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Apr 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH explains how Regeneron could be a useful tool to combat COVID-19 in New York City’s multigenerational households. “I’m past the point of believing that we’re going to completely do away with this virus, and I think...
Apr 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD comments on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, explaining the slow of transmission in the region’s third lockdown. “The U.K. COVID-19 picture looks very encouraging right now,” Jessica Justman, MD, associate professor of...
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...