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Bird flu research needs broader discussion
HSPH infectious disease expert Marc Lipsitch is concerned that the public has shown little interest in the debate over the potential risks and benefits of conducting bird flu research. There needs to be a much broader conversation that…
Restrict future research on bird flu virus, HSPH experts recommend
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health, and former HSPH dean [[Barry Bloom]], Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson…
La Niña weather patterns linked to flu pandemics
A new study co-authored by HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch links the four most recent influenza pandemics (1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009) to the weather pattern known as La Niña. During these periods, the surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific…
Past flu exposures weakened pandemic severity
Coverage in Reuters, November 18, 2011, featuring HSPH's Marc Lipsitch
Former acting CDC head Besser discusses politics and public health with HSPH students
October 6, 2011 -- As acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the beginning of the Obama administration, Richard Besser learned the importance of balancing public health needs with political realities during a…
2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza: Perspectives on severity and response
December 2010 -- Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology, gives a presentation earlier this year about the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, discussing the challenges faced by public health professionals and the lessons learned to more effectively handle a similar outbreak…
Employers took many measures to protect employees and avoid business impact of H1N1 flu outbreak
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Boston, MA – In response to the H1N1 flu, most employees at U.S. businesses say their company took measures to protect them from illness, such as encouraging sick employees to stay home,…
Infectious disease: lessons learned from H1N1 pandemic
June 14, 2010 -- For the next new infectious threat—or the next phase of the ongoing H1N1 influenza pandemic—public health decision makers need better data about who’s infected and who’s severely sick. And they need it sooner, said…
Review of H1N1 polls shows key reasons most Americans skipped vaccine were worries about its safety and lack of concern about illness
Public Health Communications Led Many to Change Other Health Behaviors as a Way of Protecting Themselves During Outbreak For immediate release: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Boston, MA— A comprehensive review of 20 national opinion polls, including 8 by…
Dry winters linked to seasonal outbreaks of influenza
For immediate release: Monday, February 22, 2010 Boston, MA -- The seasonal increase of influenza has long baffled scientists, but a new study published this week in PLoS Biology has found that seasonal changes of absolute humidity are…