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What Were the Information Voids? Analyzing 3086 Questions Asked by Dear Pandemic Readers
Dear Pandemic is a web and social platform created in March 2020 after the founders, public health researchers, became inundated with queries about COVID-19 from family and friends. Looking back at their experience, Dear Pandemic (now Those Nerdy Girls) team members…
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Comparison of Current Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination in New York City and the US Nationally
This June 2022 study conducted in New York City (NYC) and the United States (US) aimed to assess differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine mandates, and pandemic-related information. The study included 500 respondents from NYC and 1,000 respondents from…
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Universal COVID-19 Care During First Years of Pandemic May Have Helped Decrease Health Care Disparities
A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that federal measures supporting free testing and treatment for COVID-19 may have lessened the health care impact of the pandemic and prevented an increase in racial/ethnic health disparities. In a study published in The Journal…
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PRI Releases Rapid Summary of Priority Actions from the National Conference to Advance Equity in Mpox Diagnostics
The 2022 mpox outbreak highlighted a need for better diagnostic options for future outbreaks and epidemics. This is not just a technical challenge. Designing and implementing an effective and equitable strategy for mpox diagnostics requires technical expertise, low-barrier production pathways…
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PRI Releases New Report On Community Level Data on the Impact of COVID-19 in NYC
The NYC Pandemic Response Institute’s Community Convening and Learning Team (CCLT) led by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy conducted an environmental scan to document the research activities carried out by community-based organizations (CBOs), faith-based organizations…
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Watch: PRI Co-Lead Dean Ayman El-Mohandes Discusses the Recent COVID-19 Resurgence in NYC on NY1
CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes speaks with Health Reporter and NY1 Anchor Erin Billups about what you can do to avoid the new surge of COVID in NYC. He also comments on the new treatment for RSV in infants.
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Wafaa El-Sadr and Kevin De Cock Peer Into the Past, Present, and Future of Global Health
In new commentary in the journal AIDS, two renowned public health experts review lessons learned and articulate a necessary vision for tomorrow.
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Study finds high rates of alcohol misuse and binge drinking among Harlem residents during COVID-19
A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health by CUNY SPH doctoral student Thinh Vu and faculty Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Deborah Levine (PRI Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead), Luisa N. Borrell and Victoria K. Ngo found that high rates of alcohol misuse and binge drinking were…
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Considerations to Help Cities Assess & Communicate Risk During a Pandemic
We are soon to face another winter with COVID-19. This year, it’s accompanied with surging numbers of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, which will make accessing and communicating risk to the public more complex. With this in mind,…
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Reduce the Barriers to Prescribing TPOXX and Increase the Availability and Access to JYNNEOS Vaccine
The following letter (download) was sent by the PRI Co-Leads urging current HHS Secretary Becerra, FDA Commissioner Califf, and CDC Director Walensky to increase availability and access to JYNNEOS vaccine and to reduce the barriers to prescribing TPOXX. An additional…
