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Experts say COVID-19 is endemic. What does that mean?

Epidemiologist Bill Hanage spoke about this summer's COVID surge and how to understand the disease's current phase.

Dengue on the rise in UAE and beyond

In the wake of the United Arab Emirates’ heaviest-ever recorded rainfall in April, the nation has experienced a surge in dengue cases. The increase comes amid a worldwide spike in the tropical disease.

Opinion: New policy would boost oversight of risky research

A federal policy set to go into effect in May 2025 would go a long way toward improving oversight of risky virus research, according to a New York Times opinion piece co-authored by Harvard Chan School's Marc Lipsitch.

U.S. bird flu response builds on lessons learned from COVID

CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MPH ’04, explains how country is tackling the H5N1 outbreak

Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary

A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard Chan School and the de Beaumont Foundation. The…

Opinion: How to prevent a bird flu pandemic

It’s not too late to contain the bird flu outbreak in the U.S—as long as the government implements an effective public health surveillance strategy, experts say.

Malaria deaths, once declining, have stalled, but there’s reason for hope

Infectious disease researcher Flaminia Catteruccia, who explores novel eradication methods in her lab and in the field, remains optimistic about defeating the notoriously complex disease.

Bird flu doesn’t pose imminent pandemic risk—but lack of transparency, planning a cause for concern

Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, discusses the potential pandemic risk posed by bird flu, currently circulating among cows.