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.
December 2020
- 5 things to know about the new coronavirus variant that was found in the UKDecember 31
- The Boston Globe
- A holiday all about drinking and reveling with mobs of strangers — what could go wrong?December 31
- The New York Times
- A shocking toll across the state, but today, there’s hopeDecember 31
- The Boston Globe
- Flattening the curve worked — until it didn’tDecember 31
- Vox
- The Covid turning point: when did the pandemic become unstoppable?December 31
- The Guardian
- Some healthcare workers refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine, even with priority accessDecember 31
- The Los Angeles Times
- U.K. Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZenecaDecember 30
- The New York Times
- Highly contagious new virus strain increases pressure to speed up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinationsDecember 30
- The Boston Globe
- The worst idea of 2020December 30
- Vox
- Discovery of Virus Variant in Colorado and California Alarms ScientistsDecember 30
- The New York Times
- Colorado may have a second case of the more contagious virus variant.December 30
- The New York Times
- First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in ColoradoDecember 29
- The Washington Post
- You’re Infected With the Coronavirus. But How Infected?December 29
- The New York Times
- How much coronavirus a person carries could predict how sick they’ll get.December 29
- The New York Times
- Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take UsDecember 29
- The Atlantic
- NBA was a leader for all of sports and society in tumultuous 2020December 29
- USA Today
- First U.S. Case of Highly Contagious Coronavirus Variant Is Found in ColoradoDecember 29
- The New York Times
- Possibility of one-dose vaccine raises hopes for faster rolloutDecember 26
- The Hill
- Why two doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines are better than oneDecember 26
- Popular Science
- U.S. to Require Negative Coronavirus Tests for Airline Passengers From U.K.December 26
- The Wall Street Journal
- Can vaccines get us to COVID herd immunity? Experts say ‘The jury is definitely still out’December 26
- The Los Angeles Times
- Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants spreading through U.K. and South Africa, experts believeDecember 24
- The Washington Post
- How Worried Should We Be About The New U.K. Coronavirus Variant?December 24
- NPR
- How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough?December 24
- The New York Times
- Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study SuggestsDecember 23
- The New York Times
- U.K. variant puts spotlight on immunocompromised patients’ role in the COVID-19 pandemicDecember 23
- Science Magazine
- The World’s Most Loathed Industry Gave Us a Vaccine in Record TimeDecember 23
- Bloomberg
- Surge in US air travel alarming health specialistsDecember 22
- The Boston Globe
- U.S. officials debate travel bans as coronavirus variant spreads in BritainDecember 22
- The Washington Post
- Test Positivity Is a Bad Way to Measure Covid’s SpreadDecember 22
- WIRED
- Covid: Thanksgiving the cause of a spike in US infections?December 22
- BBC
- A Powerful Lobbying Group Pushes to Keep Restaurants Open. But for Whom?December 22
- Mother Jones
- Limited Data Make It Difficult to Say if U.K. Virus Variant Is in U.S.December 21
- The Wall Street Journal
- Mutant coronavirus in the United Kingdom sets off alarms, but its importance remains unclearDecember 20
- Science Magazine
- New science reevaluates risks of indoor diningDecember 19
- The Boston Globe
- Even with a vaccine, widespread COVID-19 testing is still crucial, experts sayDecember 18
- The Boston Globe
- This is why we should test everyone for COVID-19December 18
- World Economic Forum
- Rapid at-home Covid-19 tests are finally here. Here’s how they could help end the pandemic.December 18
- Vox
- America is finally about to get a lot more coronavirus tests. The question now: How best to use them?December 18
- The Washington Post
- Reconstructing a PandemicDecember 17
- The New Yorker
- Abbott antigen test gets FDA nod as first at-home, virtually guided COVID-19 diagnosticDecember 17
- MedTech Dive
- The U.S. should hugely increase testing in schools, the Rockefeller Foundation says.December 16
- The New York Times
- Epidemiologist Calls on Congress to Fix US COVID Testing WoesDecember 16
- Spectrum News
- How mass rapid tests could help curb the pandemicDecember 16
- Axios
- Harvard professor: New at-home coronavirus test is a ‘major boon’ — but more need to be approvedDecember 16
- The Boston Globe
- A top scientist questioned virus lockdowns on Fox News. The backlash was fierce.December 16
- The Washington Post
- Experts propose steps to promote, distribute COVID vaccineDecember 15
- CIDRAP
- There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine — Now What?December 15
- AARP
- Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green lightDecember 15
- Associated Press
- FDA Clears First At-Home, Over-the-Counter Covid-19 TestDecember 15
- Bloomberg
- Covid’s strange moment: Joy over vaccines coincides with new levels of deaths and hospitalizations in U.S.December 15
- STAT News
- ‘The next six weeks are going to be really, really bad’: Ashish Jha urges public to stay safe until COVID-19 vaccine is widely availableDecember 15
- Boston.com
- FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn’t Require A PrescriptionDecember 15
- NPR
- Can You Get a Covid Test at Home?December 14
- The Wall Street Journal
- When Will Covid Vaccines Be Available for Kids?December 14
- The Wall Street Journal
- Forecasting the next COVID-19December 14
- Princeton University
- COVID-19 becomes 4th leading killer of OhioansDecember 14
- Ohio Capital Journal
- Can CRISPR-Based Covid-19 Testing Using Smartphones Slow The Pandemic?December 13
- Forbes
- Cuomo Tries to Jolt Public by Warning of Overwhelmed HospitalsDecember 12
- The New York Times
- What the NFL’s grand football experiment has taught us about COVID-19December 12
- The Boston Globe
- ‘A historic event for humanity’: US reaches turning point in fight against COVID-19 as FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccineDecember 11
- USA Today
- FDA Grants Emergency Authorization to First COVID-19 VaccineDecember 11
- AARP
- US enters brutal stretch of pandemic, even with approaching vaccinesDecember 11
- The Hill
- The Case For Rapid TestsDecember 11
- WGBH
- How America will beat COVIDDecember 11
- Yahoo! Life
- I Tested Positive for Covid-19. What Does That Really Mean?December 11
- WIRED
- A Shot (Instead of Two) at Saving LivesDecember 10
- The Wall Street Journal
- Florida to send ‘strike teams’ to long-term care facilities for COVID vaccinesDecember 10
- Miami Herald
- 21 Times Experts Warned It Would Get This BadDecember 10
- Medium
- Early vaccine phases will likely ease the burden on hospitals, but may not slow the spreadDecember 10
- The Boston Globe
- The U.S. accuses Facebook of being an illegal monopoly. And we explain how rapid-result Covid testing can save lives.December 10
- The New York Times
- Health Experts Say COVID-19 Vaccines Should Be Widely Available By JuneDecember 9
- CBS Los Angeles
- Mass. hospitals hope to administer COVID-19 vaccine to some workers as soon as next weekDecember 9
- The Boston Globe
- How to End This Pandemic, and Prepare for the Next OneDecember 9
- The New York Times
- To Control COVID, Biden Needs to Marshal Federal Resources—and Change AttitudesDecember 8
- Scientific American
- Maine’s changes to case investigation, contact tracing not likely to have major impactDecember 8
- Portland Press Herald
- Think Health Care Workers Are Tested Often For The Coronavirus? Think AgainDecember 7
- NPR
- Biden’s CDC pick, a savvy communicator, will take over at a time when agency’s voice has been mutedDecember 7
- STAT News
- Will Congress Fix the Testing Debacle?December 7
- Harvard Magazine
- Are Cities a Safe Place to Live During a Pandemic?December 7
- The New York Times
- The Problem With the Positivity RateDecember 7
- New York Magazine
- ‘We are going to be in good hands!’ Doctors, public health experts express joy over the selection of Rochelle Walensky as CDC directorDecember 7
- The Boston Globe
- Watch: A Harvard doctor on why at-home COVID-19 testing could be key to stopping the spreadDecember 7
- Boston.com
- U.S. and Europe head in opposite coronavirus directionsDecember 6
- Axios
- As pandemic deepens in Maine, rapid testing could be in short supplyDecember 6
- Portland Press Herald
- Canada has been reluctant to embrace rapid tests. This Harvard epidemiologist says we can’t afford to waitDecember 6
- Toronto Star
- Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?December 6
- Associated Press
- At-home COVID tests: Advancing do-it-yourself diagnosticsDecember 6
- CBS Sunday Morning
- The Swiss Cheese Model of Pandemic DefenseDecember 5
- The New York Times
- ‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Is Not Safer Than a VaccineDecember 5
- The New York Times
- The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?December 5
- The New York Times
- As U.S. hospitals fill up, doctor hopes viral photo will serve as a warningDecember 5
- CBC
- Mass. Submits Its COVID Vaccine Order to Feds, 300K Doses Expected in Dec.December 4
- KYW NBC Boston
- Can you carry, spread COVID-19 even with vaccine? Health officials seek more testingDecember 4
- KYW Newsradio
- Massachusetts Hospitals Begin Scaling Back Elective Procedures As COVID Strains CapacityDecember 4
- WBGH
- Rapid Antigen Tests Are Effective, Cheap, and Could Quash the Pandemic Within Weeks (In Theory)December 4
- New York Magazine
- Will U.S. ever get to mass COVID-19 testing?December 4
- Modern Healthcare
- Winter Offers Perfect Conditions for Covid-19 Spread, Studies ShowDecember 4
- The Wall Street Journal
- ‘Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.’ Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID-19 pandemic worsensDecember 4
- The Boston Globe
- Last Call for COVID: To Avoid Bar Shutdowns, States Serve Up CurfewsDecember 4
- Kaiser Health News
- Covid advisory panel had vote on indoor dining, talked vaccine dates; Meanwhile, cases still riseDecember 3
- Cambridge Day
- What we know about COVID-19 vaccines in Mass. — and what we don’tDecember 3
- The Boston Globe
- Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelinesDecember 3
- Vox
- Secrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemicDecember 3
- South Florida Sun Sentinel
- Coronavirus update: US reaches 100K hospitalization record; federal gov’t buys more Eli Lilly antibody dosesDecember 3
- Yahoo! Finance
- Massachusetts Scales Up Contact Tracing, But Some Experts Question Its ValueDecember 3
- WGBH
- Will there be a serious post-Thanksgiving COVID surge?December 2
- Harvard Gazette
- Mass. Deploys Mobile Testing Unit To School Clusters In 13 Cities and TownsDecember 2
- WGBH
- Amid a tsunami of COVID-19 infections, strain on contact tracing grows. Should we keep trying?December 2
- The Boston Globe
- Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Daily Death Toll Could Top 3,000 in DecemberDecember 2
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Covid-19 vaccines are a marvel of science. Here’s how we can make the best use of themDecember 2
- STAT News
- ‘Time is of the essence here’: High-risk groups await state vaccine planDecember 1
- The Boston Globe
November 2020
- The Long Darkness Before DawnNovember 30
- The New York Times
- Post-Surge, Pre-VaccineNovember 30
- Politico
- Cheap At-Home Tests Could End The COVID-19 Pandemic By Christmas, One Researcher SaysNovember 30
- WBUR
- Are Mass. Schools Safe As COVID-19 Rates Rise?November 30
- WGBH
- COVID-19 impact from Thanksgiving travel and gatherings could be ‘precursor’ for upcoming holidaysNovember 29
- The Boston Globe
- Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?November 29
- The New York Times
- How much did Thanksgiving contribute to Covid-19 spread? It’s wait and see for nowNovember 29
- STAT News
- From campus, a lesson in controlling the virusNovember 28
- The Boston Globe
- Covid-19 Vaccine Studies May Suffer as Volunteers Consider Dropping OutNovember 27
- The Wall Street Journal
- Could quick COVID ‘antigen’ tests break the back of the pandemic?November 27
- CBC
- The demand for COVID-19 testing is up, stressing labs and delaying resultsNovember 26
- USA Today
- Initial Results From A Massive Experiment: Over 3 Million Coronavirus Tests At New England CollegesNovember 25
- WBUR
- Elon Musk promoted coronavirus misinformation for months. Then his own infection kept him out of SpaceX’s astronaut launch.November 25
- Business Insider
- NYC schools’ low COVID-19 test rate shows disease likely not spreading in classrooms — but experts see limits on dataNovember 25
- New York Daily News
- Stores are reducing Black Friday sales hours this year but experts says that could actually make shopping less safeNovember 24
- Business Insider
- At-home COVID-19 testing key to stopping spread of virus, researchers sayNovember 23
- WCVB
- U.S. failed to control pandemic, but vaccination provides ‘chance to get next phase right’November 23
- Harvard Gazette
- Rapid testing could ‘drive coronavirus to extinction in weeks’, U.S. study findsNovember 23
- Yahoo! News
- Vaccines show promise as deadly pandemic surgesNovember 23
- Gray Television Washington News Bureau
- Staying Safe This ThanksgivingNovember 23
- The New York Times
- Pressure rises for rapid COVID-19 testingNovember 21
- The Hill
- No, a Negative Coronavirus Test Does Not Mean You Can Safely SocializeNovember 21
- The New York Times
- Another Day, Another Data Dump: How To Read The Official COVID-19 NumbersNovember 21
- WBUR
- Pandemic Will Ease, But First Will Get Worse, Health Experts SayNovember 20
- NBC Boston
- Frequent, rapid testing could turn national COVID-19 tide within weeksNovember 20
- CU Boulder Today
- Should researchers shelve plans to deliberately infect people with the coronavirus?November 20
- Science Magazine
- Labs log-jammed with COVID-19 testsNovember 19
- Boston25 News
- Europe’s brutal coronavirus surge begins to ease after restrictionsNovember 19
- Axios
- COVID-19 update: Vaccine progress, health officials’ biggest worries and which countries are hit hardestNovember 19
- Los Angeles Times
- CDC’s last-minute advice on travel for Thanksgiving: Don’t do itNovember 19
- Bloomberg
- How many lives will we choose to give up before we get a vaccine?November 19
- Fast Company
- Mass. set to launch first phase of rapid coronavirus testing in schools in DecemberNovember 18
- The Boston Globe
- Health-care experts share advice for Thanksgiving safetyNovember 18
- The Daily Free Press
- As Pandemic Wears On, Massachusetts Residents Have Increased Risky Behaviors, Survey FindsNovember 18
- The Harvard Crimson
- Slovakia tested almost everyone in the country and ‘broke the curve’November 18
- Fast Company
- First at-home rapid COVID-19 test gets emergency use OKNovember 18
- Boston25 News
- Did Trump Delay the Arrival of At-Home Coronavirus Testing?November 18
- The Atlantic
- FDA approves first home COVID test: Here’s why most Americans won’t get it before next springNovember 18
- USA Today
- FDA approves at-home COVID-19 test, but expert says to save the celebrationNovember 18
- KYW Newsradio
- Harvard doctor presents plan to ‘get us out of this COVID-19 war’November 18
- Boston.com
- After Testing Positive (and Negative) for Covid, Elon Musk Contacted a Harvard Doctor. His Response Is a Master Class in Emotional IntelligenceNovember 18
- Inc.
- What Is the Best Strategy to Deploy a Covid-19 Vaccine?November 18
- Undark
- The Latest Vaccine News Doesn’t Tell the Full StoryNovember 17
- The New York Times
- In shift, FDA ordered to provide ‘timely’ EUA reviews for COVID-19 lab developed testsNovember 17
- MedTech Dive
- FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus testNovember 17
- Politico
- Moderna vaccine shows high efficacy as questions about uptake remainNovember 16
- Roll Call
- As basketball cranks up, indoor games seem like ‘wrong choice to be making’ for fansNovember 16
- USA Today
- As Covid-19 Surges, the Big Unknown Is Where People Are Getting InfectedNovember 15
- The Wall Street Journal
- Masks Protect the Wearer, Not Just Others, CDC SaysNovember 14
- Voice of America
- Elon Musk’s rapid COVID test tweets raise more questions than answersNovember 13
- Bloomberg
- Trump Silent on Virus Surge as Cases and Deaths Rise SharplyNovember 13
- Bloomberg
- Joe Biden’s COVID-19 testing plans energize scientists, but lack price tag or specificsNovember 13
- ABC News
- Public Health School Researchers Document U.S. Government’s Failures to Slow Pandemic in New StudyNovember 12
- The Harvard Crimson
- 3 things to know about the second COVID-19 surge in MassachusettsNovember 12
- Boston.com
- 6 things to say when someone asks: ‘Why can’t we just go for herd immunity to end the coronavirus pandemic?’November 12
- Business Insider
- Mass. reports 2,495 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 37 new deathsNovember 11
- The Boston Globe
- Wastewater test results offer troubling prediction about coming weeks in MassachusettsNovember 11
- Boston 25 News
- Asymptomatic Covid-19 Cases Show Need for Wider Surveillance Testing, Study SuggestsNovember 11
- The Wall Street Journal
- Why experts say we need to stop talking about herd immunityNovember 11
- Los Angeles Times
- A winter surge in COVID-19 cases seems inevitable. Can we stop it?November 11
- NBC News
- Everything You Need to Know About Covid-19 Testing Before the HolidaysNovember 11
- Elemental
- Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites. Occupancy limits could control Covid, new study predictsNovember 10
- STAT News
- In places you’re most likely to catch Covid-19, reducing crowds can helpNovember 10
- CNN
- US surpasses 1 million virus cases in NovemberNovember 10
- Associated Press
- Experts see grim possibility of 200,000 coronavirus cases a day — and an inevitable rise in deathsNovember 10
- The Boston Globe
- Fact-checking the battle for credit over Pfizer’s vaccine announcementNovember 10
- CNN
- You’re not doomed to Zoom: How to have a safer Thanksgiving during the pandemicNovember 10
- The Boston Globe
- The Vulnerable Can Wait. Vaccinate the Super-Spreaders FirstNovember 10
- WIRED
- Great Barrington Coauthor Backs Off Strict Reliance on Herd ImmunityNovember 9
- Science Medscape
- With inauguration 10 weeks away, Biden’s pandemic plans face agonizing waitNovember 9
- Science Magazine
- Cold weather, holiday visitors and pandemic fatigue: Experts warn COVID-19 will get much worse this winterNovember 10
- USA Today
- Local Public Health Experts Weigh In On Biden’s COVID-19 PlanNovember 9
- WGBH
- Keeping safe from pandemic during the holidaysNovember 9
- Harvard Gazette
- How Long Do I Need to Quarantine If I’m Exposed to Covid?November 9
- The Wall Street Journal
- Trump tried to justify rising Covid cases by pointing to Europe. Experts say he’s wrong.November 9
- NBC News
- ‘They’re not really doing anything’: As Covid-19 cases spiral, leaders around the U.S. lose urgency on preventionNovember 9
- STAT News
- ‘We are entering the hardest days of the pandemic’: Doctors issue warnings about coming weeks, months for COVID-19November 9
- Boston.com
- Want to be with others for Thanksgiving? Get ready to quarantine.November 9
- NBC News
- Is Florida a test case for coronavirus herd immunity? Experts warn it’s deadlyNovember 9
- Tampa Bay Times
- Election results underscore different views on coronavirusNovember 6
- The Hill
- Covid-19 infections could double in next month according to Harvard epidemiologistNovember 6
- CNN
- Massachusetts is calling for a curfew to curb rising COVID-19 infections. Experts say it’s probably not enough.November 6
- USA Today
- Coronavirus testing finally gathers speedNovember 5
- Nature
- Who Should Get a Covid-19 Vaccine First?November 5
- The New York Times
- 100,000 cases in a single day push the U.S. into new terrain.November 4
- The New York Times
- What does this election say about our country, and our disconnect from it?November 4
- The Boston Globe
- Are Gov. Baker’s latest coronavirus restrictions likely to make a difference?November 3
- The Boston Globe
- As the coronavirus continues to spread, covid-19 trails the economy as top issue for voters, exit polling showsNovember 3
- The Washington Post
- Contact Tracers Eye Cluster-Busting to Tackle Covid’s New SurgeNovember 3
- Bloomberg
- The pandemic surge in chartsNovember 2
- Politico
- Before Thanksgiving, colleges plan to ramp up testing for coronavirusNovember 2
- The Washington Post
- States Hire Consultants for Covid-19 Help, With Mixed—and Expensive—ResultsNovember 2
- The Wall Street Journal
- More Rapid Tests Are Here. There’s No National Strategy to Use Them.November 2
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Household ‘Clusters’ Are A Problem In Massachusetts, But Source Of Most COVID Infections Remains ElusiveNovember 1
- WGBH
October 2020
- High school sports on ice: Can there even be a winter season?October 31
- The Boston Globe
- Study links Trump rallies to more than 700 Covid deathsOctober 31
- Politico
- Mass. Takes Close Look At Cluster Origins To Stop Coronavirus SpreadOctober 30
- WBUR
- Should you dine in a restaurant tent this winter? It depends on 5 safety factorsOctober 30
- Business Insider
- How to plan a COVID-safe Thanksgiving, week-by-weekOctober 30
- Popular Science
- Europe’s Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Are Climbing, a Warning for the U.S.October 29
- The Wall Street Journal
- White House data contradicts the president’s claims on the coronavirusOctober 28
- Public Integrity
- We Asked Five Experts for COVID Thanksgiving AdviceOctober 28
- WebMD
- Harvard doctor rips White House for listing ‘ending the COVID-19 pandemic’ as Trump accomplishmentOctober 28
- Boston.com
- Concerned About COVID-19 Resurgence, Boston Officials Urge All Residents To Get TestedOctober 28
- WBUR
- Some Americans refuse to wear masks even as their hometowns become covid-19 hot spotsOctober 27
- The Washington Post
- The Pandemic’s “Perfect and Terrible Storm”October 27
- Harvard Magazine
- Can Herd Immunity Save Us?October 27
- Rolling Stone
- Victoria Derbyshire apologises over Covid Christmas commentsOctober 27
- The Guardian
- Third wave of coronavirus infections in the U.S.? More like ‘wildfire,’ epidemiologist saysOctober 26
- NBC News
- Who should get the 1st COVID-19 vaccines?October 26
- The Science Advisory Board
- Daily COVID Case Number in Mass. Tops 1,000 for 1st Time Since MayOctober 24
- NBC Boston
- How to Have a Covid-Safe Holiday SeasonOctober 24
- Bloomberg
- Home tests could help in the fight against the coronavirus. So where are they?October 24
- The Washington Post
- US tops one-day record with 83,757 COVID-19 cases, exceeding previous summer highOctober 24
- USA Today
- UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare RecipientsOctober 24
- The New York Times
- Harvard epidemiologist concerned as Mass. experiences spike in COVID-19 casesOctober 23
- WHDH News
- ‘The outlook sucks’: Why a Harvard epidemiologist is so worried about rising COVID-19 hospitalizations this fallOctober 23
- Boston.com
- We asked 20 medical experts with kids about their pandemic Halloween plans. Here’s what they saidOctober 23
- CNBC
- Why COVID outbreaks look set to worsen this winterOctober 23
- Nature
- Another ominous coronavirus sign: Massachusetts cases reach 5-month highOctober 22
- The Boston Globe
- Harvard Professors Elected to the National Academy of MedicineOctober 22
- Harvard Magazine
- CDC Reduces Consecutive Minutes Of COVID-19 Exposure Needed To Be A ‘Close Contact’October 21
- NPR
- The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19October 21
- Nature
- Why the U.S. doesn’t have an at-home coronavirus test yetOctober 21
- Politico
- Trump’s broadsides against science put GOP governors in a bindOctober 21
- Politico
- Public health experts warn against herd immunity strategy to manage COVID-19October 20
- PRI
- Scores of Mass. scientists, doctors sign open letter against herd immunity proposalOctober 20
- The Boston Globe
- Covid-19 testing lags as cases increase across the United StatesOctober 19
- NBC News
- The pandemic is rewriting the rules of science. But at what cost?October 19
- The Washington Post
- Epidemiologist warns next 6 to 12 weeks will be ‘darkest of the entire pandemic’October 19
- The Boston Globe
- Coronavirus cases continue to creep upward in Mass.October 19
- The Boston Globe
- COVID-19 Test Results Get Faster, But Still Too Slow To Help Slow Disease SpreadOctober 19
- NPR
- 10 Signs the Pandemic Is About to Get Much WorseOctober 19
- Elemental
- Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?October 19
- Associated Press
- Trump’s den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surgesOctober 19
- The Washington Post
- COVID-19 surge prompts warnings that anticipated ‘third wave’ is now hereOctober 17
- The Hill
- Trump to hold Wisconsin rally despite warning over public gatheringsOctober 17
- The Guardian
- COVID-19 testing capacity outpacing desire to get swabbedOctober 17
- ABC News
- There still aren’t enough Covid-19 tests in the U.S. Will rapid tests help?October 16
- NBC News
- The Great Barrington Declaration’s “herd immunity” strategy is a nightmareOctober 16
- Vox
- How Bad Will Coronavirus Be This Winter? Model Projects 170,000 More U.S. DeathsOctober 16
- NPR
- Fauci warned against Thanksgiving celebrations. How can I stay safe indoors from the coronavirus during cold seasons?October 16
- USA Today
- Should you get a coronavirus test if you think you have a cold? There may be ‘no right answer.’October 16
- The Washington Post
- The Health 202: Health officials call an anti-lockdown paper ‘dangerous.’ Its authors say they just want the idea debated.October 16
- The Washington Post
- U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early AugustOctober 15
- The Washington Post
- Trump plans rally in Wisconsin despite White House warning of “preventable deathsOctober 15
- Center for Public Integrity
- Is college football rolling the COVID-19 dice with scattershot mask enforcement for fans?October 15
- USA Today
- Herd immunity strategy endorsed by White House a ‘ridiculous’ way to stop COVID, say scientists — it will just kill peopleOctober 14
- USA Today
- Boston researchers join letter in The Lancet rejecting herd immunity strategyOctober 14
- The Boston Globe
- Holidays present risk of coronavirus transmission as spikes continue across the nationOctober 14
- Boston Herald
- Which states had the best pandemic response?October 14
- Politico
- Can rapid antigen tests fix contact tracing in the US?October 14
- Quartz
- Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very RareOctober 14
- The New York Times
- Atlas, Paul Mislead on Preexisting COVID-19 ‘Immunity’October 13
- FactCheck
- COVID-19 may not be seasonal like the flu, study finds: ‘Transmission has not slowed down during warm months’October 13
- Yahoo
- Coronavirus cases are rising in U.S., sparking worries the next big wave has begunOctober 13
- The Washington Post
- A 25-Year-Old Nevada Man Got COVID-19 Twice. Here’s What We Know—and Don’t Know—About ReinfectionOctober 13
- TIME
- At-Home Saliva Tests for COVID-19 Could Be Coming SoonOctober 13
- TIME
- Without State Support, Mass. School Districts Band Together To Provide Coronavirus TestingOctober 13
- WBUR
- The White House physician says Trump has tested negative, but experts warn about trusting the resultsOctober 12
- The New York Times
- The Third Wave of the Pandemic Is HereOctober 12
- New York Magazine
- I spoke to a Harvard epidemiology professor, who explained why we are getting it so wrongOctober 12
- The Independent
- With Another Positive Coronavirus Case, Patriots Navigate Uncertainty About Season Moving ForwardOctober 12
- WGBH
- Trump claims he’s free of virus, ready for campaign trailOctober 11
- Associated Press
- Lessons for the Next Pandemic—Act Very, Very QuicklyOctober 11
- The Wall Street Journal
- As parts of Canada tighten COVID restrictions, experts say rapid testing offers a way forwardOctober 11
- CBC
- Health Experts Say Mass. Is In ‘A COVID Autumn,’ And We’re Not Ready For WinterOctober 10
- WBUR
- US coronavirus numbers rise, raising worries about winterOctober 10
- The Hill
- ‘Reckless’: Doctors Question Trump Resuming Activities So QuicklyOctober 9
- NPR
- Trump Is Squandering the Best Hope for Coronavirus TestingOctober 9
- The Atlantic
- The state of US contact tracing: Is it working?October 9
- PolitiFact
- 40 Massachusetts communities at high risk for coronavirus a ‘rude awakening’ for stateOctober 8
- Boston Herald
- Despite debate talk, Biden virus approach differs from Trump’sOctober 8
- Roll Call
- How Will We Know a 2nd Virus Wave Has Arrived in N.Y.C.?October 8
- The New York Times
- FactChecking the Vice Presidential DebateOctober 8
- FactCheck
- International forum cites strong government response as key in battle against COVIDOctober 7
- Harvard Gazette
- What can we expect from a winter COVID-19 second wave? No one knows for sure, but there is reason for hope and concernOctober 7
- USA Today
- As Donald Trump Heads Back to Work in the Oval Office, His Colleagues Face ‘A Dangerous Moment’October 7
- TIME
- The next pandemic: Why biodefense experts say we need to prepare nowOctober 7
- Fast Company
- Harvard epidemiologist warns of possible tough coronavirus winter aheadOctober 7
- The Boston Globe
- Trump Campaign Aide’s Dubious Claim on Protecting the PresidentOctober 7
- FactCheck
- Cheap, rapid, at-home tests could rival a vaccine in the fight against COVID-19. Why can’t Americans get them?October 7
- USA Today
- Why herd immunity strategy is regarded as fringe viewpointOctober 7
- The Guardian
- Rapid COVID-19 Tests Offer New Tools To Slow PandemicOctober 7
- VOA
- Trump advisers consult scientists pushing disputed herd immunity strategyOctober 6
- Politico
- Trump’s determination to attend next week’s debate seen as part of pattern of recklessnessOctober 6
- The Washington Post
- She’s 13, and the Source of a Family’s Covid-19 OutbreakOctober 6
- The New York Times
- Week 4 Revealed the NFL’s Limitations in Containing COVID-19October 6
- The Ringer
- Does Door-Knocking Matter?October 6
- The New Yorker
- Trump health official meets with doctors pushing herd immunityOctober 5
- The Hill
- While receiving the best health care, Trump downplayed the risk of COVID-19October 5
- The Boston Globe
- Trump to be discharged from Walter Reed, doctor says, but ‘might not be entirely out of the woods’October 5
- STAT News
- White House Outbreak Highlights Dangers Of Test-Only Strategy To Prevent InfectionsOctober 5
- NPR
- Is it safer to fly or drive during the pandemic? 5 health experts weigh in.October 5
- The Washington Post
- The lesson from Trump catching Covid-19: With this virus, there are no magic bulletsOctober 5
- STAT News
- Mike Pence’s lack of quarantining concerns experts after Trump’s coronavirus diagnosisOctober 4
- The Indianapolis Star
- 8 pressing questions about President Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosisOctober 3
- STAT News
- Trump’s COVID-19 case draws new attention to handling of pandemicOctober 3
- The Hill
- Hugs, handshakes, and few masks: A Rose Garden Supreme Court announcement packed with Covid-19 red flagsOctober 3
- STAT News
- Trump’s diagnosis is an indictment of his COVID-19 response, experts say. Is it also a teachable moment?October 2
- The Boston Globe
- How the Coronavirus Got to Donald TrumpOctober 2
- WIRED
- Large crowds, indoor speeches: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis exposes the limits of contact tracingOctober 2
- The Arizona Republic
- How does contact tracing work, and how extensive will it be for Trump?October 2
- Popular Science
- COVID-19 contact tracing for Donald Trump: Who else should isolate?October 2
- Politifact
- ‘Not completely out of the woods’: Biden’s negative test doesn’t mean he can’t be positive in coming daysOctober 2
- USA Today
- Trump’s Critics Offer Sympathy, But Hope His Infection Underscores COVID RisksOctober 2
- WGBH
- Rose Garden announcement of Supreme Court nominee potential ‘super spreader’ event, with Trump plus seven others getting COVIDOctober 2
- USA Today
- Why the White House’s testing-only strategy to shield Trump from Covid-19 fell shortOctober 2
- STAT News
- Who Did Trump Infect? Tracing His Contacts Is a Big TaskOctober 2
- WIRED
- As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road aheadOctober 2
- STAT News
- Expert panel recommends U.S. join international vaccine pool, contribute vaccine to low-income nationsOctober 2
- STAT News
- Trump’s COVID is an indictment of his handling of the virus, experts say. Is it also a teachable moment?October 2
- The Boston Globe
- A call for diagnostic tests to report viral loadOctober 2
- Science Magazine
- What Will Cold-and-Flu Season Mean for the Coronavirus Pandemic?October 1
- The New Yorker
- Miami schools jolt toward a shaky reopening. Are they ready to prevent COVID spread?October 1
- Miami Herald
- HSPH Researchers Find Relationship Between Work Travel and COVID-19 Rates in New York CityOctober 1
- The Harvard Crimson
- Can The U.S. Use Its Growing Supply Of Rapid Tests To Stop The Virus?October 1
- NPR
- America Needs Rapid Covid Testing to Get Something Like Its Life BackOctober 1
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- States lift limits on bars despite risk of virusOctober 1
- The Hill