Posts by Jason W. Griffith, MD, PhD

• SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Won't Necessarily Be Reduced This Summer

  Massachusetts General Hospital researchers believe that pandemic respiratory viruses appear to have different properties than endemic viruses because they often do not adhere to typical viral seasonality.

  Research and Innovation

  Article April 22, 2020

• Will SARS-CoV-2 Disappear in the Summer?

  Many people are saying...

  “...There’s a theory that, in April, when it gets warm — historically, that has been able to kill the virus. So we don’t know yet; we’re not sure yet. But that’s around the corner.”

  Pulmonary and Critical Care

  Article April 17, 2020

• Early Inflammation in COVID-19 Is Not a Straightforward Therapeutic Target

  Targeting the dysregulated inflammatory response in COVID-19 seems to be an obvious strategy, but research in other disease states suggests it won't be easy.

  Pulmonary and Critical Care, Research and Innovation

  Article April 9, 2020