CEID faculty provide public health testimony to state lawmakers
Several CEID faculty have recently provided their expertise in infectious diseases and broader public health to help shape state public health policies. CEID Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia provided testimony to the Massachusetts state senators and representatives on the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health, chaired by Sen. Bill Driscoll and Rep. Marjorie Decker. Speaking to […]
Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its return, report says | Science
Smallpox is still the only human disease to have been fully eradicated. However, the risk of reemergence isn’t fully nonzero, says CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia who served on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)’s committee that wrote a government-requested report on smallpox preparedness. Read more from Science.