Is It COVID-19, a Cold, or the Flu? What to Do When COVID and Flu Cases Surge | The Brink
As Covid cases and wastewater levels rise along with other seasonal respiratory viruses like colds and the flu, it can be difficult to tell which may be causing your symptoms. CEID faculty member, Dr. David Hamer spoke to BU’s The Brink about the convergence these conditions. “Any respiratory symptoms should trigger testing, because SARS-CoV-2 is […]
Preventing the Next Pandemic | The Brink
CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia was among the panelists at the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness’s symposium on pandemic preparedness earlier this week. Recurring themes among the speakers were the importance of building trust among communities outside of times of emergency and the need for proactive public health infrastructure. Read on for The Brink’s coverage […]
Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord | The Brink
The Global Pandemic Accord, negotiated by World Health Organization member states, was among the issues discussed at the United Nations General Assembly in September. CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia spoke to The Brink for an explainer on what this agreement entails and its importance in preventing and responding to future pandemics. Watch here.
After a Year in the White House, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Shares Lessons about Pandemic Response | The Brink
The Brink shared CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia’s reflections about working on the White House COVID-19 Response Team. “The most incredible part of this experience was realizing the scale at which you, in collaboration with others, have the ability to impact change in the world.” Read the full article here.
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 […]
Rural Mortality Rose during Year Two of Pandemic, despite Vaccines, New Study Finds | The Brink
Despite the availability of vaccines in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, excess deaths due to the virus actually increased in rural parts of the United States. As CEID faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes explains in an interview with BU’s The Brink, his recent study identified challenges specific to rural areas: where vaccines were harder […]
Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance? | The Brink
CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson weighs in on the importance of combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: ‘Antibiotics are unlike other medicines. As bacteria evolve to become resistant, the problem keeps getting worse…We have to run faster, just to avoid falling behind.’ “For Outterson, the work is personal. When his granddaughter was born, the family’s initial joy was […]
What Is the Difference between Pandemic and Endemic? | The Brink
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray explains the difference between pandemic and endemic. “To move from a pandemic to endemic, says Murray, a BU School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, the world needs ‘to have some predictable sense of where that disease is going to go next.’ COVID-19, she says, will likely remain prevalent […]
Uncovering COVID-19’s Hidden Deaths in the US | The Brink
CEID Faculty Dr. Andrew Stokes talks about his experience leading a team of researchers from BU, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to analyze COVID-19 mortality data. “’Accurate and timely mortality surveillance is critical to pandemic preparedness and response efforts,’ he says. ‘Without accurate mortality data, it becomes very challenging to […]
BU Scientists Are Prepared to Detect Omicron—and Other Variants | The Brink
CEID Faculty members Dr. John Connor & Dr. Cassandra Pierre are monitoring COVID-19 variants by collaborating with scientists to sequence positive test results and samples from Boston Medical Center’s COVID Biorepository. Read the full article here.