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Jan 24, 2022 | In the Media
Beyond bolstering the public health care system, it will take planning and cooperation between all sectors of New York life to avoid getting caught flat-footed once again by COVID-19 or another health threat. “Not only can we do more to prevent these events, but we...
Jan 22, 2022 | In the Media
Wafaa El-Sadr, director of ICAP Global Health at Columbia University and the leader of the New York City Pandemic Response Institute, said that omicron’s rapid transmission rate helped it to quickly “saturate” the population, infecting anyone vulnerable to infection....
Jan 21, 2022 | In the Media
“We have to be cognizant that we’re not out of the woods, that there’s a glimmer of hope, there is light at the end of the tunnel,” El-Sadr said. “That light is closer or further away based on who you are and where you happen to...
Jan 20, 2022 | In the Media
“If there is one area where the administration could do better, it is in taking the necessary steps to lead the way to improving vaccine access around the world, especially in countries where vaccination rates remain unacceptably low and where there is reason to...
Jan 13, 2022 | In the Media
A new COVID variant shows the result of global vaccination inequities. On this Us & Them episode, ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr joins host Trey Kay examines the consequences of an ‘America First’ focus, as millions of people around the globe still wait for their...
Jan 13, 2022 | In the Media
The latest Covid-19 surge and the emergence of the Omicron variant left thousands with unexpected symptoms at the worst time. Multitudes had to cancel holiday plans and time with families. One isolation period later, many of those who recovered are confident they have...