Ashish Jha

Dr. Ashish Jha explains why he thinks employer vaccination mandates for employees are so helpful in the fight against Covid.

Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s Public School of Health, laid out four tools to tame the coronavirus pandemic. Jha broke it down in a thread on Twitter this weekend, noting that, “We have all the tools we need to end this pandemic.” The four tools Jha outlined are vaccines, rapid tests, improving indoor air and masks, and...

Dr. Peter Hotez explains why the spread of the delta coronavirus variant has forced the threshold to achieve herd immunity much higher in the U.S.

The dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health warns about the Covid-19 death toll in the U.S. as a result of the delta variant.

Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes delivers her insights into the women’s gymnastic team’s second-place qualifying performance behind Russia.

Dr. Ashish Jha explains why he thinks people are underestimating how bad the Covid surge is going to get as a result of the delta variant.

Many people are worried that the rise of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is more contagious than the earlier variants and has become the dominant strain in the U.S., as well as in Massachusetts. Among the questions people have been wondering is whether they need to wear masks inside again indoors, even if they’ve been vaccinated. The...

Dr. Ashish Jha explains why he’s following the scientific evidence when it comes to a Covid booster shot.

The latest CDC data shows that the Delta variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S.

Federal authorization to use Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, which is expected to come soon, will not only help get more of the general population protected, but will also help improve prospects for fully reopening high schools in the fall, coronavirus expert Dr. Ashish Jha said Tuesday. “Right now, we have about 44% of Americans who…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.

Over the past week, the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the United States has stopped declining even as the country’s vaccination rollout continues. And more COVID-19 outbreaks are starting to be reported — including several here in New England. What’s the cause of this seeming reversal of the recent positive trend? There could be several reasons, according...

On April 5, eligibility will be expanded to those 55 years and older and those with one co-morbidity.

Massachusetts health care workers who received their first dose of a COVID vaccine will soon be getting their second shot, but at least one New England medical experts is pushing for a delay. “We’re likely looking at, at least another 100, maybe another 150,000 people dying between now and the end of February, and that’s awful and we’ve got...

Brown University School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha argues that with case numbers rising, and the new COVID variant threatening to worsen the spread, it may be time to consider delaying the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, to be able to immunize a larger number of people sooner.

The dean of Brown University’s School of Public health is speaking out about what he calls a slow distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, criticizing the federal government for not doing enough to help at the state level. In a lengthy tweet thread, Dr. Ashish Jha said he was “incredibly frustrated” by the slow pace of vaccine distribution and states and...

As Christmas celebrations wind down and preparations for New Year’s Eve begin, new restrictions have taken effect in Massachusetts that aim to curb a new spike in holiday-related COVID-19 cases. But when would evidence of that surge likely appear? Thanksgiving, which inspired the new restrictions, may offer a sense.

Gov. Charlie Baker hinted more restrictions could be coming to minimize the impact of another significant surge, as he made a Christmas week plea to residents, begging them to stay home for the holidays.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday he is taking new action to slow the spread of the virus, moving Massachusetts back to Step 1 of Phase 3, starting Sunday.

Effective Sunday, Gov. Baker announced that Massachusetts will rollback the state COVID-19 reopening plan to Phase 3, Step 1.