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Feb 22, 2022
The Relationship Between State COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Adult Hospital Census in 200 Words
With COVID-19 case incidence rapidly declining across much of the U.S., we have an opportunity to catch our breath and evaluate the public health…
Feb 17, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Hastened Recovery Continues, Although Some Risk Remains
Following a break from modeling last week, our COVID-Lab team updated our case incidence and hospitalization forecasts today for counties across the…
Feb 16, 2022
How Effective are Mask Mandates at Stopping the Spread of COVID-19?
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic when people everywhere are working hard to summon the energy for another chapter, many questions…
Feb 03, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: As Recovery Continues, Schools Plan for Next Steps
A review of our COVID-Lab forecasting model this week reveals COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations are declining across most of the U.S., and…
Jan 27, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Recovery Continues, But Some Regions Lag Behind
Our COVID-Lab modeling team is releasing new models this week, which debut statewide four-week forecasts for adult hospital admissions and census. In…
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 variant…
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…
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 communities…
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…
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&rsquo…
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