In the Press Archive

Coronavirus vaccine: Northeastern becomes one of the first universities to administer shots

Northeastern University on Tuesday became one of the first universities in the country to administer the coronavirus vaccine, according to the school. After receiving 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the state, Northeastern gave the first dose to nearly 100 people who are included in Phase One of the Massachusetts rollout plan.

Mass Live

Northeastern becomes one of the first universities in the US to administer COVID vaccines

On Tuesday, 88 people at Northeastern received their first dose, the school reported. The people worked at the university’s Cabot Testing Center, the Life Sciences Testing Center, and University Health and Counseling Services. Overall the school received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine “with more doses to come.” The school is “an official Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine provider,” […]

NBC Boston

This Massachusetts College Is Among the First to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine

Northeastern University says it is one of the first colleges in the country to administer doses of the coronavirus vaccine to staff members.

We’re botching the vaccine rollout. Here’s how to get it back on track

“What we’re dealing with is the capacity for the state and the municipalities to essentially mobilize themselves to be able to carry out this campaign, and they’re doing that without a lot of resources,” says Stephen Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. As underfunded public health departments simultaneously deal with the […]

Health Workers Are Going Viral on TikTok for Debunking COVID-19 Myths

In fact, some studies have shown they seem even more prone to believe misinformation about the pandemic: A September survey of more than 21,000 Americans by researchers led by a group from Northeastern University found that adults under 25 had the highest probability of believing a false claim about COVID-19.

Philadelphia Inquirer

CDC records highest-ever drug deaths in a 12-month period

In an Inquirer article last year about the rising overdose toll in Philadelphia and around the country, Northeastern University professor Leo Beletsky said lockdown measures must be designed with people who use drugs in mind, making sure they can access overdose-reversal drugs, treatment, and economic and social support so they can safely stay home. He […]

US election 2020: The people who still believe Trump won

Most Republican voters, in Kansas and elsewhere, either believe Trump won the election or they are not certain of the victor, polls like this one from Northeastern University suggest.

How Covid-19 Is Shaping The Future Of Innovation

Innovation initiatives after the Covid-19 crisis, however, are likely to prioritize quality ahead of speed. First-movers enjoy less of an advantage in times of rapid change. “Gradual evolution in both technology and markets provides first movers with the best conditions for creating a dominant position that is long lasting,” point out Fernando Saurz and Gianvito Lanzolla, professors […]

Why Student Debt Is Crippling Entrepreneurship

And after-hours entrepreneurs can forget about raising money. “Anybody working on a business part time is not going to find growth capital,” says Karthik Krishnan, an associate professor of finance at Northeastern University. “No investor will give their money to someone they think is not committed.”

MarketWatch

If you’re trying to get in shape, learn to love this

“When you get older, your tissues are much less flexible, even fragile,” says Meredith Hinds Harris, professor emeritus and former head of the physical therapy department at Northeastern University in Boston. “Without warming up and stretching, just one wrong way or quick movement, and you are likely to tear something because of your inflexibility.”

Campuses step up to help with Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Northeastern University in Boston started administering Covid-19 vaccines Tuesday, making the school one of the first universities in the U.S. to do so.

What Will It Take To End The COVID-19 Pandemic?

So why can’t the world simply manufacture more doses? Lawyer Brook Baker at Northeastern University believes there’s an underlying root cause: international patents on COVID-19 vaccines. “The [vaccine] innovators hold patent rights and trade secret rights over those technologies, and they’re unwilling to share them broadly to other manufacturers. So we have artificially constricted supply,” […]

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