The case of the missing Lyme vaccine

Science can protect your dog, but not you. Expert explains why '90s vaccine for humans disappeared and details efforts to develop a new one.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 24, 2023 ~10 min

In war zone, COVID isn’t only health problem

A Chan School panel details need for broader health campaigns that also include various vaccines in conflict areas.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 26, 2021 ~8 min


How to combat Delta, according to Harvard epidemiologist

Harvard Associate Professor of Epidemiology William Hanage provides tips on how to deal with the Delta variant of COVID-19.

Lian Parsons • harvard
Aug. 5, 2021 ~3 min

Harvard experts stress testing, vaccination amid Delta surge

Conversations with Harvard experts shed light on the rise of Delta, an unwelcome twist in transmission, the power of vaccination, and more.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Aug. 3, 2021 ~8 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

Anthony Fauci offers a timeline for ending COVID-19 pandemic

Anthony Fauci predicted herd immunity by next fall and “normality” by 2021’s end, as long as enough people get vaccinated to bring the pandemic to an end.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 10, 2020 ~8 min

Chan School dean outlines ‘action agenda’ for global health

COVID-19 has not only sickened and killed millions around the globe, it has wreaked havoc on existing programs to fight health ills that affect millions more. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams discusses with the Gazette an “action agenda” on global health for the incoming Biden administration.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 10, 2020 ~16 min

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.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 11, 2019 ~24 min


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