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...Experts that Scientific American spoke with agree that those who would benefit most from the fall COVID booster are people age 65 and above, as well as those who are chronically ill, immunocompromised or pregnant. “I always worry about the people for whom boosters would provide the greatest benefit, and that's people who are at high risk for severe illness. So people 65 and older and also people with underlying health conditions,” says Jennifer Nuzzo, a professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University of Public Health.

"Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, told Verywell you shouldn’t put COVID-19 out of your mind just yet, if ever. The virus is here to stay for the foreseeable future, but fortunately, there are tools available to keep you safe: namely, vaccines, medication, and testing.

'I would say that while we’re seeing an increase in infections, we are still nowhere near where we were last year, thankfully,' Nuzzo said."

Excerpt: "Reasonably at this point, if you're not high risk and do not have high exposures, waiting a few weeks to get the updated shot should be okay," Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the pandemic center at Brown University School of Public Health, told ABC news.

There may be specific situations where you may want to play it safe, however, and get a booster shot now.

"If you think you're going to have considerable exposures, between then and now, some boosting is better," Nuzzo said. "The best time to get vaccinated is before you get infected."

Excerpt - Francesca Beaudoin, an emergency room physician and clinical epidemiologist who directs Brown University’s long-covid initiative, said the findings “capture what we are hearing at the narrative level from patients — that … the systems [affected after recovery from covid’s acute phase] are varied, that it results in loss of quality of life, loss of work and school.” Beaudoin said patients send her updates, reporting they still cannot walk one block without becoming worn out.

"Seth Berkley, who led Gavi, the vaccine alliance, for 12 years, will join Brown University Pandemic Center as a senior adviser starting Sept 1. Berkley will also serve as adjunct faculty in the Department of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, Carmen reports."

Global health leader will bring invaluable experience to Brown’s newly created Pandemic Center.

But Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health, said if waste water data is showing infections going up in your area, and especially if you are considered high risk for complications from a COVID infection, she would advise someone who is at least six months past their last booster to get one now.

“That’s a tricky dance because we don’t know when the new shots are going to come available,” Nuzzo said. “I tend to be more, a bird-in-the-hand approach. The best time to get a vaccine is before you get infected.”

“As this virus continues to circulate, the potential for mutations to occur remains, and so we will see new genetic variants,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health.

Things are tense on Congress’ sole committee dedicated to investigating the government response to Covid-19. Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Brown Pandemic Center, says that leaving the work to a partisan committee of lawmakers is dangerous for both public health and geopolitics.

Pandemic Center Director Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article.

Pandemic Center Director Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article.

The Committee considers applications for awards for projects that drive change in climate policy and practice.

The Pandemic Center sat down with Mr. Ledesma to dive into the results of his recent paper on pandemic preparedness, its impact on mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it can tell decision makers.

The vast majority of countries that entered the COVID-19 pandemic with strong capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats achieved lower pandemic mortality rates than less prepared nations, according to a major new study published today in BMJ Global Health. The analysis was led by researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health's Pandemic Center, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).

Commentary piece by Pandemic Center Affiliate Dr. Craig Spencer.

This article includes commentary from Francesca Beaudoin, Director of the Long COVID Initiative at the Brown University School of Public Health and Pandemic Center affiliate.

To mark the anniversary of the onset of the 2022 outbreak, the Pandemic Center sat down with Dr. Philip Chan, MD, MS, to discuss the public health response, what we learned, and how we can better prepare for future emergencies.

Jennifer Nuzzo provides commentary in this article.

Center Director Jennifer Nuzzo provided commentary for this article.

Center Senior Advisor Wilmot James and Brown University School of Public Health's Andrew Iliff wrote this opinion piece on the Khartoum laboratory seizure and the biosecurity and biosafety lessons we can learn from it.

Faculty experts from Brown’s Pandemic Center, Jennifer Nuzzo, Beth Cameron, and Wilmot James, discussed efforts to prepare for the next infectious disease emergency at the School of Public Health’s 2023 Commencement Forum.

Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article

Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article.

Pandemic Center Affiliate Dr. Francesca Beaudoin is quoted in this article.

Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article.

This article is about a study led by Wilmot James.

Jennifer Nuzzo was a guest on this episode of PBS NewsHour.

Pandemic Center Senior Advisor Beth Cameron is quoted in this article.

Jennifer Nuzzo was interviewed for this article.

Jennifer Nuzzo was the guest on this episode of the KQED Forum radio show.

Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted in this article.

Jennifer Nuzzo provided commentary for this article.

Pandemic Center Affiliate Dr. Alyssa Bilinski provided commentary for this article.

Pandemic Center Senior Advisor Wilmot James co-authored this opinion piece on South Africa's vaccine strategy.

Commentary from Center Director Jennifer Nuzzo on masking.

The Pandemic Center partnered with the Horizon Institute for Public Service to co-host the Game Changers Workshop for Biosecurity Policy, a three-day event in Washington, D.C. to help early- and mid-career professionals explore a career transition into the field of biosecurity policy.

Article detailing a grant from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Fund awarded to four projects at the University, including to Center Director Jennifer Nuzzo and Senior Advisor Beth Cameron.

This article includes commentary from Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown.

This article includes commentary from Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown.

Director of the Pandemic Center Jennifer Nuzzo weighed in on international travel bans.

Humans are not easily infected YET - but the NEXT pandemic may just be a few mutations away.

You may have thought the question of masking was settled, or at least that we had all agreed to disagree, but no such luck.

Americans can achieve pandemic security through creative, pragmatic action that bridges political divides and provides community-focused options for public health protection. What’s needed is a concrete pathway for action that attracts support from Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and others.

Director of the Pandemic Center Jennifer Nuzzo offered commentary on zoonotic diseases.

This article includes commentary from Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown.

“As awful as omicron was, it left in its wake a tremendous amount of immunity,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown's School of Public Health.

When it comes to deploying future vaccines, Jennifer Nuzzo, the founding director of the Pandemic Centre at Brown University, said "it's not the science that worries me as much: it's the production."

Jennifer Nuzzo — a professor of epidemiology and the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health — told Truthout that, notwithstanding the risks inherent to congregate living settings, age has always been the biggest risk factor for severe illness and death from COVID.

"That's what's been most puzzling about China's approach to this virus," said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health, "because it's basically leaving wide open its biggest vulnerabilities."