Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Research Guide: News and GW Resources

• CDC Newsroom and COVID-19 Science Updates
• Novel Coronavirus Reports - All the latest COVID-19 related reports from MMWR in one place.
• WHO Monthly Epidemiological Updates 
• NIAID News Releases - latest drug and vaccine trials news and more.
• NEJM Journal Watch and Physician First Watch COVID-19 Coverage
• Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Situation Reports  Global and US updates on epidemiology and response. 
• Kaiser Health News COVID-19 News
• Novel Coronavirus Resource Center, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
• COVID-19 coverage from the Washington Post  (free access)
• The Coronavirus Outbreak from NY Times - free access (requires email registration); maps, breaking news, FAQ

• Global COVID-19 Health Workforce responses: recruit, retain, reskill, and support health workers, webinar presentation with keynote by Margaret Zieman, GW Fitzhugh Mullin Institute for Health Workforce Equity, April 25, 9-10am ET
• MMWR COVID-19 Briefing podcasts - Highlights the latest scientific information from the COVID-19 response
• ​COCA Calls (Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Office, CDC) - The most up to date information and guidance for clinicians. Join the email list for notification of new webinars.
• Surviving a Pandemic, a series of COVID-19 episodes of Healthy You: A GWSPH Podcast  
• Public Health On Call podcast (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) - Evidence-based insights on the public health news of the day. The current focus is the COVID-19 vaccines.  Daily podcast available on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. 

This guide is a resource for health care and public health professionals. Many resources listed are freely available.  Every attempt is made to keep the list current and complete but the guide is not comprehensive.

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For questions or comments about this Research Guide, contact JoLinda Thompson (jlt@gwu.edu), at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library. 

The University's Covid-19 update policies were updated on May 9, 2023 in response to the expiration of the federal Covid-19 public health emergency.  See the GW's Coronavirus Response page for details.

• The University strongly recommends but no longer requires vaccination.
• Covid-19 testing services will end on May 25, 2023. Contact tracing and related services will end June 1, 2023.
• Masks will remain optional but may be required in some spaces such as health care facilities.