COVID-19
Apr 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA weighs in on the postponement of vaccinating prison populations after a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In addition to being a single dose, the J&J vaccine “is easier to store than the two mRNA vaccines that require...
Apr 15, 2021 | Stories from the Field
In support of national efforts to improve diagnostic services for patients accessing care at public health facilities in Eswatini, ICAP at Columbia University developed a digital link, or interface, enabling seamless data exchange between public health facilities and...
Apr 14, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA discusses the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite an increase in the number of cases related to variants of the virus, which are now searchable in ZIP code-level data. “To me that is reassuring,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, an...
Apr 13, 2021 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD weighs in on guidelines that still encourage vaccinated groups to wear masks and socially distance in public spaces to protect those who are unvaccinated. “The guidelines on gatherings emphasize the importance of understanding the risk of the...
Apr 8, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA spotlights the contradictions in New York’s COVID-19 response: agencies continue to loosen restrictions as the number of cases rise. “Last July we had 200 to 300 positive cases per day. Now we have about 4,000 new cases in the city...