Lessons from Katrina on how pandemic may affect kids

Harvard researchers looked at Katrina’s impact on children and how the lessons learned there could be applied to the COVID pandemic.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 9, 2021 ~22 min

COVID-19’s long-term impact on our emotional landscape

With 500,000 deaths due to COVID, the U.S. has become a nation in mourning, often alone, also dealing with the trauma of the pandemic’s other effects, a combination that worries mental health experts.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 2, 2021 ~6 min


Vaccines should end the pandemic, despite the variants, say experts

Can the current crop of vaccines get us to herd immunity even if variants become widespread? A Harvard immunologist says yes.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 25, 2021 ~6 min

U.S. may miss surge from variant that sent Britain reeling

A Harvard epidemiologist said the forces of seasonality, slowly rising immunity, and shifting personal behavior will likely create a viral variant landscape with regional spikes in the months to come rather than a uniform national wave.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 19, 2021 ~5 min

Are we ready for takeoff? Harvard experts weigh in

Harvard scientists say airports are employing a layered approach to make air travel safer for those who must fly.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 12, 2021 ~6 min

Brace yourself for another COVID surge — and mask up, say experts

With new coronavirus variants on the U.S. pandemic scene, experts say brace yourself for another surge — and mask up.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 10, 2021 ~8 min

Dan Barouch discusses new coronavirus variants

Harvard Medical School Professor Dan Barouch said the “complicated pandemic” means more work lies ahead.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 1, 2021 ~13 min

Pandemic pushing people to the breaking point, say experts

The coronavirus has had an unexpected mental health impact, striking hardest where its physical impacts are lowest: among youths and young adults.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 27, 2021 ~6 min


Technology can keep up with COVID variants, say experts

Despite worries that a new coronavirus variant may be able to evade vaccines just being distributed, a Harvard public health expert expressed confidence in the same technology that produced the vaccines in record time.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 22, 2021 ~6 min

Coronavirus variant dampens prospects for return to normal

Will the British variant’s transmissibility upset summer plans?

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 6, 2021 ~7 min

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