Secretary Azar, Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov Polito, and Mass HHS Secretary Sudders visit to BIDMC
/in CVVR EventsGovernor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar joined Dr. Barouch for an important discussion about our COVID-19 vaccine response. For […]
Medical All-Stars
/in CVVR EventsThe Boston Red Sox honored Dr.Stephenson on June 7th,2019 as a Medical All-Star for her work in the HIV research field.
2019 CVVR Visiting Professor
/in CVVR Events, Visiting ProfessorWe were honored to have Dr. Robert Siliciano, MD, PhD. join us for our annual visiting professor this year.
2019 Boston Pride Parade
/in CVVR EventsMembers of CVVR joined Team BIDMC for the 2019 Boston Pride Parade.
2019 Boston AIDS Walk
/in CVVR EventsMembers of the CVVR joined TEAM BIDMC for the 2019 Aids Walk, which is the largest HIV/AIDS awareness event in New England.
Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections 2019
/in CVVR Events“The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) brings together top basic, translational, and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. CROI 2019 will be held from March 4 to March 7, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.”
2018 Reeves’ Annual Winter Employee Event
/in CVVR Events2018 Reeve’s Annual Winter Employee Event
2018 CVVR Visiting Professor
/in CVVR Events, Visiting ProfessorWe were honored to have COL. Nelson Michael join us this year as our 2018 visiting professor.
2018 AIDS Walk & Run Boston
/in CVVR EventsDr. Dan Barouch with Mayor Marty Walsh at the Annual 2018 AIDS Walk and Run.
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What to Know About the New Covid Variants
/in NewsHV.1 is descended from EG.5 and is highly similar to it. There isn’t data yet on how well the new vaccines perform against HV.1, but Dr. Dan Barouch, the head […]
A new Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots
/in News“The logistic complications certainly were not helpful, but I think that the low uptake is more than that. The low uptake reflects that most of the public is no longer […]
Getting flu and COVID shot together still reasonable amid safety review of potential stroke risk: Experts
/in News“These data should be considered by patients and their physicians, but there is no reason for alarm. The increased risk of stroke appears to be small and must be balanced […]
Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination
/in NewsHighly Mutated COVID Strain Can’t Evade Immunity as Feared
/in News“If there wasn’t so much hype about BA.2.86, that would actually be the focus of the paper,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, told the news outlet, referring to the FL.1.5.1 strain. Barouch is […]
New Covid-19 Variant Might Not Be That Bad. More Boosters Are Coming Soon.
/in NewsNew data released in recent days by a number of research labs, however, have suggested that existing immune defenses might hold up just fine against BA. 2.86. An academic laboratory […]
New data on BA.2.86: What to know
/in News“Two independent labs have basically shown that BA.2.86 essentially is not a further immune escape compared with current variants,” Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, director of the center for virology and […]
New study led by Boston scientists finds latest COVID-19 variant is less of a threat than feared
/in News“The combination of the large number of mutations and that it seemed to have emerged in many countries around the world at the same time raised the specter that it […]
New Pirola Covid Variant Shows Value of Booster Shots
/in NewsA team led by Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, examined plasma samples from 66 people with a mix […]
Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant
/in News“It is reassuring,” says Dr. Dan Barouch, who conducted one of the studies at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. When it was first spotted, BA.2.86 set off alarm bells. […]