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.
September 2023
- Covid leveling off in some areas of the country, despite uptick in casesSeptember 19
- NBC News
- COVID guide: What to know about symptoms, testing, treatment and vaccinesSeptember 7
- ABC News
- William Hanage on COVID outlook for fall and winter, hybrid protection, vulnerability of older people, and the wisdom of Taylor SwiftSeptember 7
- The Harvard Gazette
- Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New VariantSeptember 6
- U.S. News and World Report
- New study led by Boston scientists finds latest COVID-19 variant is less of a threat than fearedSeptember 5
- The Boston Globe
August 2023
- San Antonio-area COVID cases up 270% since early July, Metro Health reportsAugust 10
- San Antonio Current
- COVID cases surging again in Florida. Here’s what you need to know about new variant, ErisAugust 10
- Tallahassee Democrat
- COVID rates are climbing but nowhere near what they were. This year’s story is different.August 9
- USA Today
- Long COVID clinical trials a step in the right direction, but scale doesn’t match the need, researchers sayAugust 4
- Northeastern Global News
July 2023
- COVID-19 waste water numbers reach lowest levels in two yearsJuly 6
- The Boston Globe
May 2023
- The Pandemic Isn’t Over. Here’s How to Stay SafeMay 16
- Wired
- Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science saysMay 11
- Nature
- Does the end of Covid emergency declarations mean the pandemic is over?May 8
- STAT News
April 2023
- Labs experimenting with deadly viruses risk 1.6m deaths every year, experts warnApril 22
- The Telegraph
- Watching the wastewater: Mass. COVID at lowest level in a yearApril 14
- WBUR
- Why people may be forgetting their COVID pandemic memoriesApril 8
- ABC News
March 2023
- Is the US ready for another pandemic? Northeastern scientist testifies to the need for greater preparednessMarch 27
- Northeastern Global News
- What To Do When Research to Stop a Pandemic Could Start One InsteadMarch 24
- VOA News
- World Health Organization updates variant names to track Omicron’s rapid evolutionMarch 16
- CBC News
- William Hanage on COVID lessons we haven’t learnedMarch 16
- The Harvard Gazette
- As public health emergency ends, COVID vigilance should remain, public health experts sayMarch 15
- The Boston Globe
- Massachusetts to close free COVID testing sites, citing declining demandMarch 7
- WBUR
February 2023
- No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … AgainFebruary 28
- The Atlantic
- COVID is still killing people every day. But its main victims have changed.February 20
- The Boston Globe
- How Deadly Was China’s Covid Wave?February 15
- The New York Times
- Biden says ‘covid no longer controls our lives.’ Is he right?February 9
- The Washington Post
- This winter’s U.S. COVID surge is fading fast, likely thanks to a ‘wall’ of immunityFebruary 3
- NPR
January 2023
- As China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Relief, Grief and Anxiety FollowJanuary 28
- The New York Times
- Stricter US guidelines for ‘gain-of-function’ research are on the way — maybeJanuary 27
- Nature
- The COVID emergency might end after 3 long years — but the virus is still a threatJanuary 26
- CBC News
- How scientists trained computers to forecast COVID-19 outbreaks weeks aheadJanuary 19
- Los Angeles Times
- Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?January 18
- Northeastern Global News
- New highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant won’t swamp US hospitals, Northeastern experts predictJanuary 13
- Northeastern Global News
December 2022
- How Many Republicans Died Because the GOP Turned Against Vaccines?December 23
- The Atlantic
- ‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiralDecember 23
- Associated Press
- You Can Now Record Your COVID-19 Rapid Test Results. Here’s How To Do ItDecember 21
- Verywell Health
- 1,000 days later, experts say the COVID shutdown was the right moveDecember 19
- WBUR
- COVID-19 is about to explode in China. What that could mean for the United StatesDecember 17
- USA Today
- As COVID cases rise, White House announces more prevention efforts, including free testsDecember 16
- USA Today
- Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?December 15
- The Atlantic
- Omicron completely changed the pandemic. Are we prepared for what’s next?December 9
- CBC News
- Bump or spike? COVID in wastewater has experts unsurprised but waryDecember 6
- WBUR
- Republicans had higher COVID-19 death rates in the first year of the pandemic, new research saysDecember 5
- News @ Northeastern
November 2022
- New subvariants, family gatherings may bring more Covid-19 after holiday, but experts don’t expect severe surgeNovember 24
- CNN
- A new coronavirus variant has taken over, sparking concerns of a winter surgeNovember 21
- The Boston Globe
- New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surgeNovember 11
- NPR
- Epidemiology Professor Marc Lipsitch Talks Covid-19 Surveillance StrategiesNovember 10
- The Crimson
- Women could be at higher risk for long COVID, according to new researchNovember 8
- News @ Northeastern
- Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?November 3
- Los Angeles Times
October 2022
- A New Lab-Made COVID-19 Virus Puts Gain-of-Function Research Under the MicroscopeOctober 27
- Time
- Biden Receives Updated Booster Shot and Urges Americans to Follow SuitOctober 25
- The New York Times
- Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government RulesOctober 22
- The New York Times
- Omicron subvariants reflect a ‘viral evolution on steroids’October 19
- NBC News
- The COVID emergency may be over — but when will the pandemic end?October 15
- CBC News
- Is pandemic finally over? We asked the experts.October 11
- The Harvard Gazette
- Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its wayOctober 7
- NPR
September 2022
- New Infectious Threats Are Coming. The U.S. Probably Won’t Contain Them.September 29
- The New York Times
- These scientists traced a new coronavirus lineage to one office — through sewageSeptember 26
- Nature
- Biden’s claim that Covid pandemic is over sparks debate over futureSeptember 24
- The Guardian
- Who Is Still Dying From Covid? The CDC Can’t Answer ThatSeptember 20
- The Washington Post
- Is the Pandemic ‘Over’? Biden Says So, But Scientists Say That’s Up for DebateSeptember 20
- FactCheck
- Biden says COVID-19 pandemic ‘is over,’ but experts not so sureSeptember 19
- Healio
- Fifteen Questions: Marc Lipsitch on Covid Modeling, Open-Access Science, and Latte ArtSeptember 16
- The Crimson
- Get a COVID-19 booster with your flu shot? Local doctors warn once-a year shots may be too optimistic.September 7
- GBH News
- “The Human Psyche Was Not Built for This”September 6
- ProPublica
- What protection to expect from updated COVID vaccines this fallSeptember 3
- CBC News
- 5 things to know about COVID-19 as we head into fallSeptember 2
- GBH News
- Covid, monkeypox, polio: Summer of viruses reflects travel, warming trendsSeptember 1
- The Washington Post
August 2022
- Where to Find Affordable COVID Tests After the Free Kits Are GoneAugust 30
- Verywell Health
- How it started vs. how it’s going: What we’ve learned about COVID-19August 29
- The Boston Globe
- After COVID and monkeypox, experts say outbreaks anywhere threaten citizens everywhereAugust 24
- ABC News
- CDC takes a small step toward fixing America’s public health systemAugust 18
- Axios
- CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shiftAugust 11
- The Washington Post
- CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for Covid-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schoolsAugust 11
- CNN
- The US is on a Covid plateau, and no one’s sure what will happen nextAugust 10
- CNN
- With hundreds still dying of Covid daily, CDC is sticking to current restrictionsAugust 5
- NBC News
- Covid has settled into a persistent pattern — and remains damaging. It may not change anytime soonAugust 4
- STAT News
- Haven’t Had COVID Yet? Wanna Bet?August 2
- WebMD
July 2022
- Long COVID may now be less common than previously thoughtJuly 30
- CBC News
- How long is COVID infectious? What scientists know so farJuly 26
- Nature
- Covid-19 NZ: The coronavirus pandemic will never really be over (but it is changing)July 24
- Stuff
- Biden vs. Trump: What a Difference Two Years Make for Treating COVIDJuly 22
- Scientific American
- Why do the minority who haven’t had Covid account for most new infections?July 20
- The Guardian
- Covid-related international travel restrictions continue to wane.July 20
- The New York Times
- Predictions of the death of the handshake were prematureJuly 20
- CBC
- Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) AwardJuly 18
- American Statistical Association
- ‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of CovidJuly 17
- The Guardian
- How Often Is Long Covid Happening? The Answer Isn’t So Easy to FindJuly 14
- Gizmodo
- Worried about BA.5? Epidemiologists share what they’re doing to stay safe this summerJuly 13
- Today
- Contagious omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 now make up majority of New England casesJuly 7
- GBH News
- A new omicron subvariant known as BA.5 is quickly gaining ground in Florida — and may be the worst strain yetJuly 7
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Still testing positive for COVID-19 after 10 days? Here’s what to knowJuly 1
- Today
June 2022
- US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fallJune 27
- Associated Press
- Public Health Messaging in a PandemicJune 23
- Harvard Magazine
- Lessons from a ContagionJune 23
- Harvard Medical School
- Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5: What to know about future coronavirus variantsJune 17
- Today
- Test to Return to the U.S. by Air Will Be DroppedJune 10
- The New York Times
- A Negative COVID Test Has Never Been So MeaninglessJune 10
- The Atlantic
- Partly Cloudy With A 75 Percent Chance Of COVID ExposureJune 9
- FiveThirtyEight
- A Bellwether for COVID-19June 8
- Harvard Medical School
- Why are boosted Americans testing positive for COVID more than those without extra shot?June 7
- McClatchy News
- Latest virus wave shows signs of abating in the NortheastJune 6
- The Boston Globe
- The Summer OutlookJune 6
- The New York Times
- The Challenges of Calculating a Lab Leak RiskJune 1
- Undark
May 2022
- Welcome to tepid vax summerMay 31
- Politico
- Can I Stop Isolating If I’m Still Testing Positive for the Virus?May 29
- The New York Times
- ‘Mild’ Omicron variant was highly lethal, study findsMay 28
- The Boston Globe
- Finding hurdles, stepping upMay 25
- The Harvard Gazette
- Is the current COVID surge peaking? New wastewater data shows a turnaroundMay 24
- Boston.com
- Don’t let latest COVID surge overshadow progress, says HanageMay 21
- The Harvard Gazette
- Less deadly than delta? In some states, omicron caused more deathsMay 20
- NBC
- Pro-Trump counties continue to suffer far higher COVID death tollsMay 19
- NPR
- N. Korea won’t accept help to stave off coronavirus crisis, experts fearMay 19
- The Washington Post
- What you need to know about the covid crisis hitting North KoreaMay 18
- The Washington Post
- In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.May 17
- NPR
- What to know about COVID’s upswing in MassachusettsMay 13
- WBUR
- Covid cases are surging again. Why hospitalizations might not.May 12
- NBC
- Only a third of Americans were worried about the pandemic in April, even as new cases rose, a new poll finds.May 11
- The New York Times
- Omicron’s befuddling evolutionMay 6
- Politico
- What the latest omicron subvariants mean for reinfection riskMay 3
- NBC
- Risky ‘gain-of-function’ studies need stricter guidance, say US researchersMay 3
- Nature
- More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to fluMay 3
- STAT News
- Summit on Strengthening the Nation’s Early Warning System for Health Threats: A Meeting SummaryMay 2
- The White House
April 2022
- The 3 pandemic metrics that could tell us what’s nextApril 29
- Vox
- Covid’s circling the White House. What are the risks to someone like Biden?April 27
- STAT News
- Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid againApril 27
- The Washington Post
- The Coronavirus Has Infected More Than Half of Americans, the C.D.C. ReportsApril 26
- The New York Times
- Covid-19 data reporting is becoming less frequent, making trends harder to trackApril 25
- CNN
- U.S. early warning system aims to track emerging health threatsApril 21
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- How to weigh your risks as mask mandates liftApril 19
- The Boston Globe
- New CDC team: A ‘Weather Service’ to forecast what’s next in pandemicApril 19
- The Washington Post
- Covid hasn’t given up all its secrets. Here are 6 mysteries experts hope to unravelApril 19
- STAT News
- CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseasesApril 19
- Associated Press
- Have We Already Ruined Our Next COVID Summer?April 15
- The Atlantic
- 2 new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here’s what we knowApril 14
- NPR
- We Might Be Looking At COVID “Seasons” For Years To ComeApril 14
- Buzzfeed News
- Covid in the NorthwastApril 12
- The New York Times
- Is It Time to Start Masking Again?April 8
- The Atlantic
- The good and bad news about the current Covid-19 waveApril 7
- Vox
- The Covid questions we still can’t answerApril 7
- Politico
- A New Covid MysteryApril 6
- The New York Times
- How many Covid shots will U.S. need? FDA panel to discuss what’s ahead for fallApril 5
- NBC News
- To live with Covid, we will still need vital public health measuresApril 3
- The Guardian
- With COVID cases low, Biden and Democrats struggle to get more money to prepare for the next waveApril 2
- The Boston Globe
March 2022
- Who should get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot — and when?March 31
- Vox
- The Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Has Been in the Bay Area for Weeks — With Limited ImpactMarch 31
- KQED
- Administration, health experts nervously eye new virus variantsMarch 30
- Roll Call
- Was omicron more deadly than it needed to be in Mass.? Some experts say yesMarch 29
- WBUR
- Expert: Hard to know if COVID variant will surge in U.S. or how badlyMarch 25
- Ohio Capital Journal
- Will babies and young kids get COVID-19 vaccines before a BA.2 surge? Here’s what health experts say.March 25
- USA Today
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Stephen Kissler, 3/23/22March 23
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- 1 big reason experts believe the US will not suffer the next COVID wave as badly as EuropeMarch 23
- Business Insider
- Studying—and fighting—misinformation should be a top scientific priority, biologist arguesMarch 23
- Science
- State-run program to provide COVID tests to daycares could expire this summerMarch 23
- GBH
- Moderna announcement raises hopes of parents with young childrenMarch 23
- GBH
- As COVID rates rise in Europe and Asia, how worried should Americans be about another wave?March 18
- USA Today
- This key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the USMarch 18
- CNN
- Another COVID Wave Is LoomingMarch 17
- The Atlantic
- COVID-19 cases in other countries are rising. How worried should the US be?March 16
- The Boston Globe
- Two Year Anniversary Of COVID-19 PandemicMarch 11
- CBS Miami
- When is a pandemic “over”?March 4
- Science
- How omicron’s mutations make it the most infectious coronavirus variant yetMarch 1
- Science News
- As Omicron wanes, what is the state of the pandemic?March 1
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
February 2022
- New Covid vaccinations drop in US as cases and hospitalizations declineFebruary 28
- The Guardian
- Do three new studies add up to proof of COVID-19�s origin in a Wuhan animal market?February 28
- Science
- Indoor mask use no longer necessary across most of the U.S., CDC saysFebruary 26
- NBC News
- As COVID-19 cases fall, experts are optimistic, but for how long?February 25
- USA Today
- Why the US may not be able to drop COVID restrictions like the UKFebruary 25
- ABC News
- The Hard Lessons We Learned — and Didn’t — From Two Years in Pandemic School February 24
- The Washington Post
- Experts: New COVID-19 subvariant more contagious, perhaps harder to treatFebruary 23
- United Press International
- Disease trackers wary of fast-moving offshoot of omicronFebruary 21
- The Washington Times
- Wild animals prized as delicacies in China contain a bevy of threatening virusesFebruary 17
- Science
- Here’s how to decide if you’re safe to go out when you’re recovering from omicronFebruary 17
- NPR
- ‘Incredibly encouraging’: Coronavirus level in Eastern Mass. waste water is down 98 percent from peakFebruary 16
- The Boston Globe
- Protecting the VulnerableFebruary 14
- The New York Times
- ‘The harder they push, the harder I’ve dug in’: The threat of getting fired still hasn’t persuaded some to get COVID-19 vaccine. How are resisters affecting the pandemic?February 11
- The Chicago Tribune
- This is what it means to learn to live with COVID-19February 10
- The National Post
- COVID-19 vaccines’ flaws dash hopes of reaching herd immunityFebruary 10
- The Washington Times
- Mask mandates are lifting. Experts say here’s when to consider keeping yours on.February 10
- USA Today
- Harvard epidemiologist William Hanage: ‘Pandemics don’t have an official endpoint, with cheers and fireworks’February 9
- El País
- Harvard Chan News Winter 2022February 8
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Will a mask protect me even if no one else is wearing one?February 8
- NBC News
- What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economistsFebruary 7
- Politifact
- Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence February 6
- The Guardian
- The new ‘stealth’ omicron variant hasn’t yet caught on in the US. Scientists are asking why.February 5
- USA Today
- CDC advisers weigh delaying second Covid shots to 8 weeksFebruary 4
- NBC News
- Omicron’s ‘milder’ severity likely due to population immunityFebruary 2
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Does Omicron Cause “Mild” COVID-19?February 2
- Harvard Magazine
- Endemicity is MeaninglessFebruary 1
- The Atlantic
January 2022
- Wastewater COVID is down 90% from its omicron peak. Experts are still concernedJanuary 28
- WBUR
- Hanage and other scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariantJanuary 27
- The Harvard Gazette
- Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended.January 27
- The New York Times
- Hanage and other scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariantJanuary 26
- The Harvard Gazette
- Parental vaccination against coronavirus offers substantial protection to children as wellJanuary 27
- Clalit Research Institute
- Moderna starts trial on omicron-specific Covid booster in adultsJanuary 26
- NBC News
- The rise of rapid tests has made diagnosis easier. But it could make Omicron data ‘dodgy in the extreme.’January 25
- The Boston Globe
- Omicron could be peaking in the US — but experts urge cautionJanuary 22
- The Hill
- Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US responseJanuary 20
- Vox
- Omicron optimism and shift from pandemic to endemicJanuary 20
- The Harvard Gazette
- Is omicron variant the fastest spreading virus? It depends on the metric used for measuringJanuary 20
- Politifact
- Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVIDJanuary 20
- Reuters
- How the Pandemic Led to Disarray ― and DiscoveryJanuary 20
- Medscape
- Epidemiologists warn impacts of omicron could linger ‘if you declare victory too quickly’January 19
- WBUR
- How does Omicron spread so fast? A high viral load isn’t the answerJanuary 19
- Nature
- Why big data didn’t deliver on its big promises to combat Covid-19January 18
- STAT News
- Still testing positive for COVID-19 after 10 days? Here’s what to knowJanuary 18
- Today
- US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models sayJanuary 18
- Associated Press
- Omicron cases may be peaking in some U.S. states, but Covid is overwhelming hospitalsJanuary 18
- The New York Times
- Canadian COVID-19 vaccine study seized on by anti-vaxxers — highlighting dangers of early research in pandemicJanuary 15
- CBC News
- The Worst of the Omicron Wave Could Still Be ComingJanuary 14
- The Atlantic
- New York State is dropping contact tracing requirements, but New York City will keep trying.January 12
- The New York Times
- Coronavirus levels in Boston-area waste water are falling, raising hopes of case declinesJanuary 12
- The Boston Globe
- ‘Unambiguously good news’: Sharp decline in COVID wastewater levels in Boston areaJanuary 12
- WBUR
- Covid-19: Will the vaccine protect me from Omicron?January 10
- Stuff
- How Soon Will COVID Be “Normal”?January 8
- The New Yorker
- COVID may become endemic — meaning the virus and its mutations may never disappearJanuary 8
- The Boston Globe
- Omicron has completely changed the pandemic — it’s time to change how we respond to itJanuary 8
- CBC News
- Rapid nasal COVID test feared to be returning false negativesJanuary 6
- Axios
- Days into new semester, educators ‘suffocating’ under latest COVID surgeJanuary 6
- The Boston Globe
- Fact Check-What is the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)?January 6
- Reuters
- Omicron cases are exploding. Scientists still don’t know how bad the wave will beJanuary 4
- Science
- Some Infectious Disease Specialists See COVID Approaching ‘Endemic’ Stage After OmicronJanuary 3
- Newsweek
- How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgameJanuary 3
- The Associated Press
- Omicron: ‘The fastest-spreading virus in history’January 3
- El País
December 2021
- Scientists say Omicron may peak in the U.S. in mid-January but still may overwhelm hospitalsDecember 31
- The New York Times
- ‘Crazy’ omicron surge could peak soon, but the virus is unpredictable as the pandemic enters its third yearDecember 30
- The Washington Post
- What experts say about planning your 2022 vacation as Omicron surgesDecember 29
- The Boston Globe
- Will shortened isolation periods spread the coronavirus?December 28
- The New York Times
- How the CDC’s new COVID guidance falls short, according to local expertsDecember 28
- Boston.com
- As Omicron Surges, Officials Shorten Isolation Times for Many AmericansDecember 27
- The New York Times
- Two Boston researchers propose ‘circuit breakers’ to stem spread of COVID-19December 27
- The Boston Globe
- What to expect from America’s third year of COVIDDecember 26
- Axios
- As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain DefiantDecember 25
- The New York Times
- Confusing information leaves pandemic-weary Americans on their own as omicron rages into the holidaysDecember 24
- The Washington Post
- Biden Omicron measures too little, too late for fast-moving virus -expertsDecember 23
- Reuters
- Omicron Infections Seem to Be Milder, Three Research Teams ReportDecember 22
- The New York Times
- Biden says that vaccinated people can’t spread COVID-19. That’s not what CDC says.December 22
- Politifact
- Why U.S. Failed to Control Delta and Omicron, Now Dominant VariantDecember 21
- Newsweek
- The U.S. Faces Another Covid Christmas as Omicron Fuels a Rise in CasesDecember 20
- The New York Times
- There’s No Way Americans Will Cancel Their Travel PlansDecember 20
- The Atlantic
- Biden faces tough task of rallying exhausted Americans against omicron threatDecember 20
- The Washington Post
- Omicron variant accounts for 73 percent of new Covid cases in U.S.December 20
- NBC News
- Most Covid Infections May Soon Be Breakthroughs. Here’s What That Means.December 19
- The New York Times
- ‘Tuesday is too late’: Health experts urge Biden to move faster amid Omicron threatDecember 19
- The Boston Globe
- Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fastDecember 17
- NPR
- Why Is Omicron So Contagious?December 17
- Scientific American
- What will life with COVID-19 be like in 2022?December 17
- Today
- Coronavirus Today: The (potential) upside of OmicronDecember 17
- Los Angeles Times
- Fatalism is not the answer to the coming omicron waveDecember 16
- Vox
- It may feel a lot like last December. But a lot has changed since thenDecember 16
- Fortune
- How Severe Is Omicron? We Need to WaitDecember 16
- Bloomberg
- Don’t Be Surprised When You Get OmicronDecember 15
- The Atlantic
- A never ending battle? A rocky journey as US enters third year fighting COVIDDecember 14
- The Boston Globe
- Without statewide mask mandate against COVID-19, Mass. will ‘fight this war with one arm tied behind our backs’December 12
- The Boston Globe
- ‘This is confusing the hell out of us.’ No one knows how Omicron originated, but scientists have theoriesDecember 11
- The Boston Globe
- The one-dose problem is realDecember 11
- Vox
- Omicron rapidly shifts the need for boosters in CanadaDecember 11
- CBC News
- Omicron Scrambles What We Know About Immunity. Now What?December 11
- Bloomberg
- Antiviral Treatments Should Work Well Against Omicron, Experts SayDecember 10
- HealthDay
- The Omicron variant can likely outcompete Delta — and that could worsen the U.S. Covid-19 epidemicDecember 10
- STAT News
- Scientists race to define Omicron threat, worried about ‘surge upon a surge’December 9
- The Harvard Gazette
- Hard-Hit New Hampshire Snaps Up Free Home Covid Tests as U.S. DawdlesDecember 9
- Bloomberg
- Omicron could take over as dominant variant in coming weeks, Harvard expert saysDecember 9
- Boston Herald
- At-home defense: why widespread rapid antigen testing is key to curbing the pandemicDecember 9
- Fortune
- CDC’s Covid vaccination rates appear inflated, experts worryDecember 8
- NBC News
- COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study FindsDecember 8
- U.S. News & World Report
- First lab results show omicron has ‘much more extensive escape’ from antibodies than previous variantsDecember 7
- The Washington Post
- Expert: Omicron Will Displace Delta Variant In The Coming WeeksDecember 7
- CBS Boston
- Harvard researcher bracing for big variant surgeDecember 7
- Boston 25 News
- ‘Everything is on the table’: Wu announces free COVID tests, masks, and vaccination clinics to combat new phase of the pandemicDecember 6
- The Boston Globe
- Infectious disease expert says to expect another COVID surge in Mass. as holidays approachDecember 6
- WBUR
- How to know if omicron is as scary as it seemsDecember 2
- Vox
- The White House is making at-home COVID testing free: Here’s what travelers should knowDecember 2
- USA Today
- ‘We ran out of ICU beds today’: Hospitals stagger under strain as COVID-19 cases reach highest level since winterDecember 2
- The Boston Globe
- Omicron ‘astonishing to behold’, says HanageDecember 1
- The Harvard Gazette
November 2021
- As Omicron Variant Spreads, Will the COVID Pandemic Ever End?November 30
- Newsweek
- Keeping an eye on OmicronNovember 29
- The Harvard Gazette
- What to do about COVID-19’s threatening new variantNovember 28
- The Economist
- Does omicron pose a risk to the vaccinated? Too early to tell, epidemiologist saysNovember 27
- NPR
- What to know about the omicron variant of the coronavirusNovember 26
- The Washington Post
- New Virus Variant Stokes Concern but Vaccines Still Likely to WorkNovember 26
- The New York Times
- Fueling an ‘Already Raging Fire’: Fifth COVID Surge Approaches November 23
- WebMD
- The Trouble With the Case Curve During the HolidaysNovember 22
- The New York Times
- Is Delta the last Covid ‘super variant’?November 21
- The Guardian
- Poll Finds Half Of Vaccinated Respondents Hesitant To Spend Holidays With Unvaccinated Family, FriendsNovember 21
- CBS Miami
- The power of data in crisisNovember
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Long COVID sufferers face physical pain, physician skepticismNovember 19
- The Harvard Gazette
- This scientist now believes covid started in Wuhan’s wet market. Here’s why.November 19
- MIT Technology Review
- Revealed: The Secret Covid Outbreak That Shot Fear Through the NBA FinalsNovember 17
- Rolling Stone
- The Covid drugs are finally hereNovember 12
- The Financial Times
- Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surgeNovember 8
- STAT News
- Frequent Rapid Testing May Redice COVID Spread in Low- and Middle-income CountriesNovember 5
- New York Magazine
- Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemicNovember 3
- Reuters
- Why scientists worldwide are watching UK COVID infectionsNovember 2
- Nature
- How to Host Thanksgiving With Unvaccinated Friends and FamilyNovember 2
- The New York Times
- Global Covid-19 Death Toll Tops Five MillionNovember 1
- The Wall Street Journal
- Why at-home coronavirus tests are easy to use and hard to findNovember 1
- The Washington Post
- America Has Lost the Plot on COVIDNovember 1
- The Atlantic
October 2021
- As Covid-19 deaths cross 5 million, hope for a battered worldOctober 31
- The Straits Times
- Largest real-world study of third dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectivenessOctober 30
- Clalit Research Institute
- Pfizer’s COVID vaccine appears safe and effective for children 5-11, new data showsOctober 22
- USA Today
- Covid-19 Herd Immunity Proves Elusive in U.K.October 21
- The Wall Street Journal
- How States Could Reach Herd Immunity As Delta Variant Continues to DominateOctober 20
- Newsweek
- With at-home COVID testing increasing, experts warn of flawsOctober 19
- KRIS 6 News
- The coronavirus is still mutating. But will that matter? ‘We need to keep the respect for this virus.’ October 18
- The Washington Post
- Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineerOctober 15
- MIT Technology Review
- Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study findsOctober 14
- BBC
- Rapid tests can make it easier to gather safely for the holidaysOctober 12
- The Boston Globe
- Will the US face another bad COVID-19 winter? Cases are falling, but the virus isn’t done with us, experts sayOctober 10
- USA Today
- The best- and worst-case scenarios for Covid-19 this winterOctober 8
- Vox
- How the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangersOctober 7
- Vox
- White House announces $1 billion purchase of rapid, at-home coronavirus testsOctober 6
- The Washington Post
- Biden Invests $1 Billion to Boost Rapid Covid-19 TestingOctober 6
- Bloomberg
- The stages of pandemic emotion: from horror to hope to rage — and now, an anxious optimismOctober 6
- STAT News
- Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?October 4
- The Atlantic
September 2021
- The peril of 5 percentSeptember 30
- The Harvard Gazette
- Declining COVID-19 cases stir cautious optimismSeptember 29
- The Hill
- At-home COVID-19 tests hard to find as Biden mandate loomsSeptember 28
- USA Today
- My Family Was a COVID ClusterSeptember 23
- The New Yorker
- Where Are the Tests?September 21
- The New York Times
- Where Are the Tests?September 21
- The New York Times
- The US death toll from Covid-19 just surpassed that of the 1918 flu pandemicSeptember 20
- CNN
- HSPH Faculty Will Help Launch New CDC Center for Disease ForecastingSeptember 17
- The Harvard Crimson
- To curb the spread of Covid-19, restrict intercity travel as soon as a lockdown is announcedSeptember 14
- EurekAlert!
- Will vaccine mandates slow the pandemic? Yes, scientists say — but not immediately.September 10
- The New York Times
- Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Vaccine MandatesSeptember 10
- The New York Times
- We’re Asking the Impossible of VaccinesSeptember 9
- The Atlantic
- Too optimistic, too soon? As delta surge threatens gains, Biden looks to recalibrate COVID strategySeptember 9
- USA Today
- Making sense of Covid data before the next crisisSeptember 8
- Politico
- As experts debate boosters, vaccinated people are calling their own shotsSeptember 7
- The Washington Post
- Don’t let delta disrupt learning, expert saysSeptember 2
- The Harvard Gazette
- Are cheap, accessible home coronavirus tests the delta antidote?September 2
- USA Today
- When Will the Delta Surge End?September 1
- The New York Times
- Could the Delta wave peak soon in the U.S., as some analysts suggest?September 1
- Fortune
- The State of the PandemicSeptember 1
- Harvard Magazine
August 2021
- C.1.2 variant has concerning mutations, experts say, but Americans shouldn’t panic: ‘I wouldn’t lose any sleep’eAug 27
- USA Today
- COVID-19’s origins still uncertain, U.S. intelligence agencies concludeAug 27
- Science Magazine
- Coronavirus FAQ: How Do The Rules of 6 Feet And 15 Minutes Apply To The Delta Variant?Aug 27
- NPR
- Inconclusive review of virus origins prompts calls for more probes: ‘We have to get to the bottom of this’Aug 25
- The Washington Post
- The Delta Variant: How Safe is Traveling?Aug 25
- The Atlantic
- Largest real-world study of COVID-19 vaccine safety published by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute in The New England Journal of MedicineAug 25
- EurekAlert!
- Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict ZonesAug 25
- Undark
- Israel’s Grim COVID Data Suggests Vaccines Alone Won’t Stop PandemicAug 25
- Newsweek
- Is delta unstoppable?Aug 24
- The Harvard Gazette
- Is vaccine misinformation affecting our health?Aug 24
- The Harvard Gazette
- Vaccines Are Changing How the Coronavirus EvolvesAugust 24
- The Atlantic
- Many U.S. At-Home COVID-19 Test Results Could Be Going UnreportedAugust 24
- Time
- Why countries are moving so quickly on COVID-19 booster shots — and what Canada should do nextAugust 21
- CBC
- New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?August 19
- Science Magazine
- Vaccines’ protection against virus infection is waning, C.D.C. studies suggestAugust 18
- The New York Times
- In a Handful of States, Early Data Hint at a Rise in Breakthrough InfectionsAugust 17
- The New York Times
- What to Know About Breakthrough Infections and the Delta VariantAugust 14
- The New York Times
- The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid-19August 13
- Bloomberg
- COVID’s future: From pandemic to endemic?August 12
- The Harvard Gazette
- Don’t Panic, But Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Problem Than You’ve Been ToldAugust 12
- New York Magazine
- What Happened to Joe Biden’s “Summer of Freedom” from the Pandemic?August 12
- The New Yorker
- What to Know About Breakthrough Infections and the Delta VariantAugust 11
- The New York Times
- Vaccinated people can spread the Delta variant. But experts disagree whether those without symptoms should be testedAugust 8
- The Boston Globe
- Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak ReportAugust 6
- FactCheck
- As HIMSS approaches, plans for health tech’s biggest gathering are clashing with Covid-19 concernsAugust 6
- STAT News
- What 6 infectious disease doctors are doing to keep their own kids safe at schoolAugust 6
- Today
- COVID prevention tips as Delta variant surgesAugust 5
- The Harvard Gazette
- ‘Delta plus’ is ‘not a problem’: Everything to know about the subvariant and why experts aren’t worried, yetAugust 5
- USA Today
- Harvard epidemiologist: Delta variant isn’t going awayAugust 3
- Boston Herald
- Should unvaccinated people avoid bars and restaurants? Experts weigh inAugust 3
- TODAY
- Watch the U.K. to Understand DeltaAugust 3
- The Atlantic
- The Health 202: Delta variant cases are surging, and experts say it’s hard to forecast how much worse it could getAugust 2
- The Washington Post
July 2021
- An Uncertain New Phase of the Pandemic, in Which Cases Surge but Deaths Do NotJuly 31
- The New Yorker
- Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, C.D.C. ReportsJuly 30
- The New York Times
- CDC reversal on indoor masking prompts experts to ask, ‘Where’s the data?’July 28
- The Washington Post
- How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantifyJuly 28
- Politifact
- With testing down, hard to know how much COVID is in MassachusettsJuly 27
- WCVB
- Video Twists Advice on Delta Variant and VaccinationJuly 27
- FactCheck
- Viral Posts Misrepresent CDC Announcement on COVID-19 PCR TestJuly 26
- FactCheck
- The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine RefusalJuly 25
- The New York Times
- Keep an eye on severe COVID cases among breakthrough infections, experts sayJuly 23
- The Boston Globe
- Vaccinated people do not face greatest risk from coronavirus Delta variantJuly 23
- AFP FactCheck
- The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model ShowsJuly 22
- NPR
- Olympics Virus Cases Raise Tricky Questions About TestingJuly 21
- The New York Times
- The New COVID PanicJuly 21
- Slate
- We asked local experts about the Cape Cod outbreak. Here’s what they saidJuly 20
- The Boston Globe
- The cost of “freedom”July 19
- Prospect Magazine
- How to stay safe as COVID-19 cases from the delta variant are on the riseJuly 17
- The Washington Post
- The fourth wave of COVID-19 cases is here. Will we escape the UK’s fate? It’s too soon to knowJuly 16
- USA Today
- Delta Variant Widens Gulf Between ‘Two Americas’: Vaccinated and UnvaccinatedJuly 14
- The New York Times
- Why England’s COVID ‘freedom day’ alarms researchersJuly 14
- Nature
- Assessing the Delta variantJuly 9
- Harvard Gazette
- Is It Ethical For Universities To Ask International Students To Get Re-Vaccinated?July 8
- WGBH
- Delta Covid-19 Variant Is Dominant U.S. Strain, CDC Data ShowJuly 7
- The Wall Street Journal
- WHO warns of ‘epidemiological stupidity’ of early Covid reopeningJuly 7
- The Guardian
- The world is worried about the Delta virus variant. Studies show vaccines are effective against itJuly 6
- The New York Times
- ‘We are a petri dish’: world watches UK’s race between vaccine and virusJuly 2
- The Guardian
- The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of DeltaJuly 1
- The Atlantic
- Experts say those in Mass. should respect but not fear the Delta variantJuly 1
- The Boston Globe