COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’ | The Conversation
CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes and his research team have determined that, “the undercounting of COVID-19 deaths is significantly more common in Black, Hispanic and Native American communities as well as low-income areas. Claims that COVID-19 deaths have been overcounted undermine efforts to reconcile the undercounts in these communities and to ensure resources are being […]
The struggle to contain the global threat of superbugs | Axios
CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson says, “We’ve spent untold billions of dollars doing great work knocking back the AIDS pandemic and reducing malaria around the world… We’re not treating bacterial illnesses with the same seriousness that requires governments to see the threat and act like adults.” See more here.
Have We Reached Herd Immunity From COVID? Here’s What Boston Doctors Say | NECN
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer talks about COVID-19 herd immunity on a panel of Boston doctors, “It’s not classic herd immunity… It’s immunity that’s sufficiently high to prevent the bulk of the population from being hospitalized or having severe disease, but it’s not going to stop people from being infected.” See more here.
XBB Subvariant Now 83% of All COVID Cases in New England. But Don’t Be Alarmed | NECN
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer speaks about the XBB subvariants, “If you go back and look at what delta came in, or omicron came in, they completely displaced all other sort of variants at that time. And this has not happened. There’s still a number, you know, sort of an alphabet soup of variants […]
BU researchers discover a mutation that may be weakening COVID | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. John Connor and NEIDL researchers suggest that Omicron’s protein mutation and changes in its spike protein contribute to decreased severity of symptoms and increased ability to evade immunity. See more here.
Another COVID winter finds Mass. in a different place than past years | MassLive
Massachusetts health officials announced 10,075 new COVID cases and 129 virus-related deaths, “And to me, that says something, that there’s more happening,” says CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer. See more here.
Young and healthy people get benefits and low risk from COVID-19 vaccine, despite claims to contrary | Politifact
Per CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer, “other benefits of vaccination to younger people… include preventing lost time from work or school because of infection and preventing infection spread to other people.” See more here.
NEIDL Researchers Discover New SARS-CoV-2 Weak Spot—Which Could Inspire Improved Vaccines | BU Today
CEID Faculty Dr. John Connor and a team of NEIDL researchers suggest that Omicron’s protein mutation and changes in its spike protein contribute to decreased severity of symptoms and increased ability to evade immunity. See more here.
When is it time to mask up again? Boston doctors weigh in | WGBH
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer adds to the conversation about masks, “There are benefits to mask use that go beyond simply preventing disease.” See more here.
Boston Doctors Explain ‘Dramatic Uptick’ in COVID Wastewater Levels as XBB Subvariant Spreads | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joins a panel of Boston doctors to talk about the XBB subvariant, and comments, “It does remind me of a year ago when omicron came in over a two-to-four week period and displaced everything… This is sort of going that direction, but I think we need more data. Over […]