Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) led the team that developed the vaccine in a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson and BIDMC, and shared what its approval will mean for the state of Massachusetts’s vaccination efforts.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine ‘Particularly Good For Mass Vaccination Campaigns,’ Boston Doctor Says

According to new trial data, Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appears to provide more protection against worrisome virus variants than initially reported. The vaccine was developed in a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson and BIDMC, led by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC).

What the latest Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine data really means

Kevin Tabb, MD (CEO, BILH) joined leadership from local hospitals on the ‘Future of Health Care’ panel and noted health care is moving beyond the four walls of a hospital to any place it’s needed including physician’s offices, community health centers, or a patient’s home.

'Future of Health Care' panel: Pandemic drives system integration, anti-racism efforts

According to new trial data, Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appears to provide more protection against worrisome virus variants than initially reported. The vaccine was developed in a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson and BIDMC, led by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC).

New analyses show Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine works well.

A research team at BIDMC led by James E. Kirby, MD (Clinical Microbiology, BIDMC) and Ramy Arnaout, MD (Clinical Microbiology, BIDMC) has developed a mathematical model to estimate the false negative rate for COVID-19 tests.

Beth Israel Deaconess researchers build tool to estimate false negative COVID-19 test rates

BIDMC researchers build tool to estimate false negative COVID-19 test rates

A research team at BIDMC led by James E. Kirby...

Advisers are set the meet this week to discuss the recommendation of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine for emergency use authorization. Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) noted the process needs to be accelerated for vaccine rollout in the United States and throughout the world.

Local doctor who assisted in development of J&J vaccine says having another option is critical

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) noted that the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with advances in funding and technology, enabled the vaccine to be a global effort.

How to have a conversation with someone who’s hesitant about the Covid vaccine

Kevin P. Hill, MD (Addiction Psychiatry, BIDMC) shared how people with substance use disorder have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and what the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at BIDMC is doing to address this problem.

The stress and worry that came with the pandemic have proved to be a stern test of the coping strategies for those with substance use disorder.