‘Really demoralizing and operationally very, very hard’: Child-care providers try to stay open in COVID surge | Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer talks about mitigating COVID-19 in childcare settings. “Dr. David Hamer, a Boston University professor of global health and medicine, said test and stay policies could work ‘just as well’ in early education as they do in K-12 settings, but the challenge is availability. ‘If we can have a better supply […]
How Biden could have prepped for Omicron | POLITICO
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad joins other infectious disease experts to answer how Biden could have prepared for omicron. “First, redefining the term ‘fully vaccinated’ to ‘up-to-date’ when booster doses became more of an apparent need to the general public back in November. This shift in just the terminology would’ve prompted more people to get […]
Despite omicron, Covid-19 will become endemic. Here’s how. | Vox
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray talks about how COVID-19 will become endemic in Vox. “For an infectious disease to be classed in the endemic phase, the rate of infections has to more or less stabilize across years, rather than showing big, unexpected spikes as Covid-19 has been doing. ‘A disease is endemic if the reproductive number is stably […]
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? Past diseases, and how they played out, offer some clues | Toronto Star
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad comments on how COVID-19 might end, using evidence from prior epidemics. Read the full article here
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater tracker spikes to astronomical levels | Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer was featured on the Boston Herald with the latest on the omicron variant and the wastewater tracker. “’This is just scary, just so much higher than before,’ said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University specialist in infectious diseases. ‘There’s a lot more virus circulating out there now.'” Read the full article […]
Sore Throat? Runny Nose? Common Omicron Symptoms to Know About | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer discusses what is known about omicron on NBC 10 Boston. “‘It’s clearly causing vaccination breakthroughs,’ Boston Medical Center’s Dr. David Hamer said last week. ‘It’s better able to evade the immune response from vaccination. There’s now evidence from both Pfizer and Moderna that if you have a booster you end […]
US shatters Covid case record with over 300k in a day | ABC News 4
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad urges the public to get vaccinated as the omicron variant continues to spread. “‘That’s where so many of us are echoing go ahead and make sure you get vaccinated, if you haven’t gotten your first or second dose and getting your booster dose. That’s what will protect you right now,’ […]
What NY health experts are saying about New Year’s celebrations amid COVID spike | Pix 11 New York
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad comments on measures that should be taken during the holidays to mitigate the spread of infection. “Infectious disease expert Syra Madad, who helps lead the city and their COVID-19 response, said curtailing New Year’s Eve plans is not a bad idea. ‘We want to make sure that people who are […]
Here’s what we know about omicron variant thus far | The Denver Channel
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer “says epidemiologists believe the omicron variant to be 25% to 50% more transmissible than Delta.” “’There have been a number of events that I would call almost super-spreader events where people have been together for a holiday party, and a large proportion of them have become infected,’ Dr. Hamer said.” […]
Shorten COVID-19 isolation, quarantine time: CDC | Good Morning America
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad comments on the CDC’s revised isolation recommendations. “I think that a lot of this is being driven by the shortage in the labor workforce… we are seeing many people getting infected, mostly among the unvaccinated. This cutting in half of the isolation/quarantine guidance is based on the science.” Watch the […]