The pandemic isn’t over. What should you have in your COVID kit? | GBH
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre shares advice on how to continue protecting ourselves from COVID-19: “More broadly, Pierre said protecting yourself from COVID-19 starts with maintaining good overall health by getting screenings and taking care of chronic illness. ‘That’s going to put you in good stead for so many things including COVID, and this is […]
What is ‘medium COVID’ and is it really a thing? Health experts aren’t convinced. | Medical Xpress
CEID Faculty Dr. Jai Marathe weighs in on Long COVID: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define ‘long COVID-19’ as a range of new, returning or ongoing health problems four or more weeks after first being infected with the coronavirus. The World Health Organization defines the condition as occurring within three months from infection […]
10 Things You Should Know About Endemicity & COVID-19 Response
On March 9, Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs hosted What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 Response? Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director of CEID, provided opening remarks, and the event was moderated by CEID Faculty […]
Amid climbing Mass. COVID-19 cases, health experts urge booster shots | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighs in on COVID-19 booster shots: “Hamer said in an e-mail that he is strongly encouraging people who have not yet received their booster to get the shot, and that the state should develop strategies to facilitate access to the booster. ‘Increasing ease of access and communication about the importance […]
Working with healthcare workers to improve vaccination uptake in Uganda
Over the last two years, more than ten billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide. However, global vaccine inequity has led to disproportionate vaccine distribution, with Africa, for example, receiving less than 6% of the worldwide share of vaccines. We believe that advocacy to bridge this disparity is urgently needed. Gaining ground on […]
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer on COVID-19 & Wastewater | Baystate Business Hour Podcast
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer joined Bloomberg’s Baystate Business Hour Podcast to discuss COVID-19 levels in Boston-area wastewater. Click here to learn more
A Covid-19 spike like the one in China is unlikely in the US, experts say. Here’s why | CNN
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer shares insights on the Omicron BA.2 subvariant: “…’The [BA.2] subvariant of Omicron is not an entire leap ahead of Omicron, whereas Omicron was really quite different than Delta,’ said Dr. Davidson Hammer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University. ‘I think that there are a lot of […]
Ask the Docs: Second boosters for adults over 50 and Omicron BA.2 in New England | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre answers questions about the new COVID-19 booster guidance and the BA.2 variant. Learn more here.
What One Million COVID Dead Mean for the U.S.’s Future | Scientific American
CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes shares insights on COVID-19 excess mortality as the U.S. approaches one million COVID-19 deaths: ‘People are dying in the prime of life,’ says Andrew Stokes, an assistant professor of global health at the Boston University School of Public Health. ‘They’re leaving families. They were caregivers. When we think about the […]
With All Eyes on BA.2, Here’s What Experts Say Might Happen in the U.S. | Time
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad weighs in on BA.2: “Madad agrees that it’s too soon to let up on infection-prevention measures. ‘There’s this dangerous narrative that cases don’t matter and it’s all about hospitalizations,’ she says, but that ignores complications, such as Long COVID, which can strike people who experience even mild cases. To help […]