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Finding community in Boston Vaccine Day
Doctoral student Keona Wynne and volunteers organized Boston Vaccine Day to promote COVID-19 vaccinations and community health.
Understanding the new recommendations on COVID-19 boosters
In this Q&A, Eric Rubin discusses the FDA advisory panel vote on recommendations for COVID-19 boosters.
Vaccinating in conflict zones
Hammering out temporary ceasefires in conflict zones will be necessary to vaccinate enough people against COVID-19 so that the pandemic can be brought to an end, according to humanitarian professionals.
A global health ‘conductor’ returns to Harvard Chan School
Muhammad Pate, a former Nigerian health minister, plans to explore trends that will shape the future of global health as a professor at Harvard Chan School.
What will it be like when COVID-19 becomes endemic?
In a Q&A, Yonatan Grad, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, discusses what endemic COVID-19 will look like.
Why mandates are needed in the COVID-19 ‘playbook’
As the Delta variant propels COVID-19 infections across the U.S., Rebecca Weintraub says it’s important to make it easier for people to get vaccines, to answer questions from those who are hesitant about getting inoculated—and to have vaccine…
Why ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases happen
In spite of strongly protective vaccines, some “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections are to be expected because no vaccine is 100% effective.
Vaccine push slows COVID deaths among Brazil’s elderly
Early efforts to vaccinate elderly people in Brazil against COVID-19 appear to be preventing deaths, according to new research. The study, co-authored by Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography and chair of the Department of Global Health and…
COVID-19 burden higher in socially disadvantaged regions in Japan
In Japan, more COVID-19 cases and deaths have occurred in prefectures with lower household incomes and a higher unemployment rate, among other socioeconomic factors.
Atul Gawande nominated for senior USAID post
Public health expert, surgeon, and writer Atul Gawande has been nominated by President Joe Biden to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
