In the Media
Dec 1, 2021 | In the Media
November 29, 2021 — Countries bordering South Africa are bracing for cases of the new omicron variant. That includes Zimbabwe, whose border with South Africa is the busiest in the region. Host Marco Werman speaks to Godfrey Musuka who runs ICAP’s Global Health...
Dec 1, 2021 | In the Media
October 21, 2021 — Columbia World Projects (CWP) held a kick-off event for Confronting COVID-19 Loss in Harlem. This new project aims to reduce COVID-19 related grief in Harlem’s Black community by partnering Columbia researchers with local faith leaders and other...
Dec 1, 2021 | In the Media
November 29, 2021 — Omicron — the coronavirus variant with worrying mutations that was first detected in largely unvaccinated southern Africa — has made its way to the vaccine dose-rich West. Amid a global panic and fresh travel bans, confirmed cases have popped up...
Dec 1, 2021 | In the Media
November 29, 2021 — Nearly two years after the emergence of the virus that causes COVID-19, a variant of the virus called Omicron is raising concerns around the world. Transmission checked in with some of Columbia Mailman School’s top experts in virology, emerging...
Dec 1, 2021 | In the Media
November 26, 2021 — Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, Director of ICAP at Columbia University, discusses the new COVID-19 variant found in South Africa on 1010 WINS.
Nov 24, 2021 | In the Media
November 6, 2021— “The Delta variant is more contagious and we need to get people vaccinated in every country,” said Dr. Jessica Justman, associate professor of Medicine in Epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and senior technical director at...