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You’re Not Alone: Restarting Protection in 2026

The global COVID pandemic is in its 7th year. Unfortunately, the virus did not get the government memos that the pandemic is over.  Science and medicine have learned a LOT about COVID in the last 6 years: its short and long-term impacts; its effects on our immune systems, our organs, our brains. Things we did … Continued

Covid-conscious, and want to attend a wicked fun event in Bah-stin? It’s Easy-ah at Arisia!

Arisia is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting science fiction and fantasy, which holds a convention in Boston every January. Artists are generally considered to be compassionate, and we know that’s true! Like other art world organizations’ events, including the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo/M.I.C.E. and Anthro New England, Arisia continues to follow science- and … Continued

Guidance for Local and Regional Public Health Agencies – Purpose & Framing

Local and regional public health agencies are operating in a prolonged period of uncertainty marked by ongoing airborne infectious disease transmission, evolving scientific understanding, and constrained institutional capacity. The persistence of transmission across multiple settings continues to drive widespread illness and long-term impairment, with downstream effects including healthcare system saturation, workforce depletion, and economic disruption. … Continued

Risk & Intervention Models

Public health decision-making under conditions of ongoing airborne infectious disease risk requires shared models that are stable, portable, and adaptable to local context. This section presents a small set of analytic models used throughout this sub-site to support consistent reasoning, planning, and communication. These models do not prescribe policy. They provide ways of thinking that … Continued

Foundations of Public Communication for Airborne Disease Prevention

Introduction This page presents core elements of coherent public communication about airborne infectious disease prevention. It provides foundational information and framing that can be communicated directly to the public, or indirectly through common formats such as questions and answers, myths and facts, public advisories, and explanatory materials. The purpose of this page is not to … Continued

Current Public Health Context

Public health decision-making takes place in a changing environment shaped by epidemiology, health-system capacity, and social conditions. This page provides contextual orientation, not real-time reporting, to support consistent reasoning and communication across settings. The purpose of this page is to clarify what has changed in the last few years, what has not, and what should … Continued