Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
Prof. Joshua Weitz wrote a guest column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution discussing the potential ramifications of students returning to campus while Covid-19 still runs rampant throughout Georgia. To understand why Georgia’s colleges and universities are not ready for face-to-face instruction, consider the return of 10,000 undergraduates to campus. How many of those will be […]
Prof. Joshua Weitz and research scientist Dr. Stephen Beckett recently published an opinion piece in Slate Magazine discussing Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to lift lockdown restrictions and re-open the state. Citing concerns about the time delay between a person becoming infected and testing positive for the virus, Beckett and Weitz urge Georgia leaders to […]
Several members of the group and our collaborators published an article in Nature Medicine where we modeled shield immunity. With shield immunity, Covid-19 recovered individuals (with antibodies against Covid-19) could be deployed as focal points for safer interactions with sensitive populations. A shield immunity dashboard is in progress and will be forthcoming in January 2021.
Prof. Weitz’s recently published opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution cites concerns that lifting restrictions in Georgia too soon could increase the severity of Covid-19 in the state. Last Monday, April 20, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the limited reopening of sectors of Georgia’s economy, effective April 24. The rationale includes the fact that documented […]
Prof. Joshua Weitz — along with Richard E. Lenski, Lauren A. Meyers, and Johnathan Dushoff — wrote an opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about the painful but practical decisions that will have to be made to mitigate Covid-19 spread. Citing the NCAA’s decision to restrict the number of fans allowed in upcoming March […]