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Revisiting COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Around the World Using Data From 23 Countries in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact daily life, including health system operations, despite the availability of vaccines that are effective in greatly reducing the risks of death and severe disease. Misperceptions of COVID-19 vaccine safety, efficacy, risks, and mistrust in…
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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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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. Together with…
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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 those individuals…
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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 pandemic revealed…
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New CUNY SPH Study Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Providers
A new 23-country study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the journal Vaccine sheds light on the factors that contribute to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers. The survey was administered to 23,000 adults in Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador,…
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Depression, HIV, and COVID-19: A Deadly Trifecta – Columbia University Experts
In a new article published in the Public Health Reports Journal, Columbia University Professor Robert Fullilove, EdD and Teacher’s College graduate student (at time of publication) David May, MA, discuss the linkages between depression, HIV, and COVID-19, in what they…
