I don’t currently have any symptoms, but I want to visit older family members soon, so I went and got a PCR test for COVID-19 (i.e., the kind that detects *current* infection). My test came back negative, so I am in the clear, right?
Socializing Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Not necessarily. You should consider the possibility that you got a negative test result even though you are truly infected. After you are exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the amount of virus in your body builds up over time, reaching its highest level, right before symptom onset. It can take 2-14 days (average of 5-6) from Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
What the heck do we know about kids and COVID-19 transmission?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: We STILL need more data. But so far there is decent evidence that: 1) kids (especially younger kids) are less likely to be infected (yay!). Less solid but suggestive evidence that: 2) kids *may* be less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. Note that says LESS likely, not that they DON’T transmit! How do Read more…
A: Not necessarily. You should consider the possibility that you got a negative test result even though you are truly infected. After you are exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the amount of virus in your body builds up over time, reaching its highest level, right before symptom onset. It can take 2-14 days (average of 5-6) from Read more…
Advice for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
School Staying SafeAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
What the heck do we know about kids and COVID-19 transmission?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: We STILL need more data. But so far there is decent evidence that: 1) kids (especially younger kids) are less likely to be infected (yay!). Less solid but suggestive evidence that: 2) kids *may* be less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. Note that says LESS likely, not that they DON’T transmit! How do Read more…
Time for another Nerdy Guest! This post addresses questions college-bound students and their parents might have about health on campus. Teri Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston & a Family Nurse Practitioner at Boston University Student Health Services. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Read more…
What the heck do we know about kids and COVID-19 transmission?
Families/Kids Infection and SpreadJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: We STILL need more data. But so far there is decent evidence that: 1) kids (especially younger kids) are less likely to be infected (yay!). Less solid but suggestive evidence that: 2) kids *may* be less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. Note that says LESS likely, not that they DON’T transmit! How do Read more…
A: We STILL need more data. But so far there is decent evidence that: 1) kids (especially younger kids) are less likely to be infected (yay!). Less solid but suggestive evidence that: 2) kids *may* be less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. Note that says LESS likely, not that they DON’T transmit! How do Read more…
