Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Recovery from the Omicron Wave Has Started but Will Vary by Region
Data from our COVID-Lab forecasting model this week brings very welcome news: national COVID-19 case incidence should continue declining over the...
Jan 13, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Holiday Peaks Begin to Subside
With data once again reliable enough to input into our models, we’re back this week with COVID-Lab projections to help communities interpret a...
Jan 05, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: A Pandemic in Transition Requires Updated School Guidance
As we welcome the new year, we continue to be challenged by high levels of COVID-19 cases in many areas of the country, revealing the omicron...
Dec 29, 2021
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2021
After another busy year at PolicyLab, we’re taking time to reflect back on 2021 by highlighting our most-read blog posts of the year. We weren’t...
Dec 22, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Managing the Weeks Ahead Amid Swift Omicron Spread
Last week, we were closely monitoring evolving data in our COVID-Lab forecasting models* to see how the omicron variant would impact our...
Dec 17, 2021
PolicyLab Forum 2022: Behind the Scenes of Planning
Are we crazy to plan an in-person event for next year? It’s a question we’ve asked ourselves a lot over the last few months. But with all that...
Dec 16, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Omicron Adds More Uncertainty to Winter COVID-19 Resurgence
Increases in COVID-19 case incidence continue this week in many counties, just in advance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. What’s more,...
Dec 13, 2021
FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Only Medicine Approved for Preventing Preterm Birth. What Does This Mean?
Preterm birth—the leading cause of infant mortality and disability—is a significant public health issue with only one approved clinical therapy...
Dec 09, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing for Recovery, Even as U.S. Approaches Peak Seasonal Transmission
Now two weeks removed from Thanksgiving, the data we use in our COVID-Lab forecasting models have become more reliable again, and we are...
Dec 07, 2021
Housing Disparities and Asthma: Reinvesting in Neighborhoods to Promote Health Equity
More than 5 million children in the United States have asthma, making it the most common chronic condition of childhood. The burden of asthma—...
Dec 06, 2021
Reflecting on World AIDS Day 2021: What Happens When Pandemics Collide?
World AIDS Day, which we recently recognized, is a day spent reflecting upon the impact HIV has had on us all. Personally, we remember those we’...
Dec 03, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Navigating Another Holiday Season of the COVID-19 Pandemic
As we experienced last year, local case incidence data can become highly unreliable in the week following a major holiday like Thanksgiving or...