A variety of news outlets are turning to the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics for reliable information and guidance. Explore pieces featuring CCDD faculty below. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order and updated daily.
June 2021
- Masks Again? Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of PrecautionsJune 29
- The New York Times
- Why You Still Might Want to Have a Home Covid Test on HandJune 29
- The New York Times
- The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the CoronavirusJune 25
- FactCheck
- Spread of delta coronavirus variant exposes poorly vaccinated regions to renewed dangerJune 23
- The Washington Post
- As Covid-19 deaths hit record lows, those dying are younger and more disproportionately Black than beforeJune 23
- CNN
- CDC: Delta Is a ‘Variant of Concern’June 22
- Verywell Health
- Why Joe Biden’s Vaccine Target Failure Is Not a DisasterJune 21
- Newsweek
- Fight Over Covid’s Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab WorkJune 20
- The New York Times
- As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commissionJune 17
- Associated Press
- Can the CDC be Fixed?June 16
- The New York Times
- Where vaccination is up, Covid-19 cases are downJune 16
- CNN
- Delta is the ‘most serious’ COVID-19 variant, scientists say. How will it affect the US?June 16
- USA Today
- Delta COVID-19 Variant Most Worrisome Yet, But Vaccines Still EffectiveJune 16
- Voice of America
- More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019June 15
- Associated Press
- Dr Holohan to appear before Dáil committee to discuss approach to antigen testingJune 15
- TheJournal.ie
- How a city emerges from a 462-day state of emergencyJune 14
- The Boston Globe
- Why Scientists Tweak Lab Viruses to Make Them More ContagiousJune 14
- Scientific American
- Is it time for Americans to drop their infatuation with the PCR test? That’s what this COVID-19 testing expert thinksJune 14
- MarketWatch
- The Implications of the Lab-Leak HypothesisJune 12
- New York Magazine
- States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring AlarmJune 11
- NPR
- Herd Immunity Is Not a Magical PercentageJune 11
- The New Republic
- UFOs? Havana Syndrome? Lab Leak? The Post-Trump News Cycle is Stranger than FictionJune 10
- Vanity Fair
- More transmissible, wilier variant makes Covid-19 vaccinations even more crucial, experts sayJune 10
- STAT News
- Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 delta variantJune 9
- The Boston Globe
- Dáil committee calls on Holohan to explain opposition to antigen testsJune 9
- Press Association via MSN
- Holohan’s views on antigen tests ‘inaccurate’, Harvard professor saysJune 9
- The Irish Times
- The return of the lab-leak theoryJune 6
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- Delta variant heightens urgency for second doses to stop spread, scientists sayJune 4
- CTV News
- Hard lessons in the midst of hopeJune 3
- Harvard Public Health Magazine
- Experts: Memorial Day might bump up cases, but it’s less likely in states like Mass. with high vaccination levelsJune 3
- The Boston Globe
- Covid cases in U.S. fall to levels not seen since March 2020June 3
- NBC News
- New COVID Test Initiatives Show Why Testing Still MattersJune 3
- Verywell Health
- Here’s what 2 Harvard professors say is needed to keep schools open in the fallJune 3
- Boston.com
- The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19’s OriginsJune 3
- Vanity Fair
May 2021
- VERIFY: The two ways to calculate how much your risk is reduced by getting the COVID vaccinesMay 31
- WUSA
- Third wave of Covid may be under way in UK, scientists sayMay 30
- The Guardian
- Why Scientists Are Concerned About Leaks At BiolabsMay 29
- AFP via Barron’s
- Vaccine has virus on the run in MinnesotaMay 29
- Star Tribune
- Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New EvidenceMay 27
- The New York Times
- Finding a call to action in global poverty and blindnessMay 27
- Harvard Gazette
- Local experts support Biden’s call for intelligence community probe into origins of COVID-19May 26
- The Boston Globe
- Biden Orders Intelligence Inquiry Into Origins of VirusMay 26
- The New York Times
- Masks Off? How CDC Rules Are Playing Out in a Half-Vaccinated CountryMay 25
- Courthouse News
- The COVID-19 pandemic in five graphsMay 25
- Los Angeles Times
- Will we need COVID-19 booster shots? Increasingly, the expectation is yesMay 25
- MarketWatch
- The Beginning of the End of the American PandemicMay 25
- The New Yorker
- The lingering threat of fall Covid-19 outbreaksMay 25
- Vox
- COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virusMay 23
- Associated Press
- Vaccines’ success could undercut Biden’s multibillion-dollar school testing plansMay 23
- Politico
- Will we shake hands again? Whether you’re burning your mask or need space, expect anxiety as COVID restrictions endMay 20
- Cleveland.com
- How Long Do Vaccine Protections Last? Science Can’t Say for SureMay 20
- Bloomberg
- A key to the next pandemic: An early-warning systemMay 19
- Harvard Gazette
- Yankees, Olympics, & COVID: Can Sports Win the Day?May 19
- WebMD
- What Really Happened With that Weird Yankees’ COVID OutbreakMay 19
- New York Magazine
- How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the futureMay 19
- STAT News
- It’s Time For America’s Fixation With Herd Immunity To End, Scientists SayMay 18
- NPR
- Mask mandates might be going away, but don’t ditch yours just yet, scientists cautionMay 16
- STAT News
- How the United States Beat the Variants, for NowMay 14
- The New York Times
- Here’s what experts say about attending sporting events under CDC’s new guidelinesMay 14
- CNBC
- Another Group of Scientists Calls for Further Inquiry Into Origins of the CoronavirusMay 13
- The New York Times
- Vaccinated Americans May Go Without Masks in Most Places, Federal Officials SayMay 13
- The New York Times
- Coronavirus strain fueling India crisis is the newest ‘variant of concern’ and is spreading globallyMay 13
- The Washington Post
- Top researchers are calling for a real investigation into the origin of covid-19May 13
- MIT Technology Review
- So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against VariantsMay 13
- FactCheck
- The differences between elimination, eradication and herd immunity — and what it means for Covid-19May 12
- CNN
- Harvard scientist ‘surprised’ by Irish attitude after RTE Prime Time appearanceMay 12
- Irish Mirror
- Got the vaccine? You can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really.May 11
- Vox
- The U.S. Confronts a Virus ‘That Doesn’t Understand Borders’May 10
- The New York Times
- VERIFY: When will the COVID pandemic be considered over?May 10
- WUSA
- COVID-19 fear, anxiety continues to hold back fully vaccinated Americans. Where does it come from and how can we overcome it?May 8
- USA Today
- Officials are urging people not to forge Covid-19 vaccine cards. Here’s why it mattersMay 8
- CNN
- Vaccines key to preventing another Michigan-like coronavirus surgeMay 7
- The Center for Public Integrity
- New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S.May 6
- NPR
- CDC says coronavirus could be under control this summer in U.S. if people get vaccinated and are carefulMay 5
- The Washington Post
- Will Mass. achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficultMay 5
- The Boston Globe
- Biden urges at least 70 percent of US adults to get first shot by July 4May 4
- Roll Call
- Do You Really Need Both Vaccine Doses?May 4
- The Daily Caller
- At-home COVID-19 rapid tests could play critical role during pandemicMay 4
- CBS
- More Than A Year Into The Pandemic, You Can Finally Now Test Yourself From HomeMay 4
- WGBH
- Life may feel more normal even before herd immunity is reachedMay 4
- CNN
- More than a year into the pandemic, we’re still figuring out what risks we’re willing to takeMay 3
- The Washington Post
- America’s Covid-19 endgame could be much closer than you thinkMay 3
- Vox
- Will the US learn anything from its Covid-19 failures?May 3
- Vox
- Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now BelieveMay 3
- The New York Times
- As Covid-19 Testing Moves Center Stage, U.S. and U.K. Approaches DifferMay 3
- The Wall Street Journal
April 2021
- Biden’s next pandemic challenge: Getting Americans to accept the virusApril 30
- Politico
- U.S. Vaccinations May Be Reaching A Tipping Point In Fight Against Virus, Experts SayApril 30
- NPR
- Some vaccinated people are still getting covid. Here’s why you shouldn’t worryApril 29
- MIT Technology Review
- Harvard Doctor Calculates ‘Trivial’ COVID Risk At Less than 1 Percent For Outdoor, Maskless InteractionsApril 28
- WGBH
- ‘Very strong degree of normality’ likely by year’s endApril 27
- Harvard Gazette
- When and How You Can Test Yourself for COVID-19 At HomeApril 27
- TIME
- Could regular testing of workers slow the spread of COVID-19?April 27
- Today
- Fauci Talks Successes, Next Steps in the Nation’s Pandemic Response on HSPH PanelApril 27
- The Harvard Crimson
- Vaccinated Americans May Get Clearance to Not Wear Masks OutdoorsApril 26
- Bloomberg
- Pool Testing in Massachusetts Schools Has Not Fit All DistrictsApril 26
- WGBH
- As hopes rise for pandemic’s close, some are preparing for never-ending COVIDApril 24
- The Boston Globe
- States with springtime Covid-19 surges appear to have turned a cornerApril 23
- STAT News
- The Really Surprising Thing About Fully Vaccinated People Who Get COVID-19April 22
- Slate
- What Do You Do When the Kids Are Still Unvaccinated?April 22
- The New York Times
- Rapid COVID-19 Home Tests Go on Sale at Major RetailersApril 22
- AARP
- The Pandemic Will Likely End In One Of These Four WaysApril 21
- Buzzfeed
- School of Public Health Forum Discusses the Threat of Covid Variants on Vaccinated PopulationApril 21
- The Harvard Crimson
- States have a new Covid problem: Too much vaccineApril 21
- Politico
- Lack of national COVID testing strategy drives confusionApril 20
- Roll Call
- Is herd immunity to COVID-19 possible? Experts increasingly say noApril 19
- USA Today
- Over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid tests to be sent to major pharmacies this weekApril 19
- ABC News
- Experts: Completely eliminating COVID an ‘unrealistic expectation’April 19
- Connecticut Post
- The Next WaveApril 16
- Harvard Medical School News
- U.S. to spend $1.7 billion to detect, monitor coronavirus variantsApril 16
- The Washington Post
- The Fast Lane for COVID Testing Has Opened Up in the U.S.April 16
- Scientific American
- CDC: About 5,800 ‘breakthrough infections’ reported in fully vaccinated peopleApril 15
- NBC
- Will COVID-19 Testing Take A Back Seat As Conn. Vaccinates More Residents?April 15
- WNPR
- Could we save lives by assigning each American a place in line for vaccines?April 14
- USA Today via Yahoo
- Does COVID test positivity still matter? Vaccines are upending trusted virus metricsApril 14
- Miami Herald
- What you need to know about COVID-19 variantsApril 13
- CommonWealth Magazine
- Broad COVID Commission Planning Group Will Be Based at UVA’s Miller CenterApril 13
- UVA Today
- Lawmakers host hearing on coronavirus variant spread in MassachusettsApril 13
- Boston Herald
- Variant Hunters Race to Find New Strains Where Testing LagsApril 9
- WIRED
- Herd immunity probably not necessary to end pandemic, experts sayApril 8
- The Stanford Daily
- Rapid Tests, in Time for Fall SurgeApril 8
- Harvard Magazine
- Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic Is Sought in Old Blood SamplesApril 8
- The Wall Street Journal
- Rise of coronavirus variants will define the next phase of the pandemic in the U.S.April 8
- The Washington Post
- 3 possible futures for Covid-19 in the US — with hope for a return to normalApril 8
- Vox
- CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S.April 7
- NPR
- Mass. 3rd in US for Cases of Brazil COVID Variant, Vast Majority on Cape CodApril 5
- NBC Boston
- Virus Variants: How Mutations Could Shape US Vaccine PolicyApril 5
- Courthouse News
- Warm weather won’t stop COVID, top US public health officials say while stressing vaccines are the answerApril 5
- MassLive
- Mass. becomes state with most cases of new COVID-19 variant after Cape Cod outbreaksApril 3
- The Boston Globe
- COVID-19 vaccines may reduce transmission, experts say, but vaccinated Americans still need to wear masks in public. Here’s whyApril 3
- USA Today
- Approval of at-home tests releases a powerful pandemic-fighting weaponApril 2
- Harvard Gazette
- A 4th COVID-19 Surge May Be Starting. How Bad Could It Get?April 2
- NPR
- Cape Cod has 68 COVID-19 variant cases, including 88% of state’s P.1 casesApril 2
- Cape Cod Times
- Pilot testing study run by Harvard professor hopes to clear path to safer return to workApril 1
- Boston 25 News
- Some COVID viruses share a concerning mutation. Now it’s cropping up in South FloridaApril 1
- Miami Herald
- Experts say ‘herd immunity’ could conquer COVID-19. But is it even possible?April 1
- The Boston Globe
- FDA authorizes rapid at-home Covid-19 tests without a prescriptionApril 1
- NBC News
- US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home testsApril 1
- Associated Press via ABC News
- Are We Much Too Timid in the Way We Fight Covid-19?April 1
- The New York Times
- Forget Anti-Vaxxers. ‘Hesitant Vaxxers’ Is The Group To Focus OnApril 1
- The Huffington Post
- ‘More confidence about the results’: FDA authorizes two rapid COVID-19 tests for home screeningApril 1
- USA Today