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“We are at a pivotal moment in NYC's fight against coronavirus. In the past several weeks we've seen infection rates climb in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. This threatens the hard-won gains of last spring and summer. The Mayor and the Governor recently agreed to close all schools in these neighborhoods. This was a wise decision as transmission within crowded schools will happen, even with the best of intentions. We know that these interventions work to stop the spread of the virus. The question is did we implement them too late?”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
NYC hotspot interventions ‘wise’ — but are they too late? (10/06/20)
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“Washing your hands for the recommended 20 seconds and social distancing is much more difficult, if not impossible in these cities.”
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
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“Public health leaders want to make sure that everyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 knows where to get tested and gets tested. They also want people to know how the virus is spreading in communities and who is most at risk for more severe illness. This data informs how and when we re-open, and how to keep more people safe; contact tracers make that happen.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Contact tracing a ‘tried-and-true tool’ for public health (05/11/20)
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"Any positive test without contact tracing is bad public health because it misses an opportunity to reduce the spread of the virus"
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Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
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“It concerns me that parents may resist taking their teen to the hospital if symptoms worsen, under the belief that young people are not high risk.”
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
Related Tip Sheet:
Your teen may be secretly vaping; don’t ignore coronavirus signs (03/12/20)
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“I think any public health crisis reveals tensions and cracks in our society. It especially reveals the consequences of gross inequalities and we have plenty of those in the U.S. Having a public health crisis like this unfold is going to bring all of those inequalities to the surface. We can’t just deal with the public health crisis itself. We also have to deal with the inequality, the difficulties and challenges it brings, especially for children and for lots of other community groups as well.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“The FTC has a long history in this regulatory space and could add significant value to how best to approach these investigations.”
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
Related Tip Sheet:
Juul youth marketing investigation requires diligent approach (02/25/20)
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"Things are still evolving quite rapidly, but the risk to the general population remains low, and there is no reason to panic. As a community we need to be vigilant regarding any respiratory illnesses both in ourselves and others."
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Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
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“While initial reporting appears to have faced obstacles either bureaucratic or political in nature, Beijing seems to have corrected course and being transparent as it deals with this potential crisis.”
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
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"Coronaviruses like the one currently causing an outbreak in China are particularly flexible in how they can enter cells, which makes them especially problematic as emerging viruses."
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
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