COVID-19
Jan 25, 2022 | News
(Photo credit: Fechi Fajardo, Licensed under CC BY 2.0) Building on a survey which revealed important effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on older New Yorkers, ICAP at Columbia University will conduct a second round of interviews among the participants to learn more...
Jan 24, 2022 | In the Media
Beyond bolstering the public health care system, it will take planning and cooperation between all sectors of New York life to avoid getting caught flat-footed once again by COVID-19 or another health threat. “Not only can we do more to prevent these events, but we...
Jan 13, 2022 | In the Media
A new COVID variant shows the result of global vaccination inequities. On this Us & Them episode, ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr joins host Trey Kay examines the consequences of an ‘America First’ focus, as millions of people around the globe still wait for their...
Jan 13, 2022 | In the Media
The latest Covid-19 surge and the emergence of the Omicron variant left thousands with unexpected symptoms at the worst time. Multitudes had to cancel holiday plans and time with families. One isolation period later, many of those who recovered are confident they have...
Jan 12, 2022 | In the Media
“For a lot of people there has been this hope that there will be a day where victory will be declared. They will say, ‘Today was the end of COVID, and tomorrow we will live in a COVID-free world again,’” says Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of epidemiology and medicine...