The COVID “Next Normal”: Lessons from the NBA Bubble and Vaccine Modeling

This event will feature Yonatan Grad and be hosted by Harvard Medical School Executive Education. Learn more and register here. As the coronavirus pandemic enters a new phase, science that can guide vaccination prioritization and business’ return-to-work strategies are more important than ever. In this webinar, we will explore the experience of the NBA bubble, in which players were sequestered at the Walt Disney World Resort. Data from this longitudinal…

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Variants, Vaccines and More

This event will feature Bill Hanage and be hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Learn more and join here. The emergence of COVID-19 variants raises questions about ongoing efforts to slow the pandemic. In this online Q&A, epidemiologist William Hanage and The World’s Elana Gordon will explore the implications of these variants for vaccine effectiveness, prioritization and distribution. They also will discuss the continuing need to…

Testing: Slipups, Symptoms, and Certainty

This event will feature Michael Mina and be hosted by Brown University’s School of Professional Studies. The lecture is part of a greater course that has a tuition fee. Explore the course agenda here. Learn more about registration and pricing here. Pandemics are prolonged crises that require innovation and versatility from public agencies and business leaders to quickly absorb new knowledge, build new networks, and reorganize their operations. But pandemics…

Rapid Testing for COVID-19: Does it Have a Role in COVID Control?

This event will feature Michael Mina and Marc Lipsitch and be hosted by the Harvard-Oxford Program in Epidemiology. Learn more about the mini symposium here. Register here. At 9:05am, Michael Mina will present "COVID-19 Testing: Where Science, Policy and Regulation Collide." At 10:00am, Marc Lipsitch will contribute as a discussant.

Testing times: modelling the impact of alternative testing strategies on the COVID-19 pandemic (ID Epi Seminar Series)

Presented by Dr. Nicholas Grassly, Professor in the Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London. Register for the event here. Dr. Grassly is interested in the individual immune response to vaccination – particularly for enteric infections such as enteroviruses (including poliovirus) and rotavirus – and how this translates to impact at the population level. Inevitably he is also working on the epidemiology of COVID-19, including testing and vaccination strategies,…

Inaugural Panel: Launch of CrisisReady

This event will feature Caroline Buckee and be hosted by CrisisReady. Learn more about the event here. Register here. CrisisReady is organized around the principles of Data Readiness, Methods Readiness, and Translational Readiness, and seeks to advance data-driven decision-making during public health emergencies. CrisisReady evolved from the Covid-19 Mobility Data Network, a research network of 100+ scientists from around the world who volunteered their time to serve as trusted intermediaries between technology…

Introduction to infectious disease modeling and the need for diverse perspectives

This event will feature Caroline Buckee and be hosted by MIDAS. Learn more about the event here. Register here. During this webinar, aspects of diversity in infectious disease modeling will be presented, as an introduction to the Ninth Annual Conference to Increase Diversity in Mathematical Modeling and Public Health that will start directly after the webinar.  

Covid-19 Testing: Where Science, Policy and Regulation Collide

This event will feature Michael Mina and be hosted by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Learn more about the event here. Join here. The COVID-19 seminar series brings in outside experts, covers papers and preprints, and highlights local efforts in testing, production, and analysis.  

Keeping Abreast of the Development of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19: What Clinicians Need to Know

This event will feature Michael Mina and be hosted by Integrity Continuing Education. Learn more and register here. Although much remains unknown about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), knowledge is expanding every hour, and many healthcare providers, overwhelmed by infected patients and a struggling healthcare infrastructure, are unable to keep up with the changing landscape. Furthermore, the lag in peer-reviewed publication timelines means that the most critical information, when not disseminated…