2020 Publications

Contreras, G. MedPage Today. December 31, 2020. Vaccines are here but do not let your guard down. https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90481

Contreras, G. El Diario. December 16, 2020. Incluso con la llegada de las vacunas, no podemos bajar la guardia en los proximos meses.  https://eldiariony.com/2020/12/16/incluso-con-la-llegada-de-las-vacunas-no-podemos-bajar-la-guardia-en-los-proximos-meses/

Contreras, G. Healthcare Business Today. December 13, 2020. Even though president elect Biden finally has the green light, the most effective tool to combat COVID-19 is in our hands. https://www.healthcarebusinesstoday.com/even-though-president-elect-biden-finally-has-the-green-light-the-most-effective-tool-to-combat-covid-19-is-in-our-hands/

Contreras, G. El Diario.December 3, 2020. El mejor regalo para las fiestas de este ano es “mantenerse alejado”. https://eldiariony.com/2020/12/03/el-mejor-regalo-para-las-fiestas-de-este-ano-es-mantenerse-alejado/

Contreras G and Caze, L. EEUU: La educacion sanitaria durante el COVID-19. Rescate Vial. December 2020; 60(4): 10-12.

Contreras, G. LoHud and USA Today network. October 29, 2020. The tale of two lines- COVID testing sites and voting sites- in one city. https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/2020/10/29/tale-two-lines-covid-testing-sites-and-polling-sites/6068848002/

Contreras, G. New York Daily News. October 9, 2020. How to contain the COVID hotspots in NYC. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-whose-to-blame-for-covid-hotspots-nyc-20201009-4fc6z3iqgfftzpqe5pq4vzzeqq-story.html

Contreras G. Nueve meses despues de la declaracion de la OMS, la experiencia de la COVID-19 en la ciudad de Nueva York. ZONA TES. September 2020; (3):136-141.

Block, A and Contreras, GW. LoHud and USA Today network. September 16, 2020. As we emerge into “a new normal”, balance your risk.  https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/2020/09/16/covid-19-balance-risks-opinion/5808178002/

Contreras, G. Healthcare Business Today. August 9, 2020. Is another shutdown the answer to the rampant COVID019 pandemic in the United States? https://www.healthcarebusinesstoday.com/is-another-shut-down-the-answer-to-the-rampant-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-united-states/

Contreras, G. Healthcare Business Today. June 23, 2020. Amid a historic pandemic, public health must take the lead even among other concurrent disasters. https://www.healthcarebusinesstoday.com/amid-a-historic-pandemic-public-health-must-take-the-lead-even-with-other-concurrent-disasters/

Contreras, G. STAT News. June 20, 2020. The Trump rally in Tulsa is a recipe for disaster. https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/20/trump-rally-tulsa-recipe-for-disaster/

Contreras, G. New York Daily News. June 19, 2020. ‘I can’t breathe’: A plea that resonates in policing reform and vigilance against the coronavirus. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-i-cant-breathe-20200619-wowkuy6vs5gn3pdrojxdwgfabm-story.html

Contreras, G. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. May 21, 2020. A poignant EMS week amid a historic pandemic. https://www.jems.com/ems-week/a-poignant-ems-week-amid-a-historic-pandemic/

Contreras G. COVID-19 en Nueva York: Un paramédico reflexiona desde primera línea. Rescate Vial. Mayo 2020; 58(2): 12-14.

Contreras, G. El Tiempo. April 29, 2020. “Nunca vi tanta gente morir en un turno”: paramedico en Nueva York.  https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/gente/coronavirus-paramedico-en-nueva-york-habla-sobre-un-dia-de-trabajo-489990

Contreras, G. NY Daily News. April 28, 2020. NYC paramedic describes holding ‘ad hoc wake’ in ambulance for coronavirus victim; ‘I’ve never seen so many people die in one shift’. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-coronavirus-20200428-ezcwdw5jlzaq5eackfhjhy5xke-story.html