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Helping medical providers discuss COVID-19 vaccines with hesitant patients
A new toolkit created by a team at Ariadne Labs aims to help increase public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.
Leading coronavirus scientist, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, to join Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to continue vaccine development research
Leading coronavirus scientist Kizzmekia S. Corbett is joining Harvard Chan School as an assistant professor to continue vaccine development research.
Nurses key to delivering vaccines in developing countries
At a nursing leadership event, speakers cited nurses' critical role in vaccination campaigns, and called for vaccine equity among wealthy and developing nations.
Three Harvard schools and Africa CDC launch inaugural global nursing leadership program at virtual workshop
For immediate release: May 5, 2021 Boston, MA – Recognizing the urgent need to elevate nursing and midwifery leadership around the world, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Graduate School of Education, together…
Questions persist about COVID-19’s ‘chapter two’
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is at a pivotal moment.
Number of COVID-19 ‘breakthrough cases’ lower than expected
Given the number of people fully vaccinated in the U.S.—more than 87 million as of April 20, 2021—the roughly 7,150 so-called “breakthrough cases” of COVID-19 that have been reported is extremely low, according to experts.
Op-ed: Preventing disease by addressing climate change, understanding immunity
To reduce the threat of major global diseases such as COVID-19, governments must make greater investments in climate-change solutions and in understanding how the human immune system works, says Wayne Koff, adjunct professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H.…
New online trackers follow COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in U.S., India
New online trackers developed by Harvard’s Geographic Insights lab provide daily updates and geographic visualizations of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S. and in India.
Why focusing on public health is good for the economy
Investing in public health is crucial both for keeping people healthy and for maintaining a strong economy, according to Harvard Chan School Dean Michelle Williams.
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…