Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell virology expert on canceled bird flu vaccine

June 5, 2025

The Trump administration has canceled a nearly $600-million contract with Moderna that was intended to develop a vaccine for humans against bird flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.

Low vaccination rates could lead to additional COVID-19 variants

November 30, 2021

Omicron, a new coronavirus strain designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, has been confirmed on five continents while global health experts anticipate further spread.

‘No reason to panic’ as U.S. confirms first coronavirus transmission

January 30, 2020

Virology expert Gary Whittaker, who studies the coronavirus, says while the virus is spreading rapidly, good public health measures will limit further contagion.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

International

Better hygiene won’t stop coronavirus: It’s time to shut down wet markets

January 28, 2020

Steve Osofsky, wildlife health and health policy expert, says emerging diseases like coronavirus are coming from Chinese "wet markets," and it is time to shut them down.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Science and public health

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus: what we know about the way it spreads, what countries should do to minimize threat to public health.