In the Media
Jun 25, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA comments on the government’s ability to oversee a public health response to the next pandemic after COVID-19. “The public-health response has to be unified across the country, must be guided by national leadership and national...
Jun 24, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA highlights the need for continued momentum and ambitious targets to bolster vaccination of populations. Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of epidemiology and director of the Global Health Initiative at Columbia University, told Newsweek the...
Jun 23, 2021 | In the Media, News
Mercy Shibemba, an award-winning activist and advocate for children and young people living with HIV, shares data from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Eswatini, and Lesotho which indicates that high rates of...
Jun 21, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA expresses concern over Governor Cuomo lifting COVID-19 restrictions in New York City when efforts to reach sufficient coverage of vaccines remain. “I feel nervous about it,” said El-Sadr, a ICAP’s global director and professor...
Jun 21, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA encourages efforts to reach vaccination targets across the US, in order to prevent a surge in cases and new variants of COVID-19. “Once you have an unvaccinated population, that’s a vulnerable population likely to see surges in...
Jun 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA expresses concern over officials’ lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in New York and California. “My worry is whether this will erode the momentum of getting more people vaccinated,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology...