{"id":3344,"date":"2022-02-07T16:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2022-02-14T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:07:46","slug":"what-is-endemicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/2022\/02\/07\/what-is-endemicity\/","title":{"rendered":"What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 response?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University\u2019s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School&#8217;s\u00a0<span>Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs<\/span> will co-host a seminar &#8220;What is endemicity? What are the shared goals of COVID-19 response?&#8221; with speakers Dr. William Hanage, Dr. Celine Gounder and Dr. Rodgers Ayebare. Opening remarks will be provided by CEID Founding Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/about-the-center\/team\/nahid-bhadelia-md-mald\/\">Dr. Nahid Bhadelia<\/a> and the seminar will be moderated by CEID Adjunct Faculty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/about-the-center\/team\/syra-madad\/\">Dr. Syra Madad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Wednesday March 9, 2022 1:00-2:00 pm EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Virtual<\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/harvard.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJIrdOCuqzMpHdWgf8LYi8g2Y36DbpEBxuwk' class='button '>Click here to register<\/a>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span>This public discussion will explore questions such as:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do we differentiate between epidemic and endemic phases, and why does this matter?<\/li>\n<li>What factors contribute or detract from COVID-19 crisis receding? (variants, vaccines, treatments, population demographics, longevity of immunity)<\/li>\n<li>Are there signs can we look for to herald that COVID-19 is no longer in a pandemic phase?<\/li>\n<li>What would a world with endemic COVID-19 look like? Should that be our goal? How do we make sure such endemicity reflects better health equity in the long run?<\/li>\n<li>Are there active roles that we each as average citizens can play in moving collectively towards reducing impact of COVID-19 in the long term?<\/li>\n<li>What can we do to address societal hope for a \u2018new normal\u2019 amidst a great deal of pandemic fatigue that currently exists?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Featured Speakers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/William-Hanage-Profile-Picture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/William-Hanage-Profile-Picture.png 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/William-Hanage-Profile-Picture-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/William-Hanage-Profile-Picture-189x189.png 189w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/William-Hanage-Profile-Picture-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/profile\/william-p-hanage\/\"><strong>Dr. Bill Hanage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Epidemiology<br \/>\nCenter for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-07-at-4.20.16-PM-603x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"184\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-07-at-4.20.16-PM-603x636.png 603w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-07-at-4.20.16-PM-972x1024.png 972w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-07-at-4.20.16-PM-768x809.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-07-at-4.20.16-PM.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celinegounder.com\/about\"><strong>Dr. Celine Gounder<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senior Fellow and Editor-at-Large for Public Health, Kaiser Health News<br \/>\nInfectious Disease Specialist and Epidemiologist, NYU and Bellevue Hospital<br \/>\nHost of the Epidemic and American Diagnosis podcasts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/R.-Ayebare-Headshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/R.-Ayebare-Headshot-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/R.-Ayebare-Headshot-1-189x189.png 189w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/files\/2022\/02\/R.-Ayebare-Headshot-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ceid\/about-the-center\/team\/rodgers-ayebare\/\"><strong>Dr. Rodgers Ayebare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Infectious Diseases Scientist, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, <span>Uganda<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University\u2019s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) and Harvard Kennedy School&#8217;s\u00a0Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will co-host a seminar &#8220;What is endemicity? 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