COVID-19 and the Front Lines: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
Just over two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. New York City quickly became the epicenter, and the Mount Sinai community rose to the challenge. Now, at this moment of cautious hope, a cross-section of the Mount Sinai...
COVID-19: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
Just over two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. New York City quickly became the epicenter, and the Mount Sinai community rose to the challenge. Now, at this moment of cautious hope, a cross-section of the Mount Sinai...
Arthur A. Gianelli: COVID-19: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
Years from now, when I’m long retired, the word “COVID” will evoke vivid and emotional memories. Its occurrence disrupted our collective timeline, much as the assassination of President Kennedy did for a generation past. Yet COVID-19 wasn’t a moment frozen forever in...
What Is the Latest Omicron Subvariant, and Why Does It Matter?
Headlines are appearing about a new version of the COVID-19 virus—a new type of the Omicron variant called a subvariant. The original Omicron variant is the one that that caused cases to spike in December and January. It’s too early to tell whether the new subvariant...
SARS-CoV-2: Three Leading Microbiologists Discuss the Path Forward
Microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who created the first and most reliable test to determine whether an individual has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, have been monitoring the virus since it began circulating in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Now,...
As COVID-19 Cases Fall, Here Are Four Things to Keep in Mind About Masking and Safety
The number of COVID-19 cases in New York is returning to the levels before the Omicron surge that began in December, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced new guidance on masking. We are heading in the right direction, and “there is reason...
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