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Dec 26, 2021 | In the Media
A year ago, Long Island was facing a surge of coronavirus cases, just as it is today. Medical experts then were optimistic that COVID-19 vaccines, which had just been authorized, could by the end of this year return the country to...
Dec 25, 2021 | In the Media
Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, the founder and director of ICAP at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, cautions New Yorkers from throwing a party this year, even if they are not terribly worried about getting sick. “Just the word ‘party’ in and of itself gives...
Dec 24, 2021 | In the Media
One more note on the subject of COVID terminology. Dr. Waafa El-Sadr, chair of global health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, has another description she’d like to see made more precise: “breakthrough infections.”...
Dec 23, 2021 | In the Media
Discussion on the current situation in the US with the Omicron variant. Guest: Professor Wafaa El-Sadr, Mailman School of Public Health, Founder and Director of ICAP at Columbia University
Dec 23, 2021 | In the Media
In terms of timing, the data show that the optimal immune response comes about two weeks after the booster, according to Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New...
Dec 23, 2021 | In the Media
Though there’s still a lot scientists don’t know about omicron, it is unlikely to be the last variant that emerges from this pandemic. The question is whether omicron will now force the global vaccination campaign to recalibrate, especially if the definition of fully...