ITHACA, NY – Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state of New York was striving to launch the country’s first public health corps. The primary goal of the corps is to boost and expand the state’s effort to distribute the vaccine among as many as 19 million people, and Cornell University will be an integral part of the initiative.
The school, working with the Northwell Health System, will seek to develop 1,000 public health fellows with the specific aim of promoting ‘(COVID-19) vaccine distribution and issuance and to promote long-term public health outcomes in the state. improve.’ The Masters of Public Health program of the university and the College of Veterinary Medicine will also be very involved in the process.
“We are honored to establish a new Public Health Corps with Governor Cuomo and the State of New York,” said Martha Pollack, the school’s president. ‘As a leading research university, Cornell looks forward to training those who will do the critical work to ensure the fair and effective distribution of the vaccine among New Yorkers. ”
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The program will consist of a series of online courses that can be followed and are now being developed by eCornell.
Education is going to be another important aspect of the pressure, especially to ensure that the public trusts the vaccine – which can be an uphill battle. According to Cornell, about 40 percent of the people in the country do not trust the coronavirus vaccine for various reasons.
‘We know that some people are reluctant to take vaccines, and we know that some populations are more susceptible to bad consequences if they get COVID, because of their job, or where they live, or to which they are exposed in the environment. “Dr Alexander Travis, director of the MPH program and professor of reproductive biology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, told CVM. “Public Health Corps staff will be trained to identify communities with special needs and to help people provide the information they need to make good choices about vaccination.”