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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...
Feb 1, 2021 | In the Media, News
Early data in New York City showed racial disparity in vaccine distribution, leaving Latino or Hispanic or Black or African American populations behind. Public health experts, including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, and elected officials in New York fear a...
Jan 27, 2021 | News
2020 marked an extraordinary year in global public health – the emergence of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis has brought into focus the importance of strong, resilient health systems and, for ICAP teams around the world, the increased urgency of our mission to...