Lessons from a prior outbreak
By SONIA EPSTEIN
Brigham and Women’s/The Harvard Gazette
Paul Farmer, chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard...
Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19
By Eva Botkin-Kowacki
News at Northeastern
Developing new drugs to treat diseases can take years or decades—time that we do not have when it comes to...
So you’re eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine: Now what?
By Eva Botkin-Kowacki
News at Northeastern
It’s your turn.
Today everyone in the U.S. over the age of 16 is eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a...
Massachusetts Announces Extension of Capacity and Gathering Limits, New Guidance for Hospital ICU Staffing,...
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration announced the extension of further restrictions and new hospital guidance to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts.
Industry...
Massachusetts Announces Initial Steps for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Wednesday allocation and distribution plans for the first round of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Massachusetts set to...
Massachusetts Governor Announces Statewide Rollback to Phase Three, Step One, Additional Restrictions Effective December...
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration on Tuesday announced that effective Sunday, December 13th, all communities in Massachusetts will return to Step 1 of Phase...
Massachusetts Announces New Advisories, Gathering Numbers to Curb Rising COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration on Monday announced a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Massachusetts...
Flu season is coming and COVID-19 is still here: How to tell them apart?
By Laura Castañón
News at Northeastern
Every year, as winter approaches, the United States gets ready for a potential epidemic. This year, the country is preparing to...
What do we know about airborne transmission of the coronavirus?
By Laura Castañón
News at Northeastern
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted—then removed—updated guidelines about airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that...