Monkeypox Cases—and Concern—Climbing | The Brink
CEID Faculty Dr. John Connor spoke with BU’s The Brink about Monkeypox. Read the full piece with Q&A below: Concerns about monkeypox are mounting, as cases climb in the United States and abroad. On July 23, the World Health Organization deemed the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Governors in New York, California, and Illinois have […]
Ask the Docs: An omicron-specific booster dose and your questions about monkeypox | Radio Boston
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre spoke with Tiziana Dearing of WBUR’s Radio Boston to answer questions about the Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 and Monkeypox. Listen to the full segment here.
In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest | The New York Times
The New York Times covered new COVID mortality research findings led by CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes. The research found that “across the small towns and farmlands, Covid killed Black and Hispanic people at considerably higher rates than it did their white neighbors. Even at the end of the pandemic’s second year, in February 2022, […]
COVID cases are rising in Mass. again | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre spoke with WBUR’s Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy regarding rising COVID-19 cases and monkeypox. Listen to the full segment here.
‘Hidden’ COVID fatalities show US death investigations need reform | The Hill
CEID Faculty Andrew Stokes, PhD co-wrote an op-ed about the US death investigation system. The authors conclude that “the death investigation system’s inaccuracies have hindered our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Modernizing this system is one of the most important steps we can take to improve our public health infrastructure and prepare for the next […]
Countries are not doing enough to contain monkeypox outbreak, epidemiologist says | CNBC
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad spoke with Squawk Box Asia about the monkeypox outbreak, saying: …’This is a unique outbreak where we know this virus, but it’s causing a very large outbreak in a number of countries around the world. In fact, if we look at case counts, United States is kind of trailing behind […]
Opinion: This monkeypox outbreak didn’t have to happen | CNN
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad authored an opinion about the current monkeypox outbreak. She concludes, “This is just another example of how a localized outbreak, without adequate global attention and resource support, has spread throughout the world. Regardless of the messaging coming from health officials, monkeypox is a pandemic according to the CDC’s definition, which […]
State partners with Africa CDC to accelerate Covid vaccines uptake | The Star
CEID Faculty Dr. Mosoka Fallah weighed in on “Saving Lives and Livelihoods,” a campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Kenya: “…Africa CDC deputy director Dr Mosoka Fallah said the Saving Lives and Livelihoods programme is being piloted in Kenya before being rolled out in the rest of the African countries…’Africa is still the continent […]
COVID subvariant BA.5: What to know about reinfection, transmission and symptoms | CT Insider
“…BA.5 is a subvariant of the omicron strain of COVID-19. That means it’s a recent descendant of the strain that caused the last major wave of infections in the latter half of 2021.’The interesting part is that the virus changed so quickly,’ said Dr. David Hamer interim director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
Meet the covid super-dodgers | The Washington Post
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray weighs in on the notion of innate genetic immunity: “…Scientists have found no conclusive evidence of innate genetic immunity. ‘It would be extremely unlikely that any innate immune system properties could protect against all infections,’ said Eleanor Murray, an epidemiologist and professor at the Boston University School of Public Health.” […]