New Omicron Studies Help Explain Why Variant Is Mild but Spreads Fast | Wall Street Journal
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia urges the public to take the appropriate precautions against COVID-19. “’At least during the surge you’re likely to see hospitalizations go up in absolute numbers, which is why it’s a public health concern, and requires all of us at least for the next six to eight weeks to take […]
Biden is prioritizing rapid testing to counter omicron. Other countries are far ahead | Washington Post
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia advocates for stronger testing capacity in The Washington Post. “’In general, testing capacity needs to be strengthened so that we can take advantage of these pills, which might keep people out of the hospital,’ Nahid Bhadelia, director of Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, told […]
Merck’s Covid Pill Is Authorized for High-Risk Adults | New York Times
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia discusses the role of the newly-authorized COVID-19 pill from Merck. “’Anything that keeps people out of the hospital, even incremental, has a role,’ said Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research at Boston University.” Read the full article here
‘Better late than never’: Doctors praise Boston’s vaccine mandate and passports | GBH News
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia joined Jim Braude on Greater Boston to discuss Boston’s vaccine mandates and passports. “Bhadelia said that measures like vaccine passports and mandates can go a long way in both protecting public health and continuing to keep society open. ‘Better late than never. I think we should have done this […]
Medical experts push for more COVID-19 precautions | The Eagle Tribune
“Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research, said the emergence of the omicron variant has ‘changed the equation’ because preliminary data shows it can spread quickly and that the risk of infection is greater. ‘We’re a highly vaccinated state, and I know that there is pandemic […]
How worried should we be about the rise of omicron variant? | The TODAY Show
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia joins Sunday TODAY to share the latest on omicron. “Bhadelia discusses the effectiveness of vaccines against omicron and reminds viewers that if you are boosted, vaccinated and otherwise healthy ‘you are really well protected from severe disease.’ However, some precautions are still warranted as case counts soar.” Watch the video […]
‘No Question’ Omicron Will Increase Breakthrough Cases in Mass., Doc Testifies | NBC 10 Boston
CEID founding director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia testified before The Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management. “Both Barouch and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research, said that while vaccines remain the best tool to fight the pandemic, masks and social distancing should be […]
Building Trust During Scientific Uncertainty: How Do We Better Respond to Outbreaks?
What does it mean to “trust in science”? Which messages have we chosen to trust in the age of COVID-19? How have we sourced these messages, and how have evolving messages shaped the decisions we’ve made throughout the pandemic? Who have we chosen as trusted advisers to deliver the messages upon which we rely? Since […]
CEID Experts Weigh In on Omicron
The first U.S. case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant was reported earlier this week. Given the lingering questions about the spread of Omicron amidst the holiday season, here’s a roundup of what some of our CEID faculty experts had to say: Dr. Nahid Bhadelia joined Ayman Mohyeldin on MSNBC to discuss the emergence of Omicron […]
‘No question’ omicron will increase breakthrough cases, Mass. doc says | WHDH 7 News Boston
CEID Founding Director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia testified before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management. “Bhadelia said she assumes the numbers of omicron infections nationally, and in New England, are higher than the totals that have been confirmed given the speed at which it spread in places like South Africa and […]