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Harford elementary school students to return to one-day hybrid starting March 1, middle and high school March 15

Bishai

Elementary students in Harford County Public Schools will return to school once a week beginning March 1, with middle and high school students to follow March 15.David Bishai is quoted […]

Five Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The Mental Health Effects Of COVID-19 [Opinion]

Stuart

The development and dissemination of effective COVID-19 vaccines gives us hope for an end to the pandemic that has upended our lives. But vaccines will not end the mental health […]

What Scientists Wish They Knew a Year Ago About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Stuart

On January 20, 2020, the first known case of covid-19 in the U.S. was reported—a man in his 30s who had traveled back to Washington State from Wuhan, China, where […]

Fewer Children Died in 2020, Despite the Pandemic. Experts Are Trying to Figure Out Why

Liu

With so much unnecessary death in 2020, it’s surprising that in many countries, at least according to preliminary numbers, there was one significant group that actually saw its death rates […]

The Guardian, December 13, 2020: How the pandemic may change the previous status quo

White

“We can use this pandemic as a galvanising force for change. [I would like to see a universal healthcare act in the U.S.] to prevent a lot of the worst […]

What’s your risk of catching COVID? These tools help you to find out

Chatterjee

NatureWhat’s your risk of catching COVID? These tools help you to find outA look at apps that predict the chance of infection and illness depending on what you’re doing and […]

How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men

Roland Thorpe

ProPublica How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men?“They were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. To understand why COVID-19 killed so many […]

New Online Calculator Estimates Covid-19 Mortality Risk

Chatterjee

Individuals can use the online calculator to estimate their risk of dying from COVID-19 if they become infected with the coronavirus.Nilanjan Chatterjee is quoted by Health Leaders.

HPC Seminar Speaker Alison Gemmill 12/21 Mon. 12:15-1:20pm

Gemmill

Dr. Alison Gemmill, Assistant Professor, PFRH, will give a talk “The coming COVID-19 baby bust: What can we learn from recent declines in US fertility?”

A ‘Dangerous Moment’ as End of Eviction Ban Looms

Pollack

U.S. News & World ReportA ‘Dangerous Moment’ as End of Eviction Ban LoomsAs the end of 2020 approaches, so, too, does the expiration of a national ban on evictions, prompting […]