Experts call for safe reopening of U.S. elementary schools
It's essential to reopen elementary schools full-time in the fall, say experts. To do so, they recommend eliminating community transmission of COVID-19 while ramping up testing and surveillance.
Could ultraviolet light help disarm the coronavirus?
A century-old technology known as germicidal ultraviolet air disinfection, or GUV, may be able to wipe out airborne coronavirus particles in indoor spaces, according to experts.
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.
Lessons from Japan’s COVID-19 response
Lessons can be learned from how Japan's regionalized public health system has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts.
Coronavirus vaccine candidates show promise
Positive early trial results from two coronavirus vaccine candidates are “very exciting,” according to Harvard Chan School's Barry Bloom.
Grappling with school reopenings amid the coronavirus
Schools can reopen in the U.S., but it would be best to continue online learning in places with high levels of COVID-19 transmission until community spread of the disease can be lowered, according to Harvard Chan School Dean…
Op-eds: Schools should reopen this fall. Here’s how.
Schools can reopen in the fall—but only if a lot of hard work is done in advance to curb the spread of the coronavirus and to make school buildings safer, according to Harvard Chan School experts.
Expert calls for national coronavirus response, with scientists front and center
The best way to tamp down the surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in many U.S. states is to mount a coordinated national response to the pandemic with scientists in the lead, according to health policy expert Thomas…
Mandatory face masks a ‘really good idea’ to curb COVID-19, says expert
With COVID-19 cases surging in many U.S. states, Ashish Jha of Harvard Chan School and the Harvard Global Health Institute said that requiring everyone to wear face masks would be a smart move.
Data animation shows time lag between COVID-19 cases and deaths
A new data visualization created by Harvard Chan School researchers depicts the connection between COVID-19 case rates and deaths, and illustrates clearly the time lag between the two.
