It was five years ago this month when the COVID-19 pandemic began to escalate in the city.

Some ask: Are we better prepared than we were five years ago? What have learned from the pandemic?

Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, spoke with anchor Rocco Vertuccio Sunday on “Weekends on 1.”

Tap the video player above to watch the interview.