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Category: GHI In the News

Child cases of COVID-19 increasing

GHI Associate Director James Conway says relaxed pandemic restrictions lead to more children infected.

A mysterious, lethal chimp disease is linked to a human illness

Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology and GHI Advisory Committee member, discovers a bacterium linked to mysterious chimp deaths in Sierra Leone.

COVID-19 vaccine roll out challenges and opportunities

GHI Associate Director James Conway visits with Caroline Kingori on her Kenyan radio show.

How to communicate with students about COVID-19, according to science

Dominique Brossard, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says student leaders and community solidarity can make a difference to student outlook on COVID-19.

We’re not out of the woods with holiday COVID-19 spike

Ajay Sethi, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says don’t let up on pandemic precautions.

Five tips for how to actually change an anti-masker’s mind, according to experts

Dominique Brossard, a member of GHI’s Advisory Committee, has advice about how to talk to anti-maskers.

Q & A with UW immunization expert James Conway on Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccination process

GHI Associate Director James Conway says ‘”People have kind of started to come around to understanding that a vaccine really is our best and most likely off-ramp to get off of this horrible ride.”

What if COVID-19 takes hold in animals?

GHI Advisory Committee member Tony Goldberg takes a look at what could happen in COVID takes hold in animals.

The need to improve student literacy in climate and health

The climate crisis endangers children’s health, but few students are learning about these risks. Learn more from GHI’s Jonathan Patz and Valerie Stull with Maggie Grabow and Vijay Limaye.

Emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines likely in weeks, though U.S. still headed for a harsh winter

GHI Associate Director James Conway looks at the potential vaccines.