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Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
“We’re in a very different place today than we were two years ago, or even one year ago,” says Dr Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. “We have a deeper understanding about this virus, how we...
Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
Wafaa El-Sadr, ICAP’s founder and director and University Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, said World AIDS Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the gravity of the pandemic and remember all those who lost their lives to the disease while also acknowledging the...
Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
“Though these numbers are encouraging, they are not what we had hoped to see by now. But we have reasons to be optimistic about the future,” says Jessica Justman, MD, senior technical director at ICAP, a Columbia-based organization addressing a wide range of global...
Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
A virus knows no borders, and an elusive virus is already far ahead of us. While sporadic disease outbreak is inevitable, action by state leaders and public health experts can determine if an outbreak becomes an...
Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
“A stigmatizing disease name not only adds to the suffering of those afflicted by or at risk for the disease, but it also makes it more difficult to reach people through public health interventions,” Dr. Jessica Justman, an associate professor of...
Dec 14, 2022 | In the Media
“Yes, vaccinations and boosters help prevent long Covid, and yes it’s also a roll of the dice,” says Jessica Justman, an infectious diseases specialist and epidemiologist at Columbia University.
