COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong, and what other states can learn as younger people get sick
Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.
June 29, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health public-health covid-19 coronavirus pandemic leadership social-distancing behavior texas
COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong and how the state can turn it around
Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.
June 29, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health public-health covid-19 coronavirus pandemic leadership social-distancing behavior texas
This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
A simple computer model shows that safety measures can significantly impact both the exponential spread of COVID-19 and mortality rates.
June 26, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: epidemiology covid-19 coronavirus pandemic sars-cov-2 social-distancing epidemics epidemiological-modelling
Harvard expert outlines recommendations for school reopenings
As school officials worry about whether they can safely reopen their districts in the fall, Joseph Allen, a Harvard healthy buildings expert has an answer: yes.
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus schools health-medicine alvin-powell harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health joseph-allen healthy-buildings-program social-distancing school-reopening
5 things you should do right now to fight the rising number of COVID-19 cases
With COVID-19 cases rising in more than half of the states, the next two weeks are critical for stopping a spike in cases. An epidemiologist reminds us to get back to the basics now.
June 24, 2020 • ~6 min
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Data shows Americans moving around at near pre-pandemic rates
Cellphone mobility data shows that most Americans have put the coronavirus lockdown in the rearview mirror and are moving about at nearly the same rate as they were before the pandemic began, according to a Harvard epidemiologist who studies such data.
Tags: science-technology covid-19 pandemic alvin-powell harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health social-distancing reopening caroline-buckee mobility-data
People are getting sick from coronavirus spreading through the air – and that's a big challenge for reopening
SARS-CoV-2 can be spread through the air. But just how much of a factor that is has been hard to determine. Recent evidence suggests it is common, posing problems as public places begin to reopen.
June 16, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health public-health coronavirus transmission sars-cov-2 social-distancing reopening viruses aerosols masks coughing droplets airborne airborne-virus covi-19
Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?
Taking a trip this summer? You can do a lot to prevent coronavirus exposure, but you cannot take away all risk. It is important to practice caution.
June 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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Is is safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?
Taking a trip this summer? You can do a lot to prevent coronavirus exposure, but you cannot take away all risk. It is important to practice caution.
June 11, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus pandemic travel social-distancing hotels motels
Workplaces are turning to devices to monitor social distancing, but does the tech respect privacy?
Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they're not all the same when it comes to privacy.
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
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