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NCDP provides expert commentary on a wide range of topics pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our Media Relations for more information. Check this page for regular updates on staff features in the media.

  • Preparing for compounding crises: Staff shortages and cyber-attack vulnerability in the era of COVID-19
    January 23, 2023
  • Fact check -‘Catastrophic Contagion’ video is fictional and does not support claims about pandemic preparedness exercises
    December 15, 2022
  • ‘The situation in the hospitals is grim’: States face brutal virus fallout
    December 11, 2022
  • The Point: COVID-19 in China
    December 07, 2022
  • Here’s how we defeated Monkeypox and what it means for the next pandemic
    October 31, 2022
  • Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    October 27, 2022
  • What’s the deal with new Covid Boosters?
    September 03, 2022
  • A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic
    July 28, 2022
  • Four questions about Biden’s Covid-19 diagnosis
    July 22, 2022
  • President Biden has COVID-19 — but experts say it’s unlikely to be a bad case. Here’s why
    July 21, 2022
  • The Stephanie Miller’s Happy Hour Podcast
    July 14, 2022
  • COVID-19 vaccines saved more than 200,000 lives in the US over nine months
    July 08, 2022
  • This new ‘Ninja’ COVID variant is the most dangerous one yet
    July 08, 2022
  • WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency ‘at this stage’
    June 25, 2022
  • The five phases to get you a Monkeypox vaccine
    June 10, 2022
  • What scientists need you to know about the Monkeypox hysteria
    May 22, 2022
  • Dr. Irwin Redlener on rising COVID cases
    May 19, 2022
  • NY moves into higher alert level due to increase in cases
    May 02, 2022
  • COVID confusion as UWS cases rise
    April 14, 2022
  • Covid creeps ever closer to Biden
    April 07, 2022
  • SM Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    March 31, 2022
  • Will New York form a Covid Response Review Commission?
    March 29, 2022
  • The COVID variant that could define your summer
    March 19, 2022
  • ‘Deltacron’ variant: 5 things to know as experts downplay danger
    March 19, 2022
  • We’re barely keeping a lid on our next huge global crisis
    March 17, 2022
  • The Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    March 17, 2022
  • An Upper West Sider’s struggle with long COVID; ‘Central Park is a little too far’
    March 14, 2022
  • Should we worry about Deltacron?
    March 14, 2022
  • Happy hour extra with Dr. Redlener
    March 03, 2022
  • First-time vaccination rates in the US are at a new low
    February 25, 2022
  • Irwin Redlener on COVID, politics, and social vulnerability
    February 22, 2022
  • Adams says the cure to Covid-19 is getting back to work
    February 22, 2022
  • COVID vaccines for kids under 5 could change the world—Starting with America
    February 07, 2022
  • SM Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    February 03, 2022
  • Some unvaccinated city employees could be fired, but thousands more are still in limbo
    February 01, 2022
  • Vaccine for youngest Americans awaits approval
    February 01, 2022
  • The 11th Hour Transcript
    January 22, 2022
  • Why Omicron is more likely to kill Americans
    January 18, 2022
  • Dr. Irwin Redlener expresses disappointment in SCOTUS vax mandate ruling
    January 13, 2022
  • Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    January 13, 2022
  • Schools try to avoid shutdowns amid Covid surge
    January 12, 2022
  • U.S. sets fresh record for daily Covid cases
    January 11, 2022
  • How can all children attend school safely in the age of COVID-19?
    January 11, 2022
  • Biden surgeon general thanks teachers’ union chief Randi Weingarten for ‘leadership’
    January 10, 2022
  • Finding it hard to get tested for COVID-19 and wondering who’s to blame? We’ve got answers.
    January 07, 2022
  • For what’s it’s worth: ‘There are legitimate reasons to be hopeful about 2022′
    January 04, 2022
  • US surpasses 54 million Covid cases
    December 31, 2021
  • Dreams of a new Covid pill panacea has been dashed
    December 29, 2021
  • NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses takes effect as Omicron keeps driving infection spike
    December 27, 2021
  • Transcript from the 11th Hour
    December 21, 2021
  • Did misinformation lead to Omicron?
    December 20, 2021
  • Experts worry COVID pills could hinder vaccine efforts
    December 17, 2021
  • Spike in Covid cases impacting pro sports leagues
    December 15, 2021
  • Omicron is like a fast-moving freight train
    December 14, 2021
  • Safeguarding people living in vulnerable conditions in the COVID-19 era through universal health coverage and social protection
    December 11, 2021
  • Vaccines, boosters, and the Omicron variant
    December 09, 2021
  • US Covid-19 cases approach 50 million
    December 08, 2021
  • There’s a ‘gaping chasm’ between the vaccine haves and have nots
    December 08, 2021
  • ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Biden’s COVID response
    December 02, 2021
  • Biden outlines expanded effort to combat Covid amid rising cases, omicron variant
    December 02, 2021
  • President Biden unveils winter plan to fight Covid
    December 02, 2021
  • What the Omicron hysteria is getting wrong
    November 30, 2021
  • Concerns worldwide over Omicron variant
    November 30, 2021
  • Omicron COVID variant may already be in America, Dr. Fauci says
    November 27, 2021
  • How to stay safe from Covid-19 this holiday season
    November 24, 2021
  • Happy hour extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    November 24, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    November 23, 2021
  • CDC panel recommends Pfizer and Moderna boosters
    November 19, 2021
  • Preventing COVID-19 and family conflict this holiday season
    November 19, 2021
  • Dr. Irwin Redlener
    November 17, 2021
  • Alarming rise in new Covid fases in U.S.
    November 16, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    November 09, 2021
  • Vaccine mandate battle heats up
    November 05, 2021
  • Aaron Rogers tests positive for Covid-19
    November 04, 2021
  • Kids Ages 5 to 11 can now get a Covid vaccine
    November 04, 2021
  • The Stephanie Miller’s happy hour podcast
    October 21, 2021
  • The 11th Hour with Brian Williams Transcript
    October 21, 2021
  • Crisis management lessons from the pandemic: Take risks seriously
    October 19, 2021
  • Physicians, scientists privately urge White House to scale back booster plan
    October 07, 2021
  • Report: Coronavirus experts quietly urge Biden to scale down booster campaign
    October 06, 2021
  • Top Covid experts privately urge Biden admin to scale back booster campaign
    October 06, 2021
  • NYC health experts, politicians demand de Blasio expand COVID vaccine mandate
    October 02, 2021
  • Safe and Healthy Reopening of Our Schools – A Parent Town Hall
    September 30, 2021
  • AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults (Syndicated article)
    September 29, 2021
  • Jeff Schlegelmilch on vaccine mandates across the U.S.
    September 28, 2021
  • Pfizer says its vaccine is good to go for kids ages 5-11
    September 28, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    September 16, 2021
  • Why is a COVID vaccine for kids taking so long?
    September 14, 2021
  • Irwin Redlener: On the pandemic, harnessing celebrity fame, and public health activism
    September 14, 2021
  • Don’t believe the hype: the so-called miracle ‘Covid cure’ Ivermectin can kill you
    September 13, 2021
  • Biden asks the Labor Dept. to urge companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or weekly testing
    September 09, 2021
  • Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    September 09, 2021
  • The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    September 07, 2021
  • Will Hurricane Ida cause a spike in Covid-19?
    September 04, 2021
  • ‘COVID has broken you people’: Pennsylvania school district melts down over mask battle
    September 02, 2021
  • Reports: Georgia Anti-vaxxers shut down vaccine event
    August 31, 2021
  • ‘A pandemic tinderbox’: In Hurricane Ida’s aftermath, experts worry COVID-19 outbreak in Louisiana will worsen
    August 31, 2021
  • Demand surges for deworming drug for COVID, despite no evidence it works
    August 31, 2021
  • Demand surges for deworming drug for Covid, despite no evidence it works
    August 30, 2021
  • [WATCH] What Does FDA Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine Mean for Americans?
    August 29, 2021
  • What full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine means?
    August 28, 2021
  • Dr. Irwin Redlener: FDA approval of a Covid vaccine could mean a rapid jump in shots in arms
    August 27, 2021
  • Clifton Jolley: A modest proposal in defense of parents who don’t defend masks
    August 27, 2021
  • How ‘America’s frontline doctors’ sold access to bogus COVID-19 treatments—and left patients in the lurch
    August 26, 2021
  • How can kids be kept safe from Covid as they return to school?
    August 25, 2021
  • Why the FDA’s Pfizer Approval Could Be the COVID Game-Changer America Desperately Needs
    August 23, 2021
  • Four weeks in July: Inside the Biden administration’s struggle to contain the delta surge
    August 21, 2021
  • Defiant Biden takes on GOP governors banning mask mandates
    August 19, 2021
  • Boosters are Coming, and America’s Vaccine Rollout is Set to Get Even Messier
    August 18, 2021
  • The White House is ‘adding to their leverage pile’ in the fight against Covid-19
    August 18, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    August 18, 2021
  • The Feds just OK’ed booster shots. This could get ugly fast.
    August 13, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    August 11, 2021
  • “This is very much a mystery in progress”: Scientists explain everything we know about delta so far
    August 05, 2021
  • Nursing home for workers: get vaccinated or lose your job
    August 05, 2021
  • Doctor roasts anti-vaccine misinformation: ‘It’s absolutely crazy’
    August 04, 2021
  • NYC Mayor announces new citywide vaccine requirements
    August 03, 2021
  • NYC will require proof of vax for most indoor activities
    August 03, 2021
  • Dr. Redlener: Companies, schools, businesses, should say no entry to unvaccinated
    July 30, 2021
  • Wildfires are decimating the West and choking the East — it’s time for solutions
    July 29, 2021
  • Op-Ed: Wildfires are decimating the West and choking the East — it’s time for solutions
    July 29, 2021
  • Mask requirements return amid Delta variant fears
    July 28, 2021
  • Biden will announce that all federal workers MUST get the vaccine or be tested regularly – while the CDC says ‘health passes’ may be the way forward
    July 28, 2021
  • CDC Wants Some Vaxxed Americans to Mask Up Again Amid Delta Surge
    July 27, 2021
  • Dr. Redlener: ‘Whatever’s holding you back’ from getting vaccine ‘put that away’
    July 23, 2021
  • In Depth Podcast: The COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading in NYC
    July 22, 2021
  • We do have a lot to worry about’ with Covid Delta variant
    July 21, 2021
  • How vaccine apathy – not hesitancy – may be driving flattened vaccination rates
    July 18, 2021
  • After maskless flight to D.C., three Texas Democrats test positive for Covid
    July 17, 2021
  • COVID-19 communication takes a deadly turn
    July 16, 2021
  • Dr. Redlener answers the Covid-related questions you’ve been asking
    July 16, 2021
  • New York City goes all out against Covid-19 as threat of Delta variant loom
    July 13, 2021
  • The CDC emphasizes full reopening in new school guidance
    July 10, 2021
  • This is what America’s next big COVID wave will look like
    July 06, 2021
  • The 11th Hour with Brian Williams Transcript
    July 06, 2021
  • Op-Ed: South Florida collapse shows infrastructure is a persistent threat to public health
    July 04, 2021
  • Surfside search and rescue paused for demolition prep
    July 04, 2021
  • Pay people to get the vaccine
    July 02, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    June 29, 2021
  • Vaccine lottery is a dud. How about just paying people to get the shots instead?
    June 26, 2021
  • Biden in NC to Boost Vaccination Rates
    June 24, 2021
  • Cher and National Center for Disaster Preparedness Team Up to Donate Mobile Vaccine Clinic
    June 24, 2021
  • Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
    June 21, 2021
  • Walensky strives to put CDC messaging back on track
    June 21, 2021
  • ‘Two Americas’ may emerge as Delta variant spreads and vaccination rates drop
    June 20, 2021
  • Checking in with Dr. Redlener
    June 20, 2021
  • Million-dollar lotteries fail to cut through vaccine apathy
    June 19, 2021
  • North Carolina sees only 1 percent uptick in vaccinations after $1M lottery launch
    June 19, 2021
  • Cher mobile unit giving free COVID vaccinations in NYC
    June 18, 2021
  • CherCares: Singer funds mobile medical unit for free NYC COVID-19 vaccinations
    June 18, 2021
  • CherCares: Singer funds mobile medical unit for free NYC COVID-19 vaccinations
    June 18, 2021
  • Get on the bus, Mayor de Blasio Announces the COVID-19 testing and vaccination bus
    June 17, 2021
  • Cher takes on vaccine hesitancy with the CherCares bus
    June 17, 2021
  • Poll Hub: Bicentennial
    June 11, 2021
  • Biden kept his promise to increase COVID-testing capacity, even as demand for testing drops
    June 11, 2021
  • Jeffrey Schlegelmilch on COVID-19 vaccines
    June 11, 2021
  • A safe return to U.S. schools seems closer with vaccines and testing improvements
    June 04, 2021
  • Checking in with Dr. Redlener
    June 03, 2021
  • CDC loosens mask guidance for summer campers
    May 29, 2021
  • CDC now says kids can skip masks while outdoors at summer camp
    May 29, 2021
  • Dr. Irwin Redlener: Here’s how to clear up the CDC’s communications confusion
    May 25, 2021
  • Memorial Day Weekend 2021
    May 25, 2021
  • Op-Ed: Here’s how to clear up the CDC’s communications confusion
    May 24, 2021
  • New mask guidance is a huge gamble, experts say
    May 14, 2021
  • CDC green lights Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds
    May 12, 2021
  • The U.S. confronts a virus ‘that doesn’t understand borders’
    May 10, 2021
  • Speeding up the recovery while vaccine demand slows
    May 10, 2021
  • COVID continues to ravage India
    May 08, 2021
  • “It’s All Hands On Deck Now” – Dr. Irwin Redlener
    May 06, 2021
  • Biden backs proposal to waive vaccine patents in an effort to boost global supply
    May 06, 2021
  • Biden Administration supports lifting patent protections for COVID vaccines, allowing for global distribution
    May 05, 2021
  • Biden Admin goes to war with big pharma over COVID vax patent protections
    May 05, 2021
  • Pfizer is applying for approval to start vaccinations at the age of two
    May 04, 2021
  • Virus raging in India: Last US flights landing today
    May 03, 2021
  • The CDC’s new outdoor mask guidance explained
    April 27, 2021
  • Millions of Americans are only getting one shot of two-shot vaccines
    April 27, 2021
  • Disaster preparedness specialist Jeffrey Schlegelmilch explains how India is now facing a COVID-19 surge
    April 26, 2021
  • The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine
    April 25, 2021
  • What are my chances of getting COVID-19 after being vaccinated?
    April 17, 2021
  • Kim Atkins: I got the J&J vaccine and I still believe in it
    April 14, 2021
  • Our Views: A very precarious point in our community’s fight against the coronavirus
    April 14, 2021
  • Vaccine deniers, vaccine hesitancy
    April 12, 2021
  • Does Michigan have a death wish? (with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    April 08, 2021
  • There’s one truly alarming reason to worry about the latest Covid surge—even with vaccines
    April 08, 2021
  • Teachers unions are gaslighting parents and resisting science to keep schools closed
    April 08, 2021
  • What Covid pandemic? Texas baseball fans fill Rangers stands
    April 06, 2021
  • How can we help children recover from the trauma of the pandemic?
    April 05, 2021
  • The CDC guidelines for social distancing in schools are based on distorted science: neither three feet nor six feet distancing is safe
    April 05, 2021
  • As the pandemic raged, COVID-19 testing was rare in New York’s youth lockups
    April 04, 2021
  • Talking Covid Vaccines with Dr. Irwin Redlener
    April 02, 2021
  • Biden faces ‘a very precarious point’ in the coronavirus response
    April 01, 2021
  • Analysis reveals nearly 200 died in Texas cold storm and blackouts, almost double the official count
    April 01, 2021
  • Covid Calls: Discussion of emergency management in the pandemic
    March 31, 2021
  • Pfizer vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12-15
    March 30, 2021
  • Biden faces first COVID surge as allies brush off warnings
    March 30, 2021
  • New York’s ‘mystery’ surge in COVID cases is freaking experts
    March 30, 2021
  • COVID-19 and Climate Change: Lessons learned and implications for disaster management for the coming decade
    March 24, 2021
  • News on AstraZeneca
    March 23, 2021
  • Europe’s vaccine freak-out could poison the U.S
    March 22, 2021
  • Woman gives birth to first known baby with Covid-19 antibodies
    March 18, 2021
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    • Resilient Children, Youth + Communities
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    • Rural Preparedness + Children
    • Public Health Impacts of Petrochemical Plant Spills from Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change
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    • Disaster Planning for Child Care Centers: Puerto Rico
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