As COVID-19 impacts communities of color, including elevated rates of severe illness and death, Columbia Public Health experts highlight the factors that give rise to those outcomes.
The Center for Infection and Immunity has been granted approval to launch clinical trials to determine whether blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors can be used to prevent infections in unexposed individuals, and if it can treat patients with COVID-19.
Since the novel coronavirus was first identified, Columbia Public Health has been working on multiple fronts to respond to the spread of the virus.
Hear our faculty weigh in on the public health challenges of today. This spring, we are exploring the novel coronavirus.
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