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The latest on the coronavirus
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
Exploring how ‘forever chemicals’ may harm immune function
Mounting evidence suggests that widely used chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) interfere with immune system function. Experts are concerned that exposure to these chemicals could diminish the immune system’s ability to fight a host of infectious…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 04/01/21
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard 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 11:25 a.m.…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Stephen Kissler, 03/26/21
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Stephen Kissler, a research fellow in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday,…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 03/19/21
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard 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 1:00 p.m.…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Yonatan Grad, 03/18/21
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard 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 Center for…
Creating an early detection system for infectious diseases in Africa
Many African nations are extremely vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks, including Ebola, Lassa fever, Zika, and West Nile virus. A March 17, 2021, Wired article looked at the joint effort of two scientists—Christian Happi and Pardis Sabeti—to develop…
We’re better off when we stop pandemics before they start
When Aaron (Ari) Bernstein met his first pediatric patient infected with COVID-19, he realized that this little girl's health was connected to an infected bat on the other side of the world. Climate change and deforestation have made…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Stephen Kissler, 03/12/21
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Stephen Kissler, research fellow in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March…
HPV vaccines for adults over age 26 may not be cost-effective
For immediate release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Boston, MA – Vaccinating adults age 26 and older against the human papillomavirus (HPV)—the virus that causes more than 90% of cervical cancers as well as several other cancers—may not be…
