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Omicron’s ‘milder’ severity likely due to population immunity

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant’s “milder” outcomes are likely due to more population immunity compared to earlier waves of the pandemic, rather than the virus’s properties.

Coronavirus news – January 2022

Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.

Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.

Coronavirus news – December 2021

Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Joseph Allen, 12/14/21

You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, associate professor of Exposure Assessment Science and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m.…

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, 12/13/21

You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Globe Preparedness Fellow in the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development and a research associate in the Department of…