Does Rising COVID Wastewater Data Signal the Start of a Surge? Boston Doctors Explain | NBC10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer states, “I think we’re looking at a tougher respiratory virus season and so we really need to be cautious as we go into Christmas, Hanukkah and other other holidays on this time of year.” See more here.
Bump or spike? COVID in wastewater has experts unsurprised but wary | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre says that it’s too soon to determine whether the recent uptick in COVID-19 found in wastewater is a “bump or a surge.” See more here.
Testing for Covid-19 at home is easy. Why can’t we test for the flu too? | Advisory Board
CEID Faculty Dr. Christina Yen advocates for at-home flu testing in Advisory Board. See more here.
A Triple Serving Of Flu, COVID And RSV Hits Hospitals Ahead Of Thanksgiving | NPR
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad talks about how Flu, COVID-19, and RSV are spreading during the holiday season. See more here.
Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests? | Stat
CEID Faculty Dr. Christina Yen talks about how at-home flu tests would be an essential tool for people to get treatment. See more here.
How infectious disease experts are responding to Covid nearly three years in | Stat
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad joins other epidemiologists in sharing their personal COVID-19 protection measures. See more here.
COVID-19’s Lessons for Future Pandemics | Harvard Medical School
CEID Faculty Dr. John Connor states, “How you keep in peacetime the things you need in wartime is a tough question to answer, but it seems to me that’s what we need.” See more here.
Paxlovid Works — So Why Has Uptake Been So Slow? | Health City
CEID Faculty Dr. Jai Marathe and Dr. Cassandra Pierre talk about the effectiveness of Paxlovid and the COVID-19 pandemic context. See more here.
Schools that kept mask mandates saw significantly fewer COVID-19 cases: study | CTV News
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray co-authored a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates the effectiveness of wearing masks at schools. See more here.
COVID-19 Policies Remain Controversial as New Semesters Get Underway | Medscape
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer reacts to COVID-19 policies at schools such as Princeton University. “Is there a scientific rationale for telling Princeton students they can’t leave the county? ‘No, that’s sort of crazy,’ says infectious disease specialist Davidson Hamer, MD, a professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University School of Public […]