Columbia Public Health Media Coverage for COVID-19
Columbia Mailman School faculty expertise on COVID-19 has been highlighted in dozens of news articles. Highlights include:
THE NEW YORKER
Most Who Recover From Coronavirus Carry Antibodies, Study Finds
May 8, 2020 – Researchers, environmental health sciences
NPR
Scientists Are Trying To Understand Whether People Can Be Immune to the Coronavirus
May 8, 2020 – Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
South China Morning News
China backs WHO investigating Origin of COVID-19, Hits Out at U.S. 'Politicising Issue'
May 8, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
MARKET WATCH
Librarians Are Being Enlisted to Help in the Battle Against Coronavirus|
May 8, 2020 - S. Patrick Kachur, population and family health
NPR
Will Antibodies After COVID-19 Illness Prevent Reinfection?
May 7, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor of environmental health sciences
CBS News
Finding Coronavirus' Patient Zero; and a Guilty Bat
May 7, 2020 - Dr. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
The Washington Post
Americans Deeply Wary of Reopening as White House Weighs Ending Covid-19 Task Force
May 7, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
NPR
Track Your State's Testing; What A Possible Mutation Means
May 7, 2020 – Simon Anthony, assistant professor, Center for Infection and Immunity
WBUR
Epidemiologists Answer Your Latest Questions About The Coronavirus Pandemic
May 7, 2020 - Angela Rasmussen, associate research scientist, Center for Infection and Immunity
Voice of America
Experts Warn of 'Intolerable Backslide' if COVID-19 Restrictions Are Eased Too Soon
May 7, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
STAT News
Amazon Lends its Expertise—and Its Cash—to COVID-19 Research
May 7, 2020 - W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
AL JAZEERA ONLINE
World Gambles With Looser Lockdowns, Risking Coronavirus Revival
May 7, 2020 - Wafaa El-Sadr, director, ICAP at Columbia University
The Washington Post
Ways to Help Older Neighbors and Relatives in Isolation (and How They Can Help You)
May 6, 2020 - Linda P. Fried, dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
The New York Times
The Virus Is Winning
May 6, 2020 – Jeffrey Shaman, Teresa Yamana, and Sen Pei
ASSOCIATED PRESS
'If This Thing Boomerangs': Second Wave of Infections Feared
May 6, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Projected to Rise as Georgia Reopens
May 6, 2020 – Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Americans Deeply Wary of Reopening as White House Weighs Ending COVID-19 Task Force
May 6, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The New York Times
Homebound Kids Are at Risk for Weight Gain
May 5, 2020 – Andrew Rundle, associate professor, epidemiology
WNYC
The NYPD and Social Distancing; Appreciating Building Service Workers; Race and the Pandemic ...
May 5, 2020 - Dr. Jessica Justman, senior technical director, ICAP at Columbia University
Fox Business News
Antibodies Play Large Role in Possible Coronavirus Cure: Doctor
May 5, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
The Wall Street Journal
The Tricky Math Behind Coronavirus Death Predictions
May 5, 2020
The New York Times
New Studies Add to Evidence that Children May Transmit the Coronavirus
May 5, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The Washington Post
Americans Deeply Wary of Reopening as White House Weighs Ending Covid-19 Task Force
May 5, 2020
The Hill
Push to Reopen National Parks Sparks Pandemic Concerns
May 5, 2020 - Susan Michaels-Strasser, senior implementation director, ICAP at Columbia University
Bloomberg
Trump's 100,000 Dead Projection Gets Muddied by Reopenings
May 4, 2020 - Sen Pei, associate research scientist, environmental health sciences
U.S. News & World Report
Can Survivors Get Reinfected With Coronavirus?
May 4, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The Dr. Oz Show
Dr. Ian Lipkin Explains To Dr. Oz His Fear Of People Misinterpreting The Results That Antibody Tests Reveal.
May 4, 2020 - W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
WCBS-TV
FDA Turns Its Attention To Companies Claiming To Have Legitimate Coronavirus Antibody Tests
May 4, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The Washington Post
Trump Cheers on Governors Even as They Ignore White House Coronavirus Guidelines in Race to Reopen
May 4, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
CNN
DeSantis is Ready to Declare Victory but the Coronavirus Picture in Florida is Still Unclear
May 4, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
The Telegraph
Why Lockdown is Bad News for our Kids' Waistlines
May 3, 2020 - Andrew Rundle, associate professor, epidemiology
CNN Online
Coronavirus is Making Some People Rethink Where They Want to Live
May 2, 2020 - David Rosner, co-director, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health
CNN The Situation Room with Wolk Blitzer
FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Remdesivir to Treat Coronavirus
May 1,2020 - Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
WCBS-TV
‘Fast And Easy’ Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test Could Pave The Way To Widespread Testing, Expert Says
May 1, 2020 - Angela Rasmussen, associate research scientist, Center for Infection and Immunity
National Geographic Online
How to Measure Your Nation’s Response to Coronavirus
May 1, 2020 - Wafaa El-Sadr, director of ICAP at Columbia University
THE WASHINGTON POST
Sports Leagues Really Want to Play Games Again. They Just Can’t Figure Out How.
May 1, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
USA TODAY
Fact Check: COVID-19 May Be 'Here to Stay,' Even After a Vaccine
April 30, 2020 - Charles Branas, chair, epidemiology department
ABC NEWS ONLINE
States' Missing COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Data Creates Incomplete View of Virus' Impact
April 30, 2020 - Diana Hernandez, assistant professor, sociomedical sciences
NEWSDAY
Blood Tests for COVID-19 Antibodies Ramping Up with Reopening Plans
April 30, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
YAHOO NEWS
Racial and Ethnic Data Creates Incomplete View of Virus' Impact
April 30, 2020 - Diana Hernandez, assistant professor, sociomedical sciences
ASSOCIATED PRESS
COVID-19 Showing Suburbs Are Just as Vulnerable as Cities
April 29, 2020 - Stephen Morse, professor, epidemiology
THE NEW YORK TIMES
COVID-19 Showing Suburbs Are Just as Vulnerable as Cities
April 29, 2020 - Stephen Morse, professor, epidemiology
THE WASHINGTON POST ONLINE
Baseball is Returning in South Korea—Just Without Fans, High-Fives or Spitting
April 29, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
THE ECONOMIST
The Pieces of the Puzzle of Covid-19’s Origin Are Coming to Light
April 29, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
FOX NEWS: THE STORY WITH MARTHA MCCALLUM
Covid-19 More Lethal than the Flu? (Video)
April 29, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
THE STRAITS TIMES
U.S., Chinese Researchers Team Up in Search for Virus' Origins
April 29, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
AL JAZEERA (Video)
COVID-19: More Than One Million Infected
April 29, 2020 - Susan Michaels-Strasser, assistant professor, epidemiology
WBUR
Researchers Built Various Models To Predict Pandemic Shifts. Right Now, They Show 'A Tremendous Amount Of Uncertainty'
April 29, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
VOX
What Covid-19 Antibody Tests Say—and Don’t Say—About Immunity
April 28, 2020 - Angela Rasmussen, associate research scientist, Center for Infection and Immunity
MEDIUM
The Latest on Coronavirus and Immunity
April 28, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
THE WASHINGTON POST
Antibody Tests Support What's Been Obvious: Covid-19 is Much More Lethal Than the Flu
April 28, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
FOX BUSINESS NEWS
Lou Dobbs Tonight (Video)
April 28, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
CNN- First Move With Julia Chatterley
U.S. Chinese Scientists Tracing Virus Origins Together
April 28, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
MSNBC (Video clip)
All in With Chris Hayes
April 28, 2020 - Jessica Justman, senior technical director, ICAP at Columbia University
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Endless Summer Puts Homebound Kids at Risk for Weight Gain
April 28, 2020 - Andrew Rundle, associate professor, epidemiology
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
What If Immunity to COVID-19 Doesn’t Last?
April 27, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
CNBC
Closing Bell
April 27, 2020 - W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
FINANCIAL TIMES
U.S., China Researchers Collaborate in Hunt for Virus Origin
April 27, 2020 – W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
When Will the Stay-at-Home Orders End?
April 27, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
CNN
Trump is Driving Birx to a Tough Spot. It's About to Get even Tougher.
April 27, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
CNBC
The FDA just approved Columbia's Covid-19 plasma therapy study, backed by Amazon
April 26, 2020 - W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
THE NEW YORKER
Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not
April 26, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
NPR
6 Solutions To Beat COVID-19 In Countries Where The Usual Advice Just Won't Work
April 26, 2020 - Wafaa El-Sadr, director, Center for Infection and Immunity
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A Candidate in Isolation: Inside Joe Biden’s Cloistered Campaign
April 25, 2020 - Irwin Redlener, clinical professor, health policy and management
THE WASHINGTON POST
Reopening of America Accelerates as States Prepare to Relax Coronavirus Restrictions
April 25, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
ABC NEWS
Answers to Questions About New Coronavirus Antibody Studies
April 24, 2020 - Stephen Morse, professor, epidemiology
POLITICO
How Overly Optimistic Modeling Distorted Trump Team’s Coronavirus Response
April 24, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
THE WASHINGTON POST
White House Promotes New Lab Results Suggesting Heat and Sunlight Slow Coronavirus
April 24, 2020 - Jeffrey Shaman, professor, environmental health sciences
REUTERS
Afraid of Bringing Coronavirus Home? Experts Weigh In (Video)
April 24, 2020 - Stephen Morse, professor, epidemiology
THE MARSHALL PROJECT
These Prisons Are Doing Mass Testing For COVID-19—And Finding Mass Infections
April 24, 2020 - Barun Mathema, a professor of epidemiology
WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show
How's Your Recovery?
April 22, 2020 - Lloyd Sederer, adjunct professor, epidemiology
CNN
Erin Burnett Out Front
April 22, 2020 - W. Ian Lipkin, director, Center for Infection and Immunity