Con tantas personas usando pruebas caseras (que en su mayoría no se reportan en los conteos oficiales), ¿cómo podemos rastrear de manera confiable la transmisión de COVID-19?
Data and Metrics Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
El uso de pruebas caseras complica el registro de todos los casos nuevos, ya que si alguien se hace una prueba casera de COVID-19, posiblemente no informe los resultados (ya sean positivos o negativos) al departamento de salud. Como resultado, el conteo total de casos nuevos y el rastreo de positividad (pruebas positivas/pruebas totales) se …
May 2, 2022
Has almost everyone been infected with COVID by now?
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Recent estimates suggest around 58% of the population in the US and over 70% in England have been previously infected, with BIG increases during the Omicron wave. The CDC recently released an MMWR report estimating the percentage of Americans who have been previously infected with COVID-19. The estimates came from the CDC’s National Commercial …
April 15, 2022
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because …
March 27, 2022
En muchos países, la esperanza de vida se redujo considerablemente en 2020 debido al COVID-19.
Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¿Se recuperó la esperanza de vida en 2021, o las cosas empeoraron aún más? Una mezcla. Mientras que algunos países vieron mejoras, las pérdidas de esperanza de vida en Estados Unidos en 2021 fueron IGUAL DE MALAS que en 2020. La pandemia de Covid-19 ha provocado la mayor pérdida de esperanza de vida vista en …
March 24, 2022
💔 Noticias desalentadoras: un nuevo estudio demuestra que el COVID-19 aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular durante al menos un año después de la infección.
Data and Metrics Long COVID Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
March 18, 2022
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
El uso de pruebas caseras complica el registro de todos los casos nuevos, ya que si alguien se hace una prueba casera de COVID-19, posiblemente no informe los resultados (ya sean positivos o negativos) al departamento de salud. Como resultado, el conteo total de casos nuevos y el rastreo de positividad (pruebas positivas/pruebas totales) se …
Has almost everyone been infected with COVID by now?
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Recent estimates suggest around 58% of the population in the US and over 70% in England have been previously infected, with BIG increases during the Omicron wave. The CDC recently released an MMWR report estimating the percentage of Americans who have been previously infected with COVID-19. The estimates came from the CDC’s National Commercial …
April 15, 2022
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because …
March 27, 2022
En muchos países, la esperanza de vida se redujo considerablemente en 2020 debido al COVID-19.
Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¿Se recuperó la esperanza de vida en 2021, o las cosas empeoraron aún más? Una mezcla. Mientras que algunos países vieron mejoras, las pérdidas de esperanza de vida en Estados Unidos en 2021 fueron IGUAL DE MALAS que en 2020. La pandemia de Covid-19 ha provocado la mayor pérdida de esperanza de vida vista en …
March 24, 2022
💔 Noticias desalentadoras: un nuevo estudio demuestra que el COVID-19 aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular durante al menos un año después de la infección.
Data and Metrics Long COVID Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
March 18, 2022
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
A: Recent estimates suggest around 58% of the population in the US and over 70% in England have been previously infected, with BIG increases during the Omicron wave. The CDC recently released an MMWR report estimating the percentage of Americans who have been previously infected with COVID-19. The estimates came from the CDC’s National Commercial …
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because …
March 27, 2022
En muchos países, la esperanza de vida se redujo considerablemente en 2020 debido al COVID-19.
Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¿Se recuperó la esperanza de vida en 2021, o las cosas empeoraron aún más? Una mezcla. Mientras que algunos países vieron mejoras, las pérdidas de esperanza de vida en Estados Unidos en 2021 fueron IGUAL DE MALAS que en 2020. La pandemia de Covid-19 ha provocado la mayor pérdida de esperanza de vida vista en …
March 24, 2022
💔 Noticias desalentadoras: un nuevo estudio demuestra que el COVID-19 aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular durante al menos un año después de la infección.
Data and Metrics Long COVID Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
March 18, 2022
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because …
En muchos países, la esperanza de vida se redujo considerablemente en 2020 debido al COVID-19.
Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¿Se recuperó la esperanza de vida en 2021, o las cosas empeoraron aún más? Una mezcla. Mientras que algunos países vieron mejoras, las pérdidas de esperanza de vida en Estados Unidos en 2021 fueron IGUAL DE MALAS que en 2020. La pandemia de Covid-19 ha provocado la mayor pérdida de esperanza de vida vista en …
March 24, 2022
💔 Noticias desalentadoras: un nuevo estudio demuestra que el COVID-19 aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular durante al menos un año después de la infección.
Data and Metrics Long COVID Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
March 18, 2022
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
¿Se recuperó la esperanza de vida en 2021, o las cosas empeoraron aún más? Una mezcla. Mientras que algunos países vieron mejoras, las pérdidas de esperanza de vida en Estados Unidos en 2021 fueron IGUAL DE MALAS que en 2020. La pandemia de Covid-19 ha provocado la mayor pérdida de esperanza de vida vista en …
💔 Noticias desalentadoras: un nuevo estudio demuestra que el COVID-19 aumenta el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular durante al menos un año después de la infección.
Data and Metrics Long COVID Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
March 18, 2022
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
DATOS Y MÉTRICAS SOBRE EL COVID DE LARGA DURACIÓN Un estudio reciente aplicado a veteranos de EE. UU. encontró que el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco, un derrame cerebral y una larga lista de otros eventos cardiovasculares era más alto para aquellos individuos que se contagiaron con COVID-19 al compararlos durante el año anterior …
Postcards from England – March 18, 2022
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
March 11, 2022
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
Postcards from England…. here we go again?! Like many things in this pandemic, this feeling of déjà vu all over again is getting OLD. As an 🇺🇸American living in the 🇬🇧U.K., I’ve seen the pattern of cases here foreshadowing surges in the U.S. a few weeks later at least five different times now. That means …
Do free-falling COVID cases after a truly horrible winter surge mean we have endured the last wave and are nearing the end of the pandemic?
Data and Metrics
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
March 7, 2022
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
We hope so, but not necessarily…. the recent dramatic fall in cases looks A LOT like what we saw last year at this time. Even though falling cases and herd immunity talk make it *feel* like the pandemic is ending, we should remain humble and remember that these predictions have been wrong before. The Nerdy …
In many countries, life expectancy dropped substantially in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
February 18, 2022
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
Did life expectancy bounce back in 2021, or did things get even worse? A: A mixed bag. While some countries saw improvements, life expectancy losses in the U.S. in 2021 were JUST AS BAD as 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the largest loss of life expectancy seen in many countries since World War …
💔 Disheartening news: A new study shows that COVID-19 raises risk of cardiovascular disease for at least a year after infection.
Data and Metrics Long COVID
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
February 16, 2022
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
A recent large study of U.S. Veterans found that the risk of having a heart attack, stroke and a long list of other cardiovascular events was higher for those who had COVID-19 the year prior compared to those who didn’t. The risk was highest for those who had been admitted to the hospital or ICU …
Todos los que conozco están contrayendo Omicron. ¿Esto significa que las vacunas no funcionan?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …
No. Las vacunas de COVID-19 siguen cumpliendo con su trabajo: Previniendo enfermedades graves. Omicron infecta a quienes ya tienen inmunidad de alguna manera, por vacunación o por infección previa a COVID-19. Pero las vacunas (especialmente 3 dosis) todavía reducen el riesgo de infección de Omicron, y reducen dramáticamente el riesgo de hospitalización y muerte. La …