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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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NYC hotspot interventions ‘wise’ — but are they too late?

October 6, 2020

On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered new restrictions on COVID-19 hot spots in New York City, including the closure of all private and public schools in the nine city ZIP codes with upticks in coronavirus transmissions. Isaac Weisfuse, a medical epidemiologist at Cornell University says the restrictions are a wise decision to stop the spread of coronavirus but is concerned the interventions may be too late.

New York City
New York State
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse

In-home COVID-19 tests without contact tracing is ‘bad public health’

April 22, 2020

Medical epidemiologist Isaac Weisfuse, says that while in-home testing will help reduce the potential risk for transmission, there is still a critical need for contact tracing.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse

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.

Nellie Brown
Gen Meredith
Sean Nicholson
Isaac Weisfuse
Randy Worobo

West Nile virus and infectious diseases a concern in flooded areas

September 14, 2017

Isaac B. Weisfuse, a medical epidemiologist at Cornell University with more than 25 years of experience in public health at the local and national levels, says it’s important for people to keep themselves healthy as they face the daunting tasks of recovery – and to prepare personal and family emergency plans for the future.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse