• PRI is Hiring! Partnerships & Programs Manager

    PRI is Hiring! Partnerships & Programs Manager

    To ensure that all New Yorkers are poised and empowered to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from future health crises, Columbia University (CU) is leading the launch and operation of the Pandemic Response Institute (PRI). This…

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  • COVID Behaviors and Attitudes Vary Among NYC Boroughs

    COVID Behaviors and Attitudes Vary Among NYC Boroughs

    A new survey by CUNY SPH of 2,500 New Yorkers reveals clear differences among the boroughs in vaccine and booster uptake, childhood vaccination, treatment when sick and general trust in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 30

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 30

    Latest editions Tuesday and Thursdays. While we use the language “MPV”, most sources do not, and readers will see the language fluctuate within the report. For questions and feedback, please email info@pri.nyc Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response…

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 25

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 25

    Latest editions Tuesday and Thursdays. While we use the language “MPV”, most sources do not, and readers will see the language fluctuate within the report. For questions and feedback, please email info@pri.nyc Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response…

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 23

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 23

    Latest editions Tuesday and Thursdays. For questions and feedback, please email info@pri.nyc Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response Changes (Limited by latest reporting) GLOBAL: From 1 January through 7 August 2022, 27 814 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox…

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 18

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 18

    Latest editions Tuesday and Thursdays. For questions and feedback, please email info@pri.nyc Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response Changes (Limited by latest reporting) GLOBAL: From 1 January through 7 August 2022, 27 814 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox…

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 16

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 16

    Latest editions Tuesday and Thursdays. For questions and feedback, please email info@pri.nyc Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response Changes (Limited by latest reporting) GLOBAL: From 1 January through 7 August 2022, 27 814 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox, and…

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  • Lessons Learned From Dear Pandemic: Targeting the COVID-19 Infodemic

    Lessons Learned From Dear Pandemic: Targeting the COVID-19 Infodemic

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified excessive COVID-19-related information as a public health crisis, calling it an “infodemic.” The infodemic has been exacerbated by uncertainties inherent in an emerging infectious disease and the scientific process more generally.…

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  • PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 11

    PRI’s MPV (Monkeypox) Situation Update – August 11

    PRI provides situational updates on the monkeypox (orthopoxvirus) outbreak. Visit our website every Tuesday and Thursday for the latest editions. Summary Case Counts/Trends and Large Guidance/Response Changes (Limited by latest reporting) GLOBAL: From 1 January through 7 August…

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  • Monkeypox and the Lessons of History

    Monkeypox and the Lessons of History

    Even as COVID-19 has stubbornly continued to disrupt the lives of people around the world, the unexpected outbreak of another virus has signaled a new public health threat. Cases of monkeypox — long known to cause outbreaks of…

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  • New Article by PRI Lead Explores Contact Tracing, its Barriers and Facilitators

    New Article by PRI Lead Explores Contact Tracing, its Barriers and Facilitators

    Contact tracing is a recognized public health measure for controlling the transmission of infectious diseases. It entails locating, isolating, and managing individuals who have an infectious disease, identifying individuals that they have come in contact with, and quarantining…

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  • PRI Curates a Special Journal on Health Communications Issue and Seeks Your Submissions

    PRI Curates a Special Journal on Health Communications Issue and Seeks Your Submissions

    Announcing “Leaving No One Behind: Opportunities for improving future pandemic-related communication.” A special issue of the Journal of Health Communication that will be curated by the PRI Communication Team, and led by Christopher Palmedo, PhD, MBA. The COVID-19…

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