Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics works to improve methods for infectious disease modeling and statistical analysis, quantify disease and intervention impact, engage with policymakers to enhance decision-making, and train the next generation of scientists.
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In the Media
Below is a 6-month archive of media featuring CCDD faculty.
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Navigating a critical moment for public health education and research
IID faculty panel discussion exploring the current landscape and future of public health research and education
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Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects
Recent mutations in circulating influenza viruses could make flu shots less effective this year, leading to an especially brutal flu season. It’s not a new problem. Flu viruses are infamous for their ability…
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Protecting workers from extreme heat in low- and middle-income countries
To protect workers from extreme heat—especially those in developing countries who are impoverished and are employed in the informal economy—safeguards must be introduced not just in workplaces, but also in homes, according to a new Harvard Chan School analysis.
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Viral Prospecting in Wildlife Doesn’t Pan Out
In a recent article, Dr. Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology and Director at the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Massachusetts, along…
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Slashing of funding for mRNA vaccine development raises concern
In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled nearly $500 million in contracts that funded mRNA vaccine development. The mRNA technology was the most commonly used…
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How to use AI: Mauricio Santillana gave an algorithm accurate models to analyze data
Santillana, director of Northeastern’s Machine Intelligence Group for the Betterment of Health and the Environment, tested models that foretell upsurges of the disease in 180 locations around the world. About…
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Racing against antibiotic resistance
Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum in ongoing battle with evolving bacteria
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HIV Resurgence
Epidemiologist Jeff Imai-Eaton warns funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in prevention, care
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Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
Sam Harris speaks with Marc Lipsitch about pandemic preparedness. They discuss what we learned from Covid, loss of trust in institutions, how to effectively communicate scientific information in the current…
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RFK Jr. moves on vaccines could have broad ramifications for public health, says expert
Yonatan Grad, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, comments on the potential impact of recent decisions related to vaccines made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
