WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2023)--The White House has said they plan to let the COVID public health emergency expire in May but public health experts say the pandemic is far from over. Every day about a half a million people are dying from COVID in the United States and others clear the virus only to suffer from the symptoms of long COVID.
The George Washington University has experts that can discuss the challenges that COVID will present in the future, a new study on long COVID and its prevalence among young, healthy people, and other aspects of the transition out of a public health emergency.
Lynn R. Goldman, the Michael and Lori Milken Dean of GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, is an expert on emergency/public health preparedness and has deep knowledge of the intersection of policy and public health. She can talk about COVID-19’s trajectory, how to protect vulnerable populations and the challenges of long COVID..
Jeffrey Levi, a professor of health policy and management, is an expert on how policy decisions — such as the end of a public health emergency can affect the healthcare system and the nation’s ability to respond to the ongoing challenges brought up by the virus. For 10 years, he was executive director of Trust for America’s Health, where he led annual assessments of the preparedness of states and the federal government.
Sara Rosenbaum, the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, is an expert on how such policy decisions can affect disadvantaged communities, including immigrant and minority neighborhoods. Professor Rosenbaum is a leading public health law scholar who has devoted her career to issues such as health justice and the safety net system for medically underserved populations.
Leana Wen, a research professor of health policy and management, is an expert on governmental response to public health crises. An emergency physician and formerly the Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, she can discuss the medical and public health response to COVID at this stage.
Christopher Mores, a professor of global health, is an arbovirologist and an expert on infectious diseases like COVID. He can discuss virus transmission patterns and what to expect from COVID in the future.
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