In the Media
May 5, 2022 | In the Media
The NYC Test & Trace Corps announced today that its Trace program reached a total of 1.7 million New Yorkers with COVID-19 and notified 1.8 million of their close contacts between the program’s launch in June 2020 and conclusion at the end of April, ultimately...
Apr 20, 2022 | In the Media
“Fit is vitally important—loose masks leave plenty of room for pathogens to travel—and N95s and KN95s, with their tighter fit, are clearly the mask of choice to maximize protection in all situations and on all forms of transportation. Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr,...
Apr 20, 2022 | In the Media
“We’ve just come out of a holiday weekend with Easter and Passover and plenty of people getting together with family members and friends,” said Jessica Justman, associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health....
Apr 18, 2022 | In the Media
Less than half of individuals diagnosed with latent tuberculosis initiate therapy, U.S. data show. An analysis of data from 15 health department clinics across the country revealed that just 42% of people with latent infection started therapy, with a considerable...
Apr 13, 2022 | In the Media
“As the number of COVID-19 cases on Long Island continues to rise, New York is obtaining fewer test results because of newly relaxed reporting rules and increased use of home test kits.”
Apr 7, 2022 | In the Media
“I do not believe that BA.2 will be associated with an explosive surge similar to what we saw before in January,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, a Columbia University epidemiologist.