Caitlin Rivers, PhD
Epidemiology + outbreak science + health security. Faculty at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (@JHSPH_CHS).
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Text - S.4377 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): A bill to facilitate the safe re-opening of schools by conducting or supporting research on children's infection with, and role in transmitting, SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.
Text for S.4377 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): A bill to facilitate the safe re-opening of schools by conducting or supporting research on children's infection with, and role in transmitting, SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
Glad to see "a bill to facilitate the safe re-opening of schools by conducting or supporting research on children's infection with, and role in transmitting, SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes" introduced in the Senate!
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Steps to a Better COVID-19 Response
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The NBA bubble is a grand experiment in epidemiology
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Resetting Our Response: Changes Needed in the US Approach to COVID-19
Despite initial declines in cases in May 2020 following implementation of stringent stay-at-home orders, cases are resurging in most states
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
Colleagues and I are out with a new report today with 10 recommendations for how the US should chart a new course. Here’s a thread with a quick rundown of the 10
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
The full report is linked here. Coauthors @Elena_Martin33 @C_R_Watson @MSchochSpana @T_Inglesby @anita_cicero
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Cleaning and Disinfecting: Everyday steps, when someone is sick, and considerations for employers.
Communities, Schools, Workplaces, & Events
Cleaning and Disinfecting: Everyday steps, when someone is sick, and considerations for employers.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
CDC just published a doc purporting to weigh the public health risks and education benefits of reopening schools. Having recently participated in a National Academies of Science committee on just that, I am not impressed at the paucity of this document 1/
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Our experts are closely following and analyzing updates on this COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronaviruses are a family of RNA viruses that typically cause mild respiratory disease in humans. A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
In today's covid newsletter, we report that case counts at the national level may be plateauing or peaking. This is good news! Important to remember that we have a long way down the mountain to go, though. Sign up for our newsletter here
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Group calls for standardized data collection to better track Covid-19 - STAT
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How Will We Know When It’s Time to Reopen the Nation?
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Governors Must Save Us From Our Coronavirus Testing Failure
Our pandemic fight requires prompt testing results — and singular cooperation among the states to achieve them.
Behind the HHS-CDC Disagreement
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During Coronavirus Lockdowns, Some Doctors Wondered: Where Are the Preemies?
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White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus "red zone"
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Identification and evaluation of epidemic prediction and forecasting reporting guidelines: A systematic review and a call for action
High quality epidemic forecasting and prediction are critical to support response to local, regional and global infectious disease threats. Other fiel…
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD
I have a new paper with @simon_pollett and a big team of amazing colleagues. We conducted a systematic review of existing epidemic prediction and forecasting guidelines. It’s one step toward the development of our own consensus guidelines, coming soon.
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U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez
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People Over Politics - Policy Recommendations for Next Federal Relief Package
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