Some states in the U.S. are closing virus testing sites despite fears of a new surge. | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weighs in on the closure of COVID-19 testing sites: “…Once a new surge or variant arrives and starts driving up testing demand, no rush to reopen mass testing sites, no matter how expedited, can make up for the lost time, said Cassandra Pierre, the medical director of public health programs […]
State’s COVID-19 death toll falls by more than 3,700 under new counting method | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre offers insights on Massachusetts’ new method of counting COVID-19 deaths: “Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician who is the associate hospital epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, said ‘the number of deaths directly caused by COVID-19’ will be more accurately reflected under the new system, but ‘the larger issue has […]
Long Covid Clinic | City Line
CEID Faculty Dr. Jai Marathe and Dr. Cassandra Pierre share information on Long COVID and Boston Medical Center’s ReCOVer Long COVID Clinic. Watch the full segment here.
As masks come off, experts warn the pandemic isn’t over | GBH
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weighs in on masking as COVID rates trend down: “…’There are people that continue to be at risk, even in this time — people who are not yet eligible for the vaccination, children under the age of five, those who are immunocompromised,’ she said. ‘So this is a time of […]
Ask the doctors: the latest on vaccines, treatments, and what the future may hold | WBUR
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre joined WBUR to answer listener questions about COVID-19. Listen to the full segment here.
Groups hardest hit by COVID-19 appear least likely to get care for its lingering effects | The Boston Globe
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia and Core Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weigh in on the importance of engaging marginalized communities in Long COVID research: “…The reasons for the apparent disparity are similar to those that led to the high COVID-19 rates in disadvantaged communities, said Dr. Cassandra M. Pierre, an infectious diseases physician at […]
Has Mass. Closed the Racial Gap for COVID Vaccinations? Here’s What Boston Doctors Say | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre joined a group of Boston doctors to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Black community: “…When COVID-19 vaccines were first rolled out in 2020, there were concerns about vaccine hesitancy in part due to historical trauma that still exists within the Black community. ‘We are still contending with […]
Could coronavirus become endemic? Boston doctors weigh in | WGBH
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weighs in on endemicity: “…’It is true that other countries have been able to experience … less upheavals or surges in COVID-19 numbers. When COVID-19 reaches endemicity or the endemic state in one area, it doesn’t necessarily mean that all areas sync up with that, and we are not in […]
CDC shortens interval between 3rd and 4th shot for those with weakened immune systems | The Boston Globe
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weighs in on COVID booster shots for the immunocompromised: “Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician who is the associate hospital epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, said it was ‘very important to give people that fourth dose. We really want to do everything we can to stimulate immunity and antibody […]
COVID cases among Mass. students plummet after omicron peak, but experts urge caution | WGBH
CEID Faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre weighs in on COVID rates and the end of the school mask mandate in Massachusetts: “…Pierre, the hospital epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, said hospitalizations are ‘coming down from a very high level, which means that there’s still a significant component of our state, of our counties and of our […]