Should Boston Schools Bring Back Masks? Here’s What Infectious Disease Experts Say | NBC 10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joins a panel of experts to discuss the importance of masking during the increase in COVID-19 cases. See more here.
Addressing the Ethical Issues at the Heart of the COVID-19 Pandemic | BU Today
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer is a member of a panel of BU experts to discuss ethical issues that arose as a result of the pandemic. See more here.
Boston Establishing 11 Wastewater COVID-19 Testing Sites | NBC10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer explains the COVID-19 wastewater testing system could be expanded to other viruses, “depending on the type of virus. Respiratory viruses like RSV and the flu likely won’t show up in wastewater, but Hepatitis A and polio would.” See more here.
Does Rising COVID Wastewater Data Signal the Start of a Surge? Boston Doctors Explain | NBC10 Boston
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer states, “I think we’re looking at a tougher respiratory virus season and so we really need to be cautious as we go into Christmas, Hanukkah and other other holidays on this time of year.” See more here.
Doctors Debate Study That Found Masks in Boston-Area Schools Cut COVID Rates | NBC 10
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joined NBC 10 Boston’s Weekly “COVID Q&A” series. See more here
Is it the Flu, COVID or a Cold? | CNET
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer is quoted: “…Symptoms of the flu and COVID-19 can both lead to hospitalization and death. Dr. David Hamer, a Boston University School of Public Health professor and physician at Boston Medical Center, agreed that the symptoms aren’t easy to differentiate right away. ‘Clinically, it’s going to be harder for […]
Here’s what you need to know about the new Omicron boosters. | The Boston Globe
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer is quoted in this article about Omicron boosters: “Dr. David Hamer, an infectious diseases doctor at Boston Medical Center, said the new boosters will ‘be great to have’ to better combat the dominant variants. ‘The question is, will they continue [to circulate] or is something going to displace them […]
COVID-19 risk on the rise in Massachusetts as new subvariants spread amid tourism season peak | MassLive
CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer weighed in on the spread of COVID-19 subvariants in Massachusetts: He “said the relaxation of measures like mask use among many residents has also likely contributed to the spread. He said that anecdotally, he had seen multiple people in the past two weeks contract COVID who had not gotten […]
BA.4, BA.5 variants could spark ‘new wave’ of COVID this summer, Massachusetts reports 1,529 new cases | The Boston Herald
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighs in on Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5: “…It appears that the variants, known as BA.4 and BA.5, are more transmissible and evade the immune response from prior omicron strains — making natural immunity from past infection or vaccine-induced immunity less effective. ‘This could mean a risk for a new […]
Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines | Politifact
CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer shares insights on the recent Monkeypox outbreak: “…The virus detected in the current spread is the less severe West African strain. That strain has about a 1% mortality rate, Hamer said. There have been no deaths reported in the current outbreak…It isn’t as easily transmitted as COVID-19. But Hamer said […]