Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Yonatan Grad, 06/09/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. And Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and a faculty member in the…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Yonatan Grad, 05/07/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. And Geraldine L Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30…
Intermittent social distancing may be needed through 2022 to manage COVID-19
On-and-off periods of social distancing will likely be needed into 2022 to ensure that hospitals have enough capacity for future COVID-19 patients in need of critical care, according to a new modeling study from researchers at Harvard T.H.…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Yonatan Grad, 04/8/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. And Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30…
New 'How We Feel' app aims to improve COVID-19 response
New 'How We Feel' app aims to improve COVID-19 response.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Yonatan Grad, 03/27/20
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30…
Protection from vaccines may wane faster than expected
There is growing evidence that vaccines for influenza, mumps, pertussis, meningococcal disease, and yellow fever lose their effectiveness faster than indicated by existing studies, according to reports. An April 18, 2019 Science article discussed several recent studies that…
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in U.S. linked with resistance
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional use by many people than by their repeated use among smaller numbers of people, according to a large new study from Harvard…
What's behind a resurgence of mumps in the United States?
In the early 21st century there was hope that the success of the mumps vaccine in the United States would pave the way for the eventual elimination of the highly contagious disease. But since 2006 there's actually been…
Mumps resurgence likely due to waning vaccine-derived immunity
A resurgence of mumps in the U.S. among vaccinated young adults appears to be due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity.