Coronavirus variant dampens prospects for return to normal
Will the British variant’s transmissibility upset summer plans?
Jan. 6, 2021 • ~7 min
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Vaccine rollout is a chance for the U.S. to get it right
Experts said the complex rollout of a coronavirus vaccine gives the U.S. a chance for a win after the virus gained the upper hand in its initial phase.
Nov. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
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What we can expect from 2 experimental vaccines
Barry Bloom from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offers context about the news that two experimental vaccines appear to confer a high level of protection from the coronavirus.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~5 min
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How to build trust in a COVID vaccine
A public campaign to build trust may be needed if a successful vaccine candidate is to be taken by enough Americans to interrupt the COVID pandemic, a Harvard public health expert said.
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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Assessing where vaccine efforts stand and the challenges ahead
Rising nationalism and global inequity will be hurdles to the distribution of COVID vaccines, despite the comparatively “lightning” fast scientific response to the pandemic so far, a Harvard infectious disease expert said Thursday.
May 8, 2020 • ~8 min
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Officials say slow rollout of COVID-19 tests ineffective
A rapid expansion of coronavirus testing is needed to understand the extent and nature of the epidemic’s track in the U.S., Harvard experts said.
March 3, 2020 • ~7 min
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Harvard’s Barry Bloom and Juliette Kayyem discuss measles outbreak
Harvard public health and public safety experts recommended public education, elimination of nonmedical vaccination exemptions for schoolkids, and potentially more severe penalties as a way to get parents to comply with measles vaccination guidelines.
June 11, 2019 • ~24 min
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