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Feb 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
As NY state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that major sports arenas in the state will be allowed to reopen in late February, public health experts—including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA—urge caution. Efforts to resume large events are reliant on the efficacy of...
Feb 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
While medical experts agree that many viral tests are currently able to detect the new COVID-19 variants, antibody tests are not. ICAP’s senior technical director, Jessica Justman, MD, was quoted by ABC News Online explaining the limitations of the testing...
Feb 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
In a Wall Street Journal article published Feb 10, 2021, ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA described the current public health landscape in the fight against COVID-19, saying: “We are really now in a race between the virus and the new variants, on one side, and on...
Feb 16, 2021 | In the Media, News
As a large portion of the population waits to get vaccinated and questions arise around asymptomatic spread, immunized Americans wonder: Is it safe to leave the house and live a pre-pandemic lifestyle? Not just yet, experts say. Data shows small gatherings drive...
Feb 10, 2021 | In the Media, News
In light of a viral misrepresentation of a WHO press release alleged to show that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 caused large scale false positives, ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA was cited as a public health expert in a recent Fact Check...
Feb 10, 2021 | In the Media, News
The recent appointment of ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA as director of the Columbia World Projects was featured in a recent profile in WIA Report highlighting new appointments of prominent women faculty members across the US. Read the full article on...