In the Media
Feb 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
A recent profile in the Morningside Post highlights the career accomplishments of Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA — ICAP’s founder and director—and how her past experiences in the early days of the HIV response relate to her ongoing work as a leader in the global...
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
Despite New York City officials are vaccinating millions of residents. the coronavirus continues to spread with more than fifty zip codes in New York City showing a positive test rate over ten percent. Public health experts, including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, are...
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
Public health experts, including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, have said that getting people vaccinated in communities of color ultimately comes down to increasing access and leveraging peer pressure to the advantage of public health. “It takes hard work...
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
Experts say that limited investments into the initial vaccine roll-out efforts have contributed to New York City’s relatively low vaccination rates. Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, and other experts call for a targeted, ground up report to improve the city’s...
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, shares the importance of staying focused on preventing and controlling the COVID-19 virus despite vaccine rollout. “I worry about the focus on vaccines, rather than what’s happening with the virus,” said El-Sadr....
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, stresses the importance of widespread surveillance to stop the spread of COVID-19 due to inequitable distribution and inconsistent price points over the course of the epidemic. “You’ll miss some, but you’ll...