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As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan School of Public Health experts provide these answers to questions for the media and the general public about the virus itself, how it is transmitted, and how concerned we should be.
Biostatistics expert Peter Song and team have created a tool to assess the effectiveness of preventive measures in the fight against the COVID-19, still a new disease with many unknowns. The model lets us compare the impact of different levels of intervention so different locales can develop better strategies and policies to flatten the coronavirus curve.
The essential question surrounding coronavirus is, how do we stop it? Right now, there is still no known medication to prevent or treat it. Emily Martin explains what it takes to create a vaccine and how long it will take to make a coronavirus vaccine available to the public.
Cultural institutions and programs are shutting down to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. To better understand what it means to “flatten the curve,” we asked Dr. Laura Power, director of the Preventive Medicine Residency at the School of Public Health, for some perspectives from the field of public health.
As the coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan School of Public Health expert, Joseph Eisenberg, discusses the virus transmission and virulence.
The flu got off to a fast and furious start this season in Michigan and University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers are gathering data needed to help fight the flu.