Michael Mina shares insight on how to prevent another pandemic

How to stop a pandemic? Spot it early, let the pros spread the news, and engineer the heck out of it.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 19, 2021 ~19 min

Computer science expert reviews a pandemic-stressed internet

The Paulson School’s Jim Waldo assesses how the internet fared during the pandemic and how well it stood up to huge shifts of work, education, and commerce online.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 18, 2021 ~17 min


Survey highlights bias facing Asian Americans

A new survey shows that Asian Americans are more worried about the possibility of being a victim of pandemic-related racism than the virus itself

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 3, 2021 ~8 min

Fauci discusses uncertainty on COVID-19 variants, length of immunity

Though the so-far-successful U.S. vaccination drive is likely to deliver an approximation of normal life by year’s end, Anthony Fauci and a panel of heath care experts cautioned that the global battle against COVID-19 is far from won.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 27, 2021 ~8 min

Harvard Medical School expert explains ‘long COVID’

As the pandemic reaches what experts hope will be its latter stages, the health care system is seeing more “long COVID” patients, those whose often mild initial illness has been followed up by months of severe, sometimes debilitating symptoms. The Gazette spoke with an expert to find out more.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 13, 2021 ~16 min

Telehealth works, but upgrade is still needed, say experts

Telehealth is experiencing a pandemic-induced boom that experts say has helped patients maintain contact with their doctors and lowered barriers to access for many. It’s important, should the change become permanent, to ensure equal access to all communities.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 8, 2021 ~7 min

Approval of at-home tests releases a pandemic-fighting weapon

FDA approval of two over-the-counter rapid antigen tests promises to transform the testing landscape around COVID-19, lowering cost and giving the certainty of knowing when you’re infected to the individual, a Harvard epidemiologist said.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 2, 2021 ~5 min

Personalized melanoma vaccines show lasting effects

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions have shown that a personalized cancer vaccine that is specific to an individual’s tumor has lasting effects, detecting vaccine-related immune system changes years after the vaccine was given.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 1, 2021 ~12 min


$1 spent manufacturing COVID vaccine reaps $5 in global benefits

A $25 billion investment in global vaccines would bring a five-to-one economic return and save many lives, according to Rebecca Weintraub, an HMS global health expert.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 23, 2021 ~14 min

Virus won’t vanish despite greater vaccine availability, says expert

A new trial seeks to test whether cheap rapid tests given three times a week can keep the workplace safe despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 10, 2021 ~7 min

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