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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...
Jun 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA explains why there should be concern over an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant. “Because [delta] has an advantage in terms of transmissibility, it takes over,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, director...
Jun 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD gives insight on a survey of women with breast cancer and their views on COVID-19 vaccinations. The new study was “intriguing” to Dr. Jessica Justman, an associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at Columbia University’s...
Jun 14, 2021 | News
The United States commemorated the 40th anniversary of the country’s first known case of AIDS on June 5th. A CDC report released on June 5, 1981 marked that historic moment. Since then, HIV has affected many millions around the world. To date, it has taken the lives...
Jun 9, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA highlights the continued need to monitor the number of COVID-19 cases as Florida and Alabama discontinue daily COVID-19 reporting. “I think we have to learn from this pandemic that you can’t just imagine that change may not happen,” said...