Epidemic
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How a COVID-19 App Built at U-M Is Helping Businesses Stay Open
A COVID-19 symptom checklist web app developed at the University of Michigan is helping more than 2,500 employers, including small businesses, in Michigan meet state requirements to screen employees before they enter the workplace each day. Read more
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Testing the Deceased Could Provide Additional Surveillance Methods During Pandemic, Study Shows
New research from Andrew Brouwer
Testing for the coronavirus on those who have died could supplement other forms of surveillance and serve as a possible early outbreak warning sign, say University of Michigan researchers. Read more
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Contact Tracing Corps to Help Monitor Virus on Campus
Seventy-five student volunteer investigators are playing a key role in the University of Michigan’s COVID-19 response by serving as contact tracers. Read more
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University to Test 3,000 Weekly for COVID-19 on Campus
The University of Michigan will begin testing students, faculty and staff for the virus that causes COVID-19 next week, ramping up to 3,000 individuals weekly by the end of the month as part of a free, opt-in, voluntary surveillance testing program on the Ann Arbor campus. Read more
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How Precision Public Health on Campus Helps Address COVID-19
Emily Martin featured on Michigan Minds podcast
In this episode of Michigan Minds, associate professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin explains how the University of Michigan established campus health response committees to prepare for the fall semester and how the university is monitoring public health data all day, every day to make health-informed decisions for the U-M community. Read more
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Flu and COVID-19: Expanding Access for Flu Shots at Pharmacies
Arnold Monto featured in the Washington Post
US health officials moved to expand access to flu shots and to tighten vaccination requirements for students, with the nation facing the prospect of flu season arriving amid the coronavirus pandemic and creating an unprecedented threat to health. Read more
