VUMC sources quoted by Washington Post, NBC News, CNN, more

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, continues to be one of the most in-demand sources about COVID-19, influenza and other subjects in the news. Among the news organizations he has spoken with recently: The Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, WebMD, MSN.com, Yahoo! News, and Healthline.

Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, was quoted in an NBC News story about whether a booster COVID vaccine will be needed. A related story in Salt Lake City’s Deseret News picked up her quote from the NBC story.

An NBC News story about the effects of COVID on elective surgery quotes Kenneth Sharp, MD, professor of Surgery.

Matthew Schrag, MD, PhD, assistant professor Neurology, is quoted in a Washington Post story on the FDA’s controversial decision to approve the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab.