Northeastern University granted $17.5 million by CDC to become infectious disease detection, prep center
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Northeastern University in Boston has been granted $17.5 million by the CDC to launch an infectious disease center and prepare communities for outbreaks.
The funds will be used to coordinate the work of various consortium members across the U.S. to prepare local communities for outbreaks, including RSV and the seasonal flu.
"If we can tell (hospitals) even one or two weeks in advance that the numbers will go up, that they have to make room for two or three more emergency or ICU beds, that could make a difference," Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani told NGN.
"We want to be in a place where there is a National Weather Service for epidemics and epidemic threats."
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