Jun 14 2021
Press Releases
A grant from the New York-based foundation will fuel expansion of DETECT, Scripps Research’s sensor-based study for real-time digital detection of viral illness. June 14, 2021, LA JOLLA, CA— Scientists …
Jun 14 2021
Press Releases
Statement from Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice -President, Pandemic Prevention and Response, The Rockefeller Foundation NEW YORK | June 14, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation looks forward to collaborating with the …
Jun 10 2021
Press Releases
New research, conducted by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation, details parents’ preferences for in-person school safety measures and how they differ on racial and ethnic lines. New York …
Jun 10 2021
New research, conducted by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation, details parents’ preferences for in-person school safety measures and how they differ on racial and ethnic lines. Among key findings: 84 percent of parents plan to send at least some of their children to school in person in the fall, another 12 percent are unsure, and only 5 percent of parents have no plans to do so.
Health U.S. & the Americas
Jun 09 2021
Perspective
Despite millions of deaths and trillions in economic dislocations, Covid-19 has not been nearly as lethal as the 1918 Spanish flu or as disruptive as pandemic planners had feared. Dr. …
Jun 09 2021
The nightmare scenario is that the coronavirus pandemic never truly ends. Making sure that never comes to pass has become the central focus of a global scientific effort to track the myriad evolutions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Jun 09 2021
#RFBreakthrough
Modeling and data-driven analytics have been invaluable tools in the global response to the Covid-19 crisis. However, deploying these analytical tools, and communicating insights, has been challenging in the best …
Jun 09 2021
Video
In this video, Dr. Rick Bright shares three things that hold the key to early pandemic response.
Jun 04 2021
Latest Updates
The Pandemic Prevention Initiative is working closely with a global network of laboratories, non-profit organizations, governments, international organizations, and private companies to strengthen global surveillance capacity and provide actionable …
Jun 03 2021
Perspective
As more school districts commit to offering in-person learning for most or all of their students, many are grappling with the costs and benefits of conducting routine COVID-19 testing as …