Epidemiology

COVID-19 Is Here. Now How Long Will It Last?

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Interview with Yale Epidemiologist and specialist in microbial diseases suggesting that 50-60% of people who are infected don’t exhibit symptoms at all – really puts things in perspective — and, means that many of us have probably already gotten the virus or are carrying it right now. This interview really speaks to the sheer amount … Read more

Correlation between universal BCG vaccination policy and reduced morbidity and mortality for COVID-19: an epidemiological study

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“We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination [against tuberculosis], such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been more severely affected compared to countries with universal and long-standing BCG policies,” noted the researchers led by Gonzalo Otazu, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology. Warning: This … Read more

Cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut as Reported by Town, by the Department of Geography at UConn, updated frequently.

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A team of faculty and graduate students (Dr. Debarchana Ghosh, Dr. Xiang (Peter) Chen, Richard Mrozinski, Adam Gallaher, Aaron Adams, Ashley Benitez Ou) in the Department of Geography at UCONN, created a COVID-19 tracker per town for Connecticut. The team is in the process of adding more maps such as testing locations and accessibility, charts showing … Read more

Covid-19 Social Distancing Scoreboard

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The people behind this website created a way to rank the social distancing practices of different places across the United States from A to F based on GPS data from cell phones on a daily basis. They think it can be used in a way to “measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives … Read more