COVID-19
Jul 21, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD highlights that there may be a need to administer booster shots for certain vulnerable populations. Dr. Jessica Justman, associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, further explained that “[b]ooster...
Jul 21, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA listed in 250 Ideas from New Yorkers to Revive NYC’s Economy, Spark Good Jobs, and Build a More Equitable City. “Help prepare NYC for the next pandemic by making New Yorkers healthier, through investments in public health,...
Jul 20, 2021 | News
(Photo Credit: Sanofi Pasteur/2012 licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.) In a survey conducted among older New Yorkers living in the community, more than a third reported negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their lives and well-being. The SARS-CoV-2 Impact on...
Jul 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA offers perspective on a recent decision by officials in Los Angeles County to reinstate mask mandates during an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. “I believe that the decision made by LA county in terms of reinstituting masking...
Jul 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA explains how the increase in COVID-19 cases related to the Delta variant poses risks for unvaccinated populations. “What we know for sure about the delta variant is it is highly transmissible, which means someone who is unvaccinated...
