6 epidemiologists on how omicron is — and isn’t — changing their holiday plans | Vox
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray shared her holiday plans with Vox: “Eleanor Murray, an epidemiologist at Boston University, is among those who feel more comfortable lying low for the time being, while cases are skyrocketing. She told me she decided not to fly out to see her relatives for the holidays. ‘But that doesn’t mean […]
Is It Safe to Travel? Can I Still See My Family on Christmas? | New York Times
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray is featured in a New York Times article about the safety of gathering for the holidays. “Dr. Murray is taking a more conservative approach this holiday season. ‘Omicron really drives home for me the importance of deciding not to travel this winter,’ she said. ‘So I am staying home.’ For […]
We Together Are Not Powerless Against COVID; Let’s Enter 2022 Stronger & More Resilient Than We Leave 2021
It can be easy to feel anxious and overwhelmed as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly through our communities. Here’s a roundup of what some of our CEID Faculty had to say as we approach winter holidays, a new year, and another phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: “This is usually a season where people […]
Mass. hospitals see significant number of COVID breakthrough cases
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray provides context to the recently-released COVID-19 data. Read full article here.
COVID Cases Are Falling in the Five Least Vaccinated States
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray states, “Vaccination helps by firstly decreasing the number of hospitalizations & deaths during a surge; and secondly hopefully reducing transmission enough that surges are smaller, further apart, or even don’t happen at all.” Read the full article here.
Economists and Epidemiologists Need to Get Along
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray is featured in a New York Times article about collaboration between scientific fields. Read the full article here.
How to talk about vaccines with anti-vaxxers, deniers and belligerent uncles at Thanksgiving
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray is featured along with other epidemiologists, providing safety guidance for the Thanksgiving holiday.
How to Host Thanksgiving With Unvaccinated Friends and Family
In anticipation of the holidays, CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray shares how we can host and attend gatherings safely.
How you’ll know when Covid-19 has gone from “pandemic” to “endemic”
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray is interviewed on Vox to discuss the scientific evidence regarding the “end” of a pandemic.
COVID Booster? But I Only Just Got Vaccinated!
CEID Faculty Dr. Ellie Murray and CEID Adjunct Faculty Lara Salahi are featured on MedPage Today with a new episode of the Track the Vax podcast. Listen here.