How Greater Boston college campuses are preparing to live with COVID-19 | WBUR
CEID faculty member Dr. David Hamer spoke to WBUR about Boston-area colleges including BU are approaching COVID precautions heading into the new school year, including recommendations around the newest vaccines boosters. Listen to the full conversation here.
FDA extends approval deadline for Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine by 3 months | Healio
Though malaria has received increased attention recently following new cases in the US, many other mosquito-borne illness, including chikungunya, are still a concern globally. CEID faculty Dr. David Hamer offers his perspective on why a forthcoming vaccine for this virus is important. Read more here.
COVID hospitalizations in Mass. see first upticks since January | Boston Globe
CEID faculty Dr. David Hamer spoke to The Boston Globe about recent increases in COVID hospitalizations in Massachusetts & nationally. He explains that while there is a relative uptick, the overall number remains very low compared to previous surges like last summer’s Omicron. Read the full article here.
NightSide News Roundup – 8 p.m. | WBZ News Radio
Yesterday on WBZ News Radio’s NightSide with Dan Rea, Dr. David Hamer provided a “malaria 101.” Their conversation covered how it’s spread, symptoms, treatments, where it’s most common, and why it’s currently a concern in the US. Listen at the 20:52 mark to hear from Dr. Hamer.
Is it time to get yet another COVID-19 shot? | Boston Globe
With the exception of those at high risk (based on advanced age, serious underlying immunocompromising conditions, etc.), Dr. David Hamer recently told the Boston Globe that for his patients who are otherwise healthy and have received their original COVID-19 shots and boosters, he recommends waiting on getting a bivalent booster. “I favor having my patients […]
Should We Be Worried about a Malaria Outbreak in the United States? | The Brink
Recent cases of malaria in Florida and Texas have sparked concern about this disease returning to the US, two decades since the last local transmission. Dr. David Hamer recently spoke to Boston University’s The Brink about how malaria likely spread to these states and the role climate change plays in vector borne diseases. Read the full […]
Can climate change bring malaria to New England? Here’s what you need to know. | Boston Globe
CEID faculty Dr. David Hamer warns that climate change could lead to an increase in diseases spread by mosquitos. “There’s going to be a greater spread of certain species of mosquitoes in the United States that are going to increase the risk of introduction and spread of diseases like malaria or dengue that we’ve previously […]
Bird Flu Is Making Headlines but Doesn’t Threaten a Pandemic…Yet | BU Today
CEID Interim Director David Hamer contributes to a BU Today interview about Avian Influenza. See more here.
It’s Too Soon for Annual Covid Booster Shots, Some Experts Say
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer: “[COVID-19] variants identified earlier in the year for an annual shot may not be adequately equipped to protect against a variant that pops up that fall or winter.” See more here.
What infectious disease doctors want you to know as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 4th year | Boston.com
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer comments, “We also have a lot more treatments available. We have oral treatments, like Paxlovid, to help really blunt, shorten the duration of viral symptoms, shorten the duration of viral shedding, and ideally in those who are at risk, prevent hospitalization.” See more here.