Doctors Debate Study That Found Masks in Boston-Area Schools Cut COVID Rates | NBC 10
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joined NBC 10 Boston’s Weekly “COVID Q&A” series. See more here
Opinion: I’m an epidemiologist, and my daughter’s RSV case shook me | CNN
CEID Affiliate Faculty Dr. Syra Madad authored this opinion in CNN Opinions and concludes: “…While most children will get RSV by age 2, getting sick is never ideal and for young children, or those at high risk for severe RSV disease. My experience with my daughter was difficult. On top of witnessing her suffering from […]
To beat Ebola in Uganda, fund what worked in Liberia | Nature
CEID Affiliate Faculty Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah authored this opinion piece and concludes: “…I never again want to see what I saw when I arrived in West Point that day eight years ago. Two people were crawling on their knees and vomiting blood; three of their contacts were at large. To avert another such epidemic, […]
A superbug killed my daughter at 25. Here’s how Congress can save others. | USA Today
CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson is featured: “…We need funding for new antibiotics, antifungals and phages, because of the diminishing effectiveness of our current arsenal of treatments. This will only come with policies that incentivize research and development of antibiotics, antifungals and phage therapies to replace the ones that no longer work. Without new and […]
Is it the Flu, COVID or a Cold? | CNET
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer is quoted: “…Symptoms of the flu and COVID-19 can both lead to hospitalization and death. Dr. David Hamer, a Boston University School of Public Health professor and physician at Boston Medical Center, agreed that the symptoms aren’t easy to differentiate right away. ‘Clinically, it’s going to be harder for […]
‘The pandemic is not over’: Health experts warn of winter COVID surge amid fewer safety precautions | Florida Phoenix
CEID Affiliate Faculty Dr. Syra Madad is quoted: “Dr. Syra Madad, senior director of the systemwide special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospital, said in a phone conversation with the Phoenix that COVID infections will likely climb during winter because of the highly transmissible omicron variant and other emerging subvariants. And to fight the […]
‘Nightmare’ XBB Variant Likely Already Here, Boston Doctors Say | NBC Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joined NBC 10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series to discuss the XBB variant of COVID-19. ‘There is a reasonable chance that XBB is already in Massachusetts, since it has been reported in New York,’ Hamer said. ‘Since we are sequencing fewer samples than before, it may take longer to […]
Opinion: How to fix American health care, according to 6 experts | CNN Opinion
CEID Affiliate Faculty Dr. Syra Madad’s opinion, quoted below, is featured: “Trust in science has taken a major blow recently. A Pew Research Center survey found that Americans’ trust in scientists is lower now than it was pre-pandemic. This couldn’t come at a worse moment. We’re living in a time when disease outbreaks are rampant, […]
BPS says COVID cases haven’t spiked in schools this fall. Here’s why. | Boston.com
CEID Interim Director, Dr. David Hamer is quoted: “…Compared to last fall, there is also a different dominant strain of the virus in the United States. The BA.5 omicron variant, is highly contagious. Dr. David Hamer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University and an attending physician in infectious diseases at Boston […]
The Booster Shot’s Been Updated. Experts Explain What It Is and Who Should Get It | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joined NBC Boston’s “COVID Q&A” segment to share insights on bivalent booster shots. “…The bivalent shots target both the original coronavirus strain and the currently circulating omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. ‘It’s meant to give protection against both the original virus simulated strains but also omicron-related subvariants,’ Hamer said. […]