(NY Times) Why Adams Is Rejecting Mask Mandates as Covid Cases Rise in New York
(Staten Island Advance) NYC launches Pandemic Response Institute in effort to improve emergency preparedness
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ICAP Supports International Accreditation of National Public Health Laboratory in South Sudan
(City & State) Booster shot uptake lags amid COVID-19 wave
(Daily Mail) More than HALF of ‘Covid’ patients in NYC hospitals were not admitted because of the virus, official data shows, as cases in the city creep upwards: Infections up 19% nationally over the past week but deaths fall by 32%
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ICAP Assesses Infection and Prevention Control in Kazakhstan, Preparing for Safer Health Facilities in the Future
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PEPFAR Chair Rachel Golin Visits ICAP RISE-Supported Sites in Burundi
(NYC.gov) Mayor Adams Launches NYC Pandemic Response Institute
(USA Today) What will COVID-19 look like this summer? Health experts say the virus won’t be endemic, yet.
(Bloomberg) What Do I Do When My PCR Is Positive and My Rapid Test Is Negative?
(City & State) Serving as NYC’s doctor while meeting Eric Adams’ expectations
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