With the latest Legionnaires’ outbreak in New York City, we talked to Columbia University’s Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr about whether you can drink tap water (yes) and whether you need to wear a hazmat suit walking past the Met (probably not).
In early July, the Upper East Side saw a cluster of Legionnaires cases. Then the Guggenheim and the Met tested positive for Legionella, which is the bacteria that causes the disease if inhaled. Late … [+6158 chars]