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.
March 2020
- Ending the PandemicMarch 31
- Harvard Medical School News
- 3,700+ deaths: 3/31/20, All In w/ Chris HayesMarch 31
- MSNBC
- Harvard doctor says limited coronavirus supplies due to lack of centralized standardsMarch 31
- Boston Herald
- Exploring the Science of Social Distancing and What it Means for Everyday LifeMarch 31
- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Testing coronavirus survivors’ blood could help reopen U.S.March 31
- The Washington Post
- Should we all be wearing masks? The discussion is underwayMarch 31
- The Boston Globe
- Who’ve you been with? Mobile technology helps to fight Covid-19 virusMarch 31
- Capacity Media
- City of Cambridge Convenes COVID-19 Expert Advisory PanelMarch 31
- The Harvard Crimson
- If we stop, our efforts will be wasted’: Coronavirus social distancing could last six months or moreMarch 31
- France24
- Corona Crisis: Can India Overcome Effects of Disastrous Policies?March 31
- The Quint
- As national parks remain open during a pandemic, seven workers are infectedMarch 31
- The Washington Post
- Elderly Endangered by Virus in States Imposing Loose ControlsMarch 31
- Bloomberg
- Watch How Your Local ICU Would Be Overwhelmed As The Coronavirus Infection Rate RisesMarch 31
- Huffington Post
- China Not Tracking Recovered Coronavirus Patients Who Test Positive AgainMarch 31
- Voice of America
- Speed coronavirus vaccine testing by deliberately infecting volunteers? Not so fast, some scientists warnMarch 31
- Science
- Ending the PandemicMarch 31
- Harvard Medical School
- The White House projects 100,000 to 200,000 Covid-19 deathsMarch 31
- Vox
- Experts worry Florida moved too slowly on coronavirus — and the worst is yet to comeMarch 31
- Sun Sentinel
- The Medical News Site That Saw the Coronavirus Coming Months AgoMarch 30
- The New York Times
- Fact check: will Covid-19 fade in the summer – then return later like the flu?March 30
- The Guardian
- Coronavirus is mutating and now has eight strains: doctorsMarch 30
- NY Daily News
- Is coronavirus growth slowing in New Orleans? Trends suggest so, but virus is surging elsewhereMarch 30
- The New Orleans Advocate
- Navigating TurbulenceMarch 30
- Seeking Alpha
- Can Survivors of the Coronavirus Help Cure the Disease and Rescue the Economy?March 30
- The New Yorker
- Facing a pandemic, Broad does a quick pivotMarch 30
- Harvard Gazette
- Wither the handshake?March 30
- Harvard Gazette
- The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the CoronavirusMarch 30
- WIRED
- Harvard Public Health Researchers Recommend ‘Intermittent’ Social Distancing to Combat CoronavirusMarch 30
- The Harvard Crimson
- How Covid-19 immunity testing can help people get back to workMarch 30
- Vox
- 15 Ways to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus at HomeMarch 30
- BestLife
- Experts converge on plans for easing coronavirus restrictions safelyMarch 29
- The Washington Post
- Coronavirus: Spread of COVID-19 outpacing domestic travel restrictionsMarch 29
- MassLive
- Who We’re Following for Wisdom, Workouts, and COVID-19 InformationMarch 29
- Goop
- Media scrutiny of No 10’s Covid strategy is more important than everMarch 29
- The Guardian
- Will heat, humidity slow down coronavirus outbreak? What experts sayMarch 28
- Business Standard
- Virus coordinator Birx is Trump’s data-whispererMarch 28
- Associated Press
- Handicapping The Future Of Financial MarketsMarch 28
- Forbes
- Your COVID-19 questions, answeredMarch 28
- Reuters
- On-again, off-again looks to be best social-distancing optionMarch 27
- The Harvard Gazette
- What exactly has Trump done — or not done — to receive such harsh criticism for his coronavirus response?March 27
- The Washington Post
- A Leading Voice On Coronavirus Task Force, Deborah Birx Draws Praise And CriticismMarch 27
- NPR
- Despite Trump’s claims, the U.S. is far behind in coronavirus testingMarch 27
- The Washington Post
- What Will It Take to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve?March 27
- The Wall Street Journal
- COVID-19 and the Science of Social DistancingMarch 27
- WebMD
- You asked, we’re answering: Your top coronavirus questionsMarch 27
- CNN
- US finally has plans for the pandemic it now leads in infectionsMarch 27
- Ars Technica
- COVID-19: When will it be safe to go out again?March 27
- Science News for Students
- Mayor De Blasio predicts over half of New York City will get coronavirus by the time crisis is overMarch 27
- CBS News
- The realities of coronavirus ‘super-spreading’March 27
- The Boston Globe
- Experts Say The U.S. Needs A National Shutdown ASAP — But Differ On What Comes NextMarch 27
- NPR
- With COVID-19, modeling takes on life and death importanceMarch 27
- Science
- Why ‘Death Rates’ From Coronavirus Can Be DeceivingMarch 27
- NPR
- Are grocery stores and pharmacies vectors for the coronavirus?March 27
- USA Today
- Young People Far From Immune to Coronavirus’ BiteMarch 26
- WebMD
- Coronavirus Researchers: ‘We Don’t Need to Spy on Everyone to Track the Pandemic’March 26
- Consumer Reports
- Harvard Researchers: One Long Lockdown Is Not The Right ApproachMarch 26
- The Daily Wire
- Coronavirus restrictions: When does it end and could there be a second wave?March 26
- EuroNews
- The next coronavirus crisis will be a shortage of doctors and nursesMarch 26
- Vox
- The Four Possible Timelines for Life Returning to NormalMarch 26
- The Atlantic
- If Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’ Was So Great, Then How Come We Have 61,167 COVID-19 Cases?March 25
- The Huffington Post
- How the Pandemic Will EndMarch 25
- The Atlantic
- Now that the coronavirus is everywhere, what can you do to avoid severe illness?March 25
- The Boston Globe
- When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdownsMarch 25
- STAT News
- Harvard researchers: Social distancing during COVID-19 may have to be turned on and off like a spigotMarch 25
- ZDNet
- Social Distancing May Need to Last Months: StudyMarch 25
- WebMD
- ‘No Shortcuts’: Coronavirus Vaccine Developed by Cambridge-Based Company Begins Phase One of TestingMarch 25
- The Harvard Crimson
- Would you volunteer to get the coronavirus?March 25
- MIT Technology Review
- Some Hospitals Move To ‘Universal Mask’ Policy. Should Everyone Wear Masks In Public?March 25
- WBUR
- Covid-19: The history of pandemicsMarch 25
- BBC
- The Coronavirus Is Mutating. But That May Not Be A Problem For HumansMarch 25
- NPR
- ‘We are your future’: Will all of America become like New York?March 25
- Politico
- What the cruise-ship outbreaks reveal about COVID-19March 25
- Nature
- Harvard Professor Makes Ominous Prediction About Number Of Coronavirus Cases In U.S.March 24
- The Huffington Post
- Trump’s Itch to Reboot the Economy Would Be a Fatal ErrorMarch 24
- WIRED
- Is This Really the Best Way to Fight Coronavirus?March 24
- The New York Times
- ‘The cost of happy talk’: Medical experts warn of death toll if shutdowns don’t happen nowMarch 24
- Tampa Bay Times
- When will the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing end?March 24
- Science News
- California is way behind in testing and tracking coronavirus. It’s a big problemMarch 24
- Los Angeles Times
- Experts say relaxing social distancing controls could be ‘castastrophic’March 24
- The Boston Globe
- From the Middlesex Fells to the Esplanade, stir-crazy people take to the outdoorsMarch 24
- The Boston Globe
- Lockdown’s Success in China Offers Hope for World’s Virus FightMarch 24
- Bloomberg
- A coronavirus blood test could be the key to beating the pandemicMarch 23
- WIRED
- Party Zero: How a Soirée in Connecticut Became a ‘Super Spreader’March 23
- The New York Times
- Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus expertsMarch 23
- The Washington Post
- Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officialsMarch 23
- The Washington Post
- Life on Lockdown in ChinaMarch 23
- The New Yorker
- Lessons from Past Outbreaks Could Help Fight the Coronavirus PandemicMarch 23
- Scientific American
- These charts show how fast coronavirus cases are spreading — and what it takes to flatten the curveMarch 22
- CNBC
- What the world can learn from South Korea’s coronavirus strategyMarch 21
- WIRED
- You Should Already Be in LockdownMarch 21
- The Atlantic
- Here’s why the US is behind in coronavirus testingMarch 21
- CNN
- Understanding what works: How some countries are beating back the coronavirusMarch 20
- STAT News
- The U.K. backed off on herd immunity. To beat COVID-19, we’ll ultimately need itMarch 20
- National Geographic
- COVID-19: An Emergency, and a Long-Term ChallengeMarch 20
- Harvard Magazine
- Younger adults more vulnerable to coronavirus than first thoughtMarch 20
- The Boston Globe
- Could a new test identify immunity?March 20
- Harvard Magazine
- You Can Help Break the Chain of TransmissionMarch 19
- The New York Times
- Warmer weather could slow the spread of coronavirus—but not by muchMarch 19
- MIT Technology Review
- China eyes end to coronavirus, plays down warnings of ‘second wave’March 19
- Reuters
- 11 things everyone should know about getting the novel coronavirusMarch 18
- Vox
- Coronavirus chases the slum dwellers of Latin AmericaMarch 18
- Thomson Reuters Foundation News
- Expert Twitter Accounts For Coronavirus & COVID-19 UpdatesMarch 18
- Bustle
- The Value and Ethics of Using Phone Data to Monitor Covid-19March 18
- WIRED
- DIY Nasal swabs, drive-thrus and labs in overdrive: Americans are desperate for more coronavirus testingMarch 17
- The Washington Post
- Coronavirus Is Spreading. Should You Cancel Your Vacation?March 17
- The New York Times
- New Analysis Suggests Months of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop VirusMarch 17
- NPR
- These Places Could Run Out of Hospital Beds as Coronavirus SpreadsMarch 17
- The New York Times
- What is herd immunity and can it stop the coronavirus?March 17
- MIT Technology Review
- The U.K.’s Coronavirus ‘Herd Immunity’ DebacleMarch 16
- The Atlantic
- Could Coronavirus Cause as Many Deaths as Cancer in the U.S.? Putting Estimates in ContextMarch 16
- The New York Times
- ‘Flatten The Curve’: How Social Distancing Can Slow The Spread Of CoronavirusMarch 16
- WBUR
- Analysis: Trump says the pandemic crisis was ‘unforeseen’ — but lots of people foresaw itMarch 16
- CNN
- ‘They’re taking it too lightly’: Young people, spurred by apathy or confusion, have failed to heed official warnings to self-isolateMarch 16
- The Boston Globe
- How long should Americans expect to live like this — separated from friends, co-workers, and classmates? Experts say they don’t know.March 16
- The Boston Globe
- More testing will drive up coronavirus numbers in MassachusettsMarch 16
- WCVB
- What the world can learn from China’s coronavirusMarch 14
- WIRED
- Coronavirus: The Most Essential People To Follow On Twitter During The COVID-19 OutbreakMarch 14
- Forbes
- 7 steps we can take right now to slow the spread of coronavirus, according to infectious disease expertsMarch 14
- The Boston Globe
- State figures on testing raise questions about efforts to contain outbreakMarch 14
- The Boston Globe
- America Isn’t Testing for the Most Alarming Coronavirus CasesMarch 13
- The Atlantic
- Here’s How Coronavirus Spreads, According to EpidemiologistsMarch 13
- MIT Technology Review
- The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus TestingMarch 13
- The Atlantic
- This is the coronavirus math that has experts so worried: Running out of ventilators, hospital bedsMarch 13
- The Washington Post
- It’s not overreacting to prepare for the coronavirus. Here’s how.March 13
- Vox
- Harvard Drastically Scales Down Lab Research for Two Months Due to OutbreakMarch 13
- The Harvard Crimson
- Sick People Across the U.S. Say They Are Being Denied the Coronavirus TestMarch 12
- The New York Times
- Coronavirus Causes Public School Closures in Many Mass. CommunitiesMarch 12
- WGBH
- Trump’s go-it-alone approach put to the test by global coronavirus pandemicMarch 12
- The Washington Post
- Severe shortage of tests blunts coronavirus response, Boston doctors sayMarch 12
- The Boston Globe
- Coronavirus Threatens Americans With Underlying ConditionsMarch 12
- The New York Times
- Please, Listen to Experts About the Coronavirus. Then Step Up.March 11
- The New York Times
- Cluster of coronavirus cases is tied to US biotech meetingMarch 11
- The Washington Post
- Coronavirus may have a seasonal cycle, but that doesn’t mean it will go away this summer, experts warnMarch 11
- The Washington Post
- ‘Worry about 4 weeks from now,’ epidemiologist warnsMarch 11
- Harvard Gazette
- As Coronavirus Testing Increases, Some Labs Fear a Shortage of Other SuppliesMarch 11
- The New York Times
- Seniors are the most vulnerable to coronavirus. You can help protect themMarch 11
- The Washington Post
- Why ‘flattening the curve’ may be the world’s best bet to slow the coronavirusMarch 11
- STAT News
- As virus shuts schools, experts debate if that curbs spreadMarch 11
- Associated Press
- Social distancing could buy U.S. valuable time against coronavirusMarch 10
- The Washington Post
- Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to U.S. coronavirus testingMarch 10
- STAT News
- As labs ramp up, who can get tested in US for coronavirus?March 10
- Associated Press
- The Dangerous Delays in U.S. Coronavirus Testing Haven’t StoppedMarch 9
- The Atlantic
- Is it really a good idea to close schools to fight coronavirus?March 9
- The Washington Post
- Daily Comment: Trump in the Time of the CoronavirusMarch 9
- The New Yorker
- Virus data from Korea ‘to be of great value globally’March 9
- Korea Herald
- Harvard Professor Issues FAQ on CoronavirusMarch 9
- Partners in Health
- Coronavirus symptoms usually take 5 days to appear, study saysMarch 9
- CNN
- How Deadly Is Coronavirus? What We Know and What We Don’tMarch 7
- The New York Times
- At Harvard forum, three who know warn of ‘most daunting virus’ in half a centuryMarch 7
- STAT News
- How does the coronavirus outbreak end?March 7
- Vox
- Covering COVID-19 and the coronavirus: 5 tips from a Harvard epidemiology professorMarch 6
- Journalist’s Resource
- How to reduce the spread of coronavirusMarch 5
- Harvard Gazette
- How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19’s Spread Could Help Fight The VirusMarch 4
- NPR
- Coronavirus screening may miss two-thirds of infected travelers entering U.S.March 4
- The Harvard Gazette
- Coronavirus: Fears andFactsMarch 4
- Science Vs.
- So how bad is coronavirus in U.S.? We don’t know yetMarch 3
- Harvard Gazette
- You should prepare for the coronavirus — but don’t buy more than you needMarch 3
- Vox
- Cooperating to Combat CoronavirusMarch 3
- The Harvard Magazine
- How bad will the coronavirus outbreak get in the U.S.?March 3
- The Washington Post
February 2020
- They Recovered From the Coronavirus. Were They Infected Again?February 29
- The New York Times
- New FDA policy will expand coronavirus testingFebruary 29
- The Washington Post
- Fast, easy-to-use coronavirus tests should soon be available as top U.S. companies race to fill the needFebruary 29
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Coronavirus testing widened as California case makes containment more urgentFebruary 28
- The Washington Post
- To Speed Coronavirus Treatment, Some Mass. Scientists Are Designing Faster TestsFebruary 28
- WBUR
- A Silent Epidemic? Experts Fear the Coronavirus Is Spreading Undetected in Southeast AsiaFebruary 28
- TIME
- Coronavirus Has Come to the U.S. and Lawsuits Won’t Be Far BehindFebruary 28
- Bloomberg
- Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the fluFebruary 28
- PBS News Hour
- Discussion: The coronavirus outbreak — tracking COVID-19February 28
- PRI
- CDC to test more suspected cases of coronavirus after revising guidelinesFebruary 27
- CNBC
- A big coronavirus mystery: What about the children?February 27
- Harvard Gazette
- U.S. isn’t ready to detect stealth coronavirus spreadFebruary 26
- Politico
- Coronavirus Is Spreading. Should You Cancel Your Family Vacation?February 26
- The New York Times
- Do I need to wear a face mask to block coronavirus?February 26
- The Boston Globe
- ‘A completely new culture of doing research.’ Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicateFebruary 26
- Science
- Coronavirus’ Top Targets: Men, Seniors, SmokersFebruary 26
- WebMD
- A faulty CDC coronavirus test delays monitoring of disease’s spreadFebruary 25
- The Washington Post
- Coronavirus will spread in the U.S., CDC warns, and there might not be enough testing capacity to detect itFebruary 25
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Time to use the p-word? Coronavirus enters dangerous new phaseFebruary 25
- Nature
- Trump spent the past 2 years slashing the government agencies responsible for handling the coronavirus outbreakFebruary 25
- Business Insider
- The coronavirus seems unstoppable. What should the world do now?February 25
- Science
- A ‘call to duty’ to battle a deadly global threatFebruary 25
- Harvard Gazette
- You’re Likely to Get the CoronavirusFebruary 24
- The Atlantic
- Backlash grows against reusable grocery bags as virus spreadsFebruary 24
- The Boston Globe
- Why travel restrictions aren’t stopping the coronavirusFebruary 24
- National Geographic
- Florida Prepares for the Spread of Coronavirus Before It HitsFebruary 24
- Government Technology
- What happens if a pandemic hits?February 23
- TechCrunch
- Coronavirus outbreak edges closer to pandemic statusFebruary 22
- The Washington Post
- ‘We’re Racing Time’: Biotech Companies Rush To Complete Coronavirus VaccineFebruary 21
- WBUR
- Coronavirus’ spread challenges U.S. investors’ blue-sky viewFebruary 21
- Reuters
- Scientists question China’s decision not to report symptom-free coronavirus casesFebruary 20
- Nature
- Cruise Passenger Whose Coronavirus Infection Went Undetected Shows It May Not Be Possible to Stop the Outbreak From SpreadingFebruary 20
- TIME
- What Can Scientists Learn From The Coronavirus Outbreak On The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship?February 20
- Forbes
- Health officials expect coronavirus to spread worldwideFebruary 20
- Harvard Gazette
- 12 sent to California air base from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship now in hospitalsFebruary 19
- The Sacramento Bee
- The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Out the Worst in TrumpFebruary 18
- The Atlantic
- The coronavirus cruise ship quarantine is a scary public health experimentFebruary 18
- Vox
- Why are there no reported cases of coronavirus in Indonesia?February 18
- Al Jazeera
- Indonesia Yet to Report a Single Case of Coronavirus, Country’s Health Minister Says They ‘Owe It to God’February 18
- Newsweek
- Indonesian minister blames ‘budget efficiency’ for low coronavirus test rateFebruary 17
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- The biggest questions about the new coronavirus and what we know so farFebruary 16
- The Washington Post
- How Many People Might One Person With Coronavirus Infect?February 16
- The Wall Street Journal
- U.S. Evacuates Citizens From Quarantined Coronavirus Cruise Ship. What’s Next For The Evacuees?February 16
- Forbes
- City councilor holds event in Chinatown to help businesses impacted by coronavirus ‘assumptions’February 15
- Boston 25 News
- Finding clues to understand the coronavirusFebruary 14
- CNBC
- Academic stands by research querying Indonesia’s claim to be coronavirus-freeFebruary 14
- The Guardian
- Scientists fear coronavirus spread in countries least able to contain itFebruary 13
- Nature
- Thai Policy for Containing Coronavirus Stems from Royal DecisionsFebruary 13
- Voice of America
- Understanding pandemics: What they mean, don’t mean, and what comes next with the coronavirusFebruary 12
- STAT News
- Coronavirus could spark huge numbers of infections – expertFebruary 12
- Stuff
- The Coronavirus Might Be Spreading Undetected in IndonesiaFebruary 12
- Vice
- Questions about the coronavirus testFebruary 12
- CNBC
- Beware of Wall Street’s Armchair EpidemiologistsFebruary 11
- The Wall Street Journal
- Coronavirus likely now ‘gathering steam’February 11
- Harvard Gazette
- How deadly is the new coronavirus? Scientists race to find the answerFebruary 11
- Los Angeles Times
- The Coronavirus Appears to be Sparing One Group of People: KidsFebruary 11
- CNBC
- Coronavirus Cases Double on Quarantined Cruise Ship. Is It Time To Evacuate Passengers?February 10
- Forbes
- Cruise ship coronavirus infections double, exceeding the total for any country but ChinaFebruary 10
- The Washington Post
- Experts Warn Coronavirus May Be Spreading Undetected in Indonesia, ThailandFebruary 7
- Voice of America
- Experts Say Cruise Ship Passengers Under Coronavirus Quarantine Should Be Moved To ShoreFebruary 7
- Forbes
- Opinion: Can China Prevent Its Next Epidemic?February 6
- UnDark
- Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares ChildrenFebruary 5
- The New York Times
- ‘This beast is moving very fast.’ Will the new coronavirus be contained—or go pandemic?February 5
- Science
- Key evidence for coronavirus spread is flawed as public health decisions loomFebruary 4
- The Washington Post
- Even Without Symptoms, Wuhan Coronavirus May Spread, Experts FearFebruary 4
- The New York Times
- WHO says countries must act to stop coronavirus outbreakFebruary 4
- BBC
- Officials question report of virus spreading before symptomsFebruary 4
- Associated Press
- Researchers say the coronavirus may be more contagious than current data showsFebruary 4
- CNBC
- Study claiming new coronavirus can be transmitted by people without symptoms was flawedFebruary 3
- Science
- Coronavirus cases hit 17,400 and are likely to surgeFebruary 3
- Harvard Gazette
- New China virus details show challenge for outbreak controlFebruary 2
- ABC News
January 2020
- Don’t Listen To Sen. Tom Cotton About CoronavirusJanuary 31
- The Huffington Post
- What we know — and don’t know — about the coronavirus outbreakJanuary 30
- Harvard Gazette
- Worried About Catching The New Coronavirus? In The U.S., Flu Is A Bigger ThreatJanuary 29
- NPR
- Three of the most Viral Claims About the Coronavirus Are FakeJanuary 29
- Mother Jones
- Coronavirus spreads to Los Angeles, Orange County: How concerned should we be about spread?January 26
- Los Angeles Times
- Should you panic about the coronavirus from China? Here’s what the experts sayJanuary 24
- The Los Angeles Times
- Mystery Coronavirus from China: What to KnowJanuary 22
- WebMD
- What we know — and don’t know — about the coronavirus outbreakJanuary 20
- Harvard Gazette