Surveillance: Fed Tightening Risk With Fernandez | Bloomberg
CEID Faculty Lauren Sauer is featured on Bloomberg’s Surveillance podcast, commenting that, “we are not out of this pandemic yet.” Listen to the full podcast here
Biden is prioritizing rapid testing to counter omicron. Other countries are far ahead | Washington Post
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia advocates for stronger testing capacity in The Washington Post. “’In general, testing capacity needs to be strengthened so that we can take advantage of these pills, which might keep people out of the hospital,’ Nahid Bhadelia, director of Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, told […]
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater levels surge to record levels amid omicron variant: ‘We’re not done yet’ | Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer provides an update on the COVID-19 wastewater tracker. “’It’s pretty serious,’ said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University specialist in infectious diseases. ‘The wastewater was going down, but now it’s shooting back up again. We’re not done yet.'” Read the full article here
Merck’s Covid Pill Is Authorized for High-Risk Adults | New York Times
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia discusses the role of the newly-authorized COVID-19 pill from Merck. “’Anything that keeps people out of the hospital, even incremental, has a role,’ said Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research at Boston University.” Read the full article here
‘Better late than never’: Doctors praise Boston’s vaccine mandate and passports | GBH News
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia joined Jim Braude on Greater Boston to discuss Boston’s vaccine mandates and passports. “Bhadelia said that measures like vaccine passports and mandates can go a long way in both protecting public health and continuing to keep society open. ‘Better late than never. I think we should have done this […]
Biden to send millions of free COVID-19 tests, dispatch military to hospitals as experts worry about time already lost | Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer spoke with The Boston Globe about people’s attitudes toward COVID-19 restrictions. “People are just tired of having things loosened up a little bit only to turn around a few months later and say, ‘Oh, you can’t do these things, you have to go get tested, you have to put your […]
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections and deaths rose during delta, but far outpaced by the unvaccinated | ABC News
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray spoke with ABC News about breakthrough COVID-19 infections. “Murray and Lessler both likened the COVID-19 vaccine to a seatbelt, explaining that even if an individual were to get into a car accident, the seatbelt can often, but not always, help prevent significant injury or death. ‘Breakthrough infections are not evidence […]
NFL could become trend-setter for COVID-19 testing policies | Associated Press
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer shared his thoughts on the NFL’s response to the omicron variant. “’The other side is that they’re going to have more players that are out there that are infected that are potentially transmitting to other players and leading to a greater burden of infections,’ said Dr. David Hamer, professor of […]
Omicron Takes Over as Dominant Strain in Mass. | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer was featured on NBC 10 Boston with the latest on the omicron variant. “Preliminary data from South Africa, where omicron was first detected, indicates the strain of the virus could cause less severe symptoms, according to Boston Medical Center’s Dr. David Hamer.” Read the full article here
Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19 | USA Today
CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes spoke with USA Today about the U.S. death investigation system. “‘Our death investigation system urgently needs both oversight and standardization of training and procedures,’ Stokes said. ‘It’s hampered our ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and leaves us unprepared for future public health emergencies.'” Read the full article here