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May 20, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Planning for Summer as Case Incidence Continues to Decline in the U.S.
Nationally, the average PCR testing positivity rate declined to 4.2% over the past week (down from 4.9% last week). Seventy percent of the 821…
May 13, 2021
Social Distancing to Virtual Learning: Breaking Down COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health Across Youth Developmental Stages
While children have largely been spared from severe COVID-19 symptoms, the effects of the pandemic on children’s development and behavioral…
May 12, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Lessons Learned from a Year of Modeling the COVID-19 Pandemic
This week, with declining transmission and hospitalizations confirming that our worst days are behind us, our team is preparing to conclude the…
May 10, 2021
Q&A: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD), a group of genetic red blood cell disorders that cause severe pain and anemia, face many challenges in managing…
May 06, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Navigating the Final Leg of the COVID-19 Pandemic
For the last three weeks, our county-level COVID-Lab forecasting model has forecasted declining COVID-19 transmission across the country,…
Apr 29, 2021
Pressing Issues Facing Children and Families: Reflections One Year into the Pandemic
Just over a year ago, we wrote a piece highlighting areas of particular concern for children and families as the COVID-19 pandemic was…
Apr 23, 2021
Building on the American Rescue Plan to Reduce Child Poverty in 200 Words
Lifting children out of poverty is critical to improving their health and supporting healthy development. Provisions of the recent American…
Apr 21, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing to Vaccinate Children as Our Nation Reaches a Turning Point
Below are the main findings from the weekly update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model: The national PCR testing positivity rate remains…
Apr 14, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Cautiously Optimistic a Turning Point is Near
Here are the main findings from the weekly update to our COVID-Lab county-level forecasting model: The average PCR test positivity rate across…
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