Is COVID-19 Here to Stay? What It Means for a Virus to Become Endemic
Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the number of fully vaccinated people in ...
Tag: Social Distancing
People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price
Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate of social-distancing ...
What a Smoky Bar Can Teach Us About the ‘6-foot Rule’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
When people envision social distancing, they typically think about the “6-foot rule.” It’s true that staying 6 feet from other ...
COVID-19 Mistakes in Texas: What Other States Can Learn as Younger People Get Sick
The July 4 holiday weekend usually means cookouts and big gatherings in Texas, but right now, the state is facing ...
5 Questions Answered About Asymptomatic COVID-19
Screening for symptoms of COVID-19 and self-quarantine are good at preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But more and ...
Disease Models Suggest How to Avoid Second COVID-19 Peak as U.S. Reopens
According to a widely cited forecasting study, relaxed social distancing rules will lead to a two-fold increase in deaths from ...
Lean Lab Approach Enables Quick Research Ramp Down During Outbreaks
When MIT announced in March that most research labs on campus would need to ramp down to help prevent the ...
Implementation of Stringent Social Distancing to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 in Senior Living Communities
Following identification of two COVID-19 cases in a Seattle independent and assisted living facility, stringent preventive measures were implemented. Testing ...
What Lessons Can the US Learn from Japan and South Korea for Combating Coronavirus?
On January 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus ...
Experts Say Cruise Ship Quarantine Pointless, Unjustified and Violates Human Rights
The Diamond Princess cruise ship has been host to the largest number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases outside China, with at ...
