In the Media
Apr 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA weighs in on the postponement of vaccinating prison populations after a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In addition to being a single dose, the J&J vaccine “is easier to store than the two mRNA vaccines that require...
Apr 14, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA discusses the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite an increase in the number of cases related to variants of the virus, which are now searchable in ZIP code-level data. “To me that is reassuring,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, an...
Apr 13, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD weighs in on guidelines that still encourage vaccinated groups to wear masks and socially distance in public spaces to protect those who are unvaccinated. “The guidelines on gatherings emphasize the importance of understanding the risk of the...
Apr 8, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA spotlights the contradictions in New York’s COVID-19 response: agencies continue to loosen restrictions as the number of cases rise. “Last July we had 200 to 300 positive cases per day. Now we have about 4,000 new cases in the city...
Apr 8, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA comments on the decrease in the number of COVID-19 test administered as uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations increases. Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, an epidemiologist at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, says testing is still...
Apr 7, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD, Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH and Sharon Mannheimer translate ongoing COVID-19 research at ICAP’s Harlem and Bronx Prevention Centers. Jessica Justman, senior technical director at ICAP and associate professor of medicine in Epidemiology, is the...