Vol. 4 / Issue 4
Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention
Published on November 13, 2024
Mosquitoes are incredibly annoying pests, but preventing mosquito bites can protect you from a lot more than...
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Vol. 4 / Issue 3
H5N1 Update
Published on October 25, 2024
Background
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been recognized in poultry since the 1880s,...
Vol. 4 / Issue 2
Mpox Current Situation: A Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Published on October 3, 2024
In August 2024, the WHO declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the second...
Vol. 4 / Issue 1
The Comeback of Masking Policies in Healthcare
Published on January 22, 2024
Masking is making a comeback in healthcare facilities across the globe to protect patients and healthcare workers...
Vol. 3 / Issue 9
Work From Home: A 21st Century Revolution
Published on November 27, 2023
Link to monitoring data source: https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/
The...
Vol. 3 / Issue 8
HICPAC Meeting Recap: Infection Control in Healthcare Guidelines
Published on September 7, 2023
At the August 22nd HICPAC Infection Control meeting , the CDC advisory group HICPAC faced criticism for their...
Vol. 3 / Issue 7
Clearing the Air: The Movement for HEPA Purifiers in Classrooms
Published on August 7, 2023
In a recent trend to improve indoor air quality, multiple states across the US have been finding ways to put HEPA...
Vol. 3 / Issue 6
Renewed Interest and Advocacy for Indoor Air Quality Measures and Building Codes in Response to Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19
Published on June 26, 2023
Wildfire Smoke and Indoor Air Advocacy
On June 7th, wildfire smoke brought New York City’s outdoor air pollution...
Vol. 3 / Issue 5
Keep Masks in Healthcare
Published on May 31, 2023
Physicians and other healthcare workers have been speaking out in public protest against the removal of mask mandates...
Vol. 3 / Issue 4
New Subvariant Arcturus: India and the World
Published on April 18, 2023
Tracking XBB.1.16 Lineage Over Time.
XBB.1.16, dubbed “Arcturus,” is surging in India, outcompeting other...
Vol. 3 / Issue 3
US Announces Plan to End Declaration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Published on March 14, 2023
The White House announced that the US declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 is coming to an...
Vol. 3 / Issue 2
Revisiting COVID Safety in Schools: Paths to Safe Learning
Published on February 10, 2023
Many known COVID-19 prevention strategies are easy enough for schools to put in place, such as improving...
Vol. 3 / Issue 1
The New XBB.1.5 Variant: What You Need to Know
Published on January 17, 2023
There is a new variant rampaging through the world, and experts are alerting to its dangers. XBB.1.5 has...
Vol. 2 / Issue 20
The Importance of Clean Air
Published on December 23, 2022
The continuing spread of COVID-19 is now compounded by unprecedented hard-hitting RSV and flu outbreaks. As...
Vol. 2 / Issue 19
Join and Help Expand Our COVID-Conscious Community
Published on November 15, 2022
Dear Community,Like many of you, in an effort to protect ourselves from COVID we are constantly in search of...
Vol. 2 / Issue 18
The Importance of Clean Air: COVID Safety
Published on October 14, 2022
The scientific community shares the view that SARS-CoV-2 is airborne: it is transmitted through invisible...
Vol. 2 / Issue 17
How to Prepare for the Fall: COVID Safety
Published on September 23, 2022
Contrary to president Biden’s impromptu announcement, which WHN will address separately, the COVID-19...
Vol. 2 / Issue 16
Monkeypox: What You Can Do to Stay Safe
Published on September 8, 2022
The rapid rise of monkeypox cases throughout the world in a context of inadequate monitoring and prevention led...
Vol. 2 / Issue 15
BA.5 and the Risk of Infection
Published on July 20, 2022
BA.5, among the dominant variants spreading globally, is even more infectious and immuno-evasive than previous...
Vol. 2 / Issue 14
Stopping the Pandemic Requires All Hands on Deck
Published on July 1, 2022
As the science of COVID-19 advances, mounting evidence suggests that repeat infections cause damage to our immune...
Vol. 2 / Issue 13
How to Protect Our Loved Ones from Infection
Published on June 14, 2022
Vaccines for Children under 5 Pending Approval This Week
The long-awaited approval of vaccines for children...
Vol. 2 / Issue Special
Special Issue: Monkeypox
Published on June 3, 2022
Cases of Monkeypox Continue to Surge Internationally
In the past few days Monkepox cases have increased by...
Vol. 2 / Issue 12
Beginning to Grasp the Burden of Long Covid and it’s Impact on the Lives of Millions
Published on May 31, 2022
Vaccinations Offer Little Protection Against Long COVID
Source
Long COVID refers to many disabling symptoms,...
Vol. 2 / Issue 11
Mounting Health and Economic Implications of the Pandemic
Published on May 19, 2022
Over 500 Cases of Pediatric Hepatitis in Multiple Countries Under Investigation
Source
Originally reported...
Vol. 2 / Issue Special
Special Edition: Pediatric Hepatitis
Published on May 18, 2022
Acute Severe Liver Inflammation in Children Around the World:What to Look Out For and How to Keep Them Safe
...
Vol. 2 / Issue 10
We Need a ‘Vaccines Plus’ Approach to Mitigation
Published on May 10, 2022
Vaccinated people account for 40% of Omicron deaths, analysis finds, multi-layer precautions necessary for safety
...
Vol. 2 / Issue 9
Stronger Mitigation Measures Needed as Cases Continue to Rise
Published on April 26, 2022
Staff Shortages due to COVID-19 Cause Ambulance and Patient Intake Delays in Overwhelmed UK Hospitals
Source
...
Vol. 2 / Issue 8
The Toll of Long Covid in the UK Reaches Staggering Proportions
Published on April 15, 2022
Estimates Reveal Nearly 1.7 Million Suffer with the Debilitating Chronic Condition
The number of people...
Vol. 2 / Issue 7
COVID-19 Is Not Over: The World in the Wake of the BA.2 Wave
Published on April 5, 2022
The Pandemic Continues: BA.2 Is Overwhelming Much of Europe and Growing to Dominate in the US, and There Are New...
Vol. 2 / Issue 6
Health in War: Compassion for the People of Ukraine
Published on March 13, 2022
Health During War
Compassion may require courage as well as force. The call to aid the people of Ukraine...
Vol. 2 / Issue 5
COVID and the Brain
Published on February 28, 2022
COVID-19 Damages the Brain, and Alters the Mind
Reduced grey matter or increased tissue damage of COVID...
Vol. 2 / Issue 4
Herd Immunity Falls Off the Table
Published on February 9, 2022
New Variants: Omicron BA.2 is More Concerning Than Omicron BA.1
Source
We need to stay ahead of the game by...
Vol. 2 / Issue 3
Stopping Variants Means Stopping Transmission
Published on January 26, 2022
BA.2 growth advantage model (blue line) and observed prevalence (orange dots) as percentage of total Omicron cases...
Vol. 2 / Issue 2
The Fierce Urgency of Now
Published on January 17, 2022
“ We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this...
Vol. 2 / Issue 1
Childhood Infection Is Underestimated and Preventable
Published on January 10, 2022
Infection in Children Is Underestimated and Preventable, and Many Children Get Long COVID
Pediatric admissions...
Vol. 1 / Issue 4
Half the World Currently Winning Against COVID
Published on December 25, 2021
Thursday, 50% of the World Had 10,284 New Cases, 2.6 Cases per Million
A few countries,...
Vol. 1 / Issue 3
This Is a Time to Be Careful
Published on December 21, 2021
Protect your family, and others - no infection is safe. Get vaccinated if you can. Get boosted if you can. Use...
Vol. 1 / Issue 2
We Can Do Better Than Vaccine-Only Strategies
Published on December 16, 2021
Especially Against Omicron
With a population of 126 million, Japan has recently reached one case per million...
Vol. 1 / Issue 1
Omicron Is Dangerous Because It Is Fast
Published on December 15, 2021
Danish risk projection for Copenhagen (Source)
Transmission beats mortality by a long shot. If Omicron...
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Experts & Advisors Team
Bengt Nordén, PhD
Professor of Physical Chemistry
Professor of Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Member of the Swedish Academy of Science
Stephane Bilodeau
Engineer
Chief Technology Officer of Smart Phases inc. and Co-Founder of ZeroCovidCanada.org, Ph.D. in Engineering.
Yaneer Bar-Yam
Complex Systems Physicist
Founding president at NECSI.
PhD in physics from MIT.
Jennifer Curtin, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Cofounder, RTHM
Dr. Curtin is an internal medicine physician with expertise in diagnosing and managing infection associated...
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COVID Effects on the Brain, a Summary and Resource
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still get COVID if I'm vaccinated?
Yes. Current vaccines provide limited protection...
Consensus: 386 Experts From Around the World Say Bringing the Pandemic to an End Is an Urgent Matter
Stephane Bilodeau, Kaitlin Sundling, Geraldine A. Hamilton, Yaneer Bar-Yam
After 6-20 million...
Opinion: Pretending It’s Over Amplifies the Pandemic
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