Per CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad, “The US government desperately needs to continue to invest in more Covid therapeutics to keep up with the evolving nature of the virus.” See more here.
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad wrote an opinion about why she will vaccinate her 2-year-old for Covid-19. She concludes that “we have waited over a year to get to this pivotal moment for these young kids – now that a vaccine appears on the cusp of approval, we must do everything we can to get […]
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad spoke with CNN about the recent projection of 100 million potential COVID infections in the fall and winter: “WHAT MATTERS: What do you make of this warning from the White House? MADAD: I think it’s an extremely important warning that everybody in the United States, whether you’re unvaccinated or vaccinated […]
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad weighs in about where we are in the pandemic: “Pandemics don’t have linear narratives, meaning there is a defined beginning, middle and an end. There are many possibilities – there could be a protracted ending, or with the right curveball (e.g., highly immune evasive variant or significant waning immunity), put […]
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer shares insights on the Omicron BA.2 subvariant: “…’The [BA.2] subvariant of Omicron is not an entire leap ahead of Omicron, whereas Omicron was really quite different than Delta,’ said Dr. Davidson Hammer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University. ‘I think that there are a lot of […]
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad writes an opinion piece for CNN discussing what is known and unknown about the Omicron variant. Read full article here.
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad writes, “Hearing my boys’ excitement at protecting themselves and others makes me so proud. And once they are fully vaccinated, I will breathe a huge sigh of relief knowing that they are that much safer.” Read full article here.
CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad writes in a CNN opinion: “As a mom who’s been adamant about getting her kids vaccinated against the flu every year, knowing that since the start of 2020 Covid-19 has killed vastly more children than the flu makes the choice to vaccinate my children against Covid-19 an easy one.” Read more […]