John Drake, Contributor

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Covid-19 From The Front Lines

Health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic are being stretched thin.

Genomic Epidemiology Reveals How The Boston Superspreading Event Seeded Covid-19 Around The US

Multiple superspreading events happened in Boston for different reasons at different times. They have probably played an outsized role in the Covid-19 pandemic elsewhere, too.

The Real Cause Of America’s Third Wave Of Covid-19

America is in a third wave of Covid-19. Despite months of physical distancing, the epidemic of Covid-19 only appears to be revving up.

How You Should Be Looking At Covid-19 Data

An explanation of the semilog plot.

Visualizing Covid-19 Deaths In The US

This week, the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the US has exceeded 250,000. Here we ask what that looks like.

Swine Flu Detected In Canada

Canadian officials reported that swine flu was detected in a person in Alberta. This is not a cause for alarm.

What Is One Health?

The interconnections central to the health of people, animals, and the environment is known as one health.

Is This Going To Be A Bad Year For The Flu In The US?

Will 2020-2021 be a bad year for the flu?

Let’s Stop Talking About Social Distancing

As Covid-fatigue sets in and the mental health costs of the Covid-19 pandemic are skyrocketing, we need to emphasize physical distance and social connectedness.

Face Masks Could Prevent 50 Million Covid-19 Cases In The US

Universal face masking would significantly reduce the herd immunity threshold.