COVID-19
Mar 8, 2021 | In the Media, News
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MA speaks with WCBS, underscoring the necessity of government restrictions to prevent surges of COVID-19 variants. “I think we should be cautious and not rush into easing some of the restrictions at this point in time,” says Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr,...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
Voice of America speaks with ICAP’s Tiffany Harris, PhD, MS on new tools to combat Ebola during the COVID-19 pandemic. “If you’re spending money manufacturing vaccine and getting it into the arms of every person in a given country, that’s money that’s not being spent...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
WNYC cites ICAP’s Jessica Justman, MD in reporting on the schedule changes for overnight cleaning of New York City subways. Scientists say it’s abundantly clear that coronavirus mostly spreads through the air and not via surfaces. But Columbia University...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
Newsday looks to ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA to dispel misinformation after a video, viewed over 259,000 times, claims that COVID-19 vaccinations kill patients. Columbia’s El-Sadr called Cahill’s claims “irresponsible and misleading,” pointing out...
Feb 19, 2021 | In the Media, News
As wealthier countries speed up COVID-19 vaccination programs, public health experts including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, continue to emphasize the importance of equitable distribution around the world. Dr. El-Sadr, director of ICAP and professor of...