Scientists develop AI tool that predicts virus mutations

EVEscape uses evolutionary and biological information to predict how a virus could change to escape the immune system.

Catherine Caruso • harvard
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Study details better outcomes for Omicron BA.2 patients

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has determined that Omicron BA.2 is weaker than both Delta and the original Omicron variant.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Oct. 26, 2022 ~3 min


Surgical procedures haven’t recovered from COVID

Reductions in surgical procedures precipitated by SARS-CoV-2 have not fully returned to their pre-pandemic levels, resulting in severe backlogs and deferred surgeries.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Aug. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Don’t let latest COVID surge overshadow progress, says Harvard epidemiologist

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor William Hanage explains how to stay on guard against subvariants, noting role of protective measures in transition to new pandemic phase.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 21, 2022 ~9 min

‘Alarming’ subvariants and the power of hybrid immunity

Harvard scientists give their read on recent COVID data from the U.S. and South Africa.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 27, 2022 ~4 min

Harvard experts encouraged by early data on BA.2

Subvariant is rising in the region, but no sign of dramatic surge in cases that other nations have experienced.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 22, 2022 ~4 min

‘Endemic’ is not an exit, says epidemiologist

Harvard’s William Hanage, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, outlines what an endemic SARS-CoV-2 might look like.

Justin Saglio • harvard
March 9, 2022 ~1 min

Living through COVID may affect brains of the uninfected

New study reveals that living through the COVID-19 pandemic may trigger brain inflammation that contributes to fatigue, concentration difficulties, and depression.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 ~4 min


Few alarms over cases of drug-resistant COVID

Harvard Med specialist says cases of remdesivir-resistant disease seem rare, may not become big issue.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 13, 2021 ~9 min

New study forecasts how SARS-CoV-2 variants could evade vaccines

A new study led by Harvard researchers models future SARS-CoV-2 mutations and forecasts their ability to evade immune defenses developed by vaccines and antibody-based treatments.

Jake Miller • harvard
Dec. 2, 2021 ~11 min

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