massachusetts from its first known appearance in the state in early March, describing how elected officials, bureaucrats, health care workers, and researchers responded to…
COVID-19 vaccines unlikely to be cure-all
While vaccines for COVID-19 are urgently needed, the public would do well to realize that vaccines will not simply prevent all infections. It’s more likely that any vaccines developed will reduce the risk for contracting the disease and…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 05/22/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 22. Previous press conferences…