Here’s what the White House’s grim coronavirus warning means for you | CNN What Matters
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad spoke with CNN about the recent projection of 100 million potential COVID infections in the fall and winter: “WHAT MATTERS: What do you make of this warning from the White House? MADAD: I think it’s an extremely important warning that everybody in the United States, whether you’re unvaccinated or vaccinated […]
The pandemic will never end the way you want it to: ‘It reminds me very much of The NeverEnding Story’ | Fortune
CEID Faculty Dr. Traci Hong weighs in on the public desire for closure on COVID: “…Cinematic portrayals of pandemics are unrealistic, but it doesn’t stop the public from basing their expectations on them, says Traci Hong, a professor of media science at Boston University.’We generally process information that is packaged in stories more easily and […]
BU professor: True death toll of COVID-19 pandemic could now be as high as 1.22 million in United States | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes shares insights on excess mortality research as the U.S. approaches the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths. “A Boston University professor estimated Thursday that the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States could now be as high has 1.22 million, substantially higher than the nearly […]
‘Just break the glass’ — Inside CEPI’s 100 day plan for a new vaccine | Devex
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad shared her thoughts on the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations’ (CEPI) 100 Days Mission: ‘having a goal of developing a vaccine in 100 days is absolutely possible with financial support, political will and some of the world’s best talent.’ Read the full article here.
‘There will be an end in sight, it’s just unclear when’ — what endemic really means for COVID-19 | Toronto Star
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad weighed in about the state of the pandemic: “…’We often put these arbitrary times, you know, by summer we’re going to be free of this virus and we can go back to our life as we know it, but that’s the human timeline, not the viral timeline,’ she said. The […]
A blip or the beginning of a trend? Encouraging signal emerges in COVID waste-water numbers. | Washington Post
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighed in on COVID-19 variants and wastewater tracking: “Asked Friday about the latest data on the unpredictable virus, Dr. David H. Hamer, professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, suggested it’s too soon to celebrate. ‘I think it is too early […]
As mask mandates disappear, COVID is on the rise in Massachusetts | GBH
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighs in on masking: “…On top of the wastewater and new case data, Hamer points to new genetic sequencing that suggests new subvariants are beginning to emerge. ‘And people are theorizing that they’re more transmissible,’ Hamer said. ‘So all those combined with the desire to be together, to have meetings […]
Medical experts advise public to keep masking on public transit after federal judge lifts national mandate | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighed in on masking after national mandate was lifted: “Dr. David H. Hamer, professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, said via email that he was somewhat caught off guard by the court ruling striking down the mandate. ‘I am a […]
Our pandemic reality is a dizzying mix of normalcy and looming concern | CNN
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad weighs in about where we are in the pandemic: “Pandemics don’t have linear narratives, meaning there is a defined beginning, middle and an end. There are many possibilities – there could be a protracted ending, or with the right curveball (e.g., highly immune evasive variant or significant waning immunity), put […]
America Created Its Own Booster Problems | The Atlantic
CEID Faculty Dr. Nina Mazar comments on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: “…the arrival of boosters, then, felt to some like an admission that the first shots were a bungle—that the government and scientists had ‘made a mistake,’ says Nina Mazar, a behavioral scientist at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Misinformation, including false rumors that the […]