Samuel Scarpino Director of AI + Life Sciences, and Professor of the Practice s.scarpino@northeastern.edu 617.373.2482 Expertise applied mathmetics, computational biology, coronavirus, COVID-19, Genetics, machine learning, Mapping, network modeling, physics, population dynamics, Statistics, Vaccine Development, Variants Samuel Scarpino in the Press Covid’s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again With lower case numbers over the past few months and many people not receiving a booster shot in 2023, immunity from vaccinations and prior infections could be decreasing, making more people susceptible to the virus, says Sam Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences at the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University. One More COVID Summer? In the southern and northeastern United States, concentrations of the coronavirus in wastewater have been slowly ticking up for several weeks, with the Midwest and West now following suit; test-positivity rates, emergency-department diagnoses of COVID-19, and COVID hospitalizations are also on the rise. Forbes Covid’s No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here’s How That May Affect You “The CDC is shuffling Covid into the deck of infectious diseases that we’re satisfied living with,” Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University, told the New York Times in regards to the lack of Covid tracking. The Nation Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair The data the C.D.C. still plans to collect will not provide enough actionable information at the state and local level, said Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University. The End of the Covid Emergency Is a Warning “The messaging around ‘it’s over, we’ve won’ is setting us up for a huge betrayal of trust if there is another variant that shows up,” says Sam Scarpino, a professor of health sciences and computer science at Northeastern University. Only the Emergency Has Ended But “we don’t really have a baseline” to return to for SARS-CoV-2, says Sam Scarpino, an infectious-disease modeler at Northeastern University. This has left officials floundering for an end-of-pandemic threshold to meet. CDC to stop reporting new COVID infections as public health emergency winds down “Overall some good news here,” wrote Sam Scarpino, an infectious disease researcher at Northeastern University in an email to NPR. “Continuing wastewater, traveler screening, and genome sequencing will be important to ensure the infrastructure is maintained for the next time we need it.” C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts The data the C.D.C. still plans to collect will not provide enough actionable information at the state and local level, said Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University. The Worst Covid Strategy Was Not Picking One “We were at this persistent level of misery for a year,” said Sam Scarpino, a professor at Northeastern University. The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences at Northeastern University, says it’s a “perfect storm” of issues: Covid-19 and the ongoing infection control measures that hospitals have to keep in place, a backlog of other patients with a delayed need for acute care, and work force burnout three years into a pandemic. Samuel Scarpino for Northeastern Global News Responsible AI begins with ethics, security and transparency, Northeastern experts say Responsible AI begins with ethics, security and transparency, Northeastern experts say The theme of the conference was “Leading with AI Responsibly.” More than 200 people attended the event in person and hundreds watched online. Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center Renowned network scientist Alessandro Vespignani will head a new innovation center that will prepare the United States for future epidemics. A global wastewater surveillance program could have stopped the spread of COVID-19, Northeastern researcher says A global wastewater surveillance program could have stopped the spread of COVID-19, Northeastern researcher says Samuel V. Scarpino says using wastewater surveillance as an early warning system could mitigate future global health threats. COVID-19 prison releases exposed inequities in the US incarceration system, Northeastern researchers say COVID-19 prison releases exposed inequities in the US incarceration system, Northeastern researchers say New data shows how the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a decade-long decrease in how many people of color were being incarcerated. Samuel Scarpino’s passion for artificial intelligence and why Northeastern is a global leader in the field Samuel Scarpino’s passion for artificial intelligence and why Northeastern is a global leader in the field After a stint as VP of pathogen surveillance at The Rockefeller Foundation, Scarpino now is director of the Institute for Experiential AI. Why it’s not too late to get your flu shot Why it’s not too late to get your flu shot Experts predict this year’s flu shot will be good for circulating strains and explain why getting it before Thanksgiving is the best idea Will more states follow California’s lead in adopting new COVID-19 lockdown measures? Will more states follow California’s lead in adopting new COVID-19 lockdown measures? Samuel Scarpino, an assistant professor in Northeastern’s Network Science Institute, says far-reaching lockdowns, such as the regional stay-at-home orders that went into effect in California, will be necessary to bring the surging pandemic under control in the coming months. “Inaction to the surge will lead to tragic consequences,” the researcher warns. What do we know about airborne transmission of the coronavirus? What do we know about airborne transmission of the coronavirus? Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted—and then quickly removed—new guidelines indicating that the coronavirus is airborne, leaving people confused about vital public information. Samuel Scarpino, assistant professor and head of the Emergent Epidemics Lab, explains where the science stands. Are there COVID-19 cases in your community? The answer may be in your sewer. Are there COVID-19 cases in your community? The answer may be in your sewer. Researchers from Northeastern are now using wastewater to determine whether COVID-19 cases are present in a population. Scientists still don’t have all the answers about the coronavirus–and that’s a sign of progress Scientists still don’t have all the answers about the coronavirus–and that’s a sign of progress As researchers study SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, one thing to keep in mind is that the research is happening while everyone watches.
Covid’s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again With lower case numbers over the past few months and many people not receiving a booster shot in 2023, immunity from vaccinations and prior infections could be decreasing, making more people susceptible to the virus, says Sam Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences at the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University.
One More COVID Summer? In the southern and northeastern United States, concentrations of the coronavirus in wastewater have been slowly ticking up for several weeks, with the Midwest and West now following suit; test-positivity rates, emergency-department diagnoses of COVID-19, and COVID hospitalizations are also on the rise.
Forbes Covid’s No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here’s How That May Affect You “The CDC is shuffling Covid into the deck of infectious diseases that we’re satisfied living with,” Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University, told the New York Times in regards to the lack of Covid tracking.
The Nation Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair The data the C.D.C. still plans to collect will not provide enough actionable information at the state and local level, said Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University.
The End of the Covid Emergency Is a Warning “The messaging around ‘it’s over, we’ve won’ is setting us up for a huge betrayal of trust if there is another variant that shows up,” says Sam Scarpino, a professor of health sciences and computer science at Northeastern University.
Only the Emergency Has Ended But “we don’t really have a baseline” to return to for SARS-CoV-2, says Sam Scarpino, an infectious-disease modeler at Northeastern University. This has left officials floundering for an end-of-pandemic threshold to meet.
CDC to stop reporting new COVID infections as public health emergency winds down “Overall some good news here,” wrote Sam Scarpino, an infectious disease researcher at Northeastern University in an email to NPR. “Continuing wastewater, traveler screening, and genome sequencing will be important to ensure the infrastructure is maintained for the next time we need it.”
C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts The data the C.D.C. still plans to collect will not provide enough actionable information at the state and local level, said Sam Scarpino, a public health expert at Northeastern University.
The Worst Covid Strategy Was Not Picking One “We were at this persistent level of misery for a year,” said Sam Scarpino, a professor at Northeastern University.
The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences at Northeastern University, says it’s a “perfect storm” of issues: Covid-19 and the ongoing infection control measures that hospitals have to keep in place, a backlog of other patients with a delayed need for acute care, and work force burnout three years into a pandemic.