As Covid Spreads In Tompkins County, Senator Gillibrand Visits Cornell University To Call For Creation Of A Coordinated Network Of Covid-19 And Pandemic Response Centers; Cornell A Prime Example Of Academic Center That Could Help Prepare For Future Variants And Defend Against Public Health Emergencies

Over The Past Two Weeks, COVID-19 Hospitalizations Have Increased By 18% In Tompkins County; Rapid Spread of Mutations Like Those in Omicron Continues to Threaten Progress Combating COVID-19; Gillibrand’s Proposed Centers of Excellence Poised to Respond to the Highly Contagious Omicron and Future Variants