Sep 3, 2024
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Dr. Martine Hackett, associate professor and chair of Hofstra’s Department of Population Health, told Newsday that she believes many people will not get the recently updated vaccine for COVID-19. Less than a quarter of adults and less than 15 percent of children received last year’s vaccine.
“I would predict that there would be much less of an uptake, in part because folks have gotten COVID in big numbers over the last few months; there was a summer surge. So some people might feel like they don’t need the vaccine because they feel protected from their recent infection,” she said. “But just in general, there’s just a lack of urgency around the need to get the most recent version of the vaccine.”
Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities. She's available to speak with media - simply click on her icon now to arrange an interview today.
Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.
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Professor of Law James Sample provided legal insights on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case being dismissed “with prejudice,” with CBS News New York. Sample also provided commentary to CBS News Radio on a federal judge’s order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, and on Elon Musk’s cash incentives for individuals who vote against “activist judges” with German news network ZDFheute.
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Dr. Meena Bose, Hofstra University professor of political science, executive dean of the Public Policy and Public Service program, and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, was featured on Fox News Radio stations around the country, talking about President Trump’s unwillingness to negotiate with China on tariffs. He said that the United States’ trade deficit with China amounts to more than $1 trillion, and he’s not open to making a deal with them until that surplus is resolved. Dr. Bose appeared on WTVN in Columbus, OH; KFTK in St. Louis, MO; WFRK in Florence, SC; WILS in Lansing, MI; WBAP in Dallas, TX; WJR in Detroit, MI; and WHO Des Moines, IA.
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Mary Anne Trasciatti, Hofstra University’s director of the Labor Studies Program and professor of rhetoric, talked to Newsday about rallies on Long Island and across the country to protest the Trump administration’s policies and downsizing of federal government workers. She said the country “can’t afford to lose the services” provided by thousands of recently fired government workers.
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Professor of Law James Sample provided legal insights on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case being dismissed “with prejudice,” with CBS News New York. Sample also provided commentary to CBS News Radio on a federal judge’s order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, and on Elon Musk’s cash incentives for individuals who vote against “activist judges” with German news network ZDFheute.
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Dr. Meena Bose, Hofstra University professor of political science, executive dean of the Public Policy and Public Service program, and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, was featured on Fox News Radio stations around the country, talking about President Trump’s unwillingness to negotiate with China on tariffs. He said that the United States’ trade deficit with China amounts to more than $1 trillion, and he’s not open to making a deal with them until that surplus is resolved. Dr. Bose appeared on WTVN in Columbus, OH; KFTK in St. Louis, MO; WFRK in Florence, SC; WILS in Lansing, MI; WBAP in Dallas, TX; WJR in Detroit, MI; and WHO Des Moines, IA.
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Mary Anne Trasciatti, Hofstra University’s director of the Labor Studies Program and professor of rhetoric, talked to Newsday about rallies on Long Island and across the country to protest the Trump administration’s policies and downsizing of federal government workers. She said the country “can’t afford to lose the services” provided by thousands of recently fired government workers.
