VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at CNN, MSNBC and more

CNN’s Chris Cuomo, MSNBC Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, The New York Times, CNN New Day, Newsmax TV, Healthline, Forbes, NBC News, ABC News and Reader’s Digest “thehealthy.com”  interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about coronavirus.

CNN Erin Burnett Out Front producer Samantha Reyes interviewed Mark Denison, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, for a story about the preclinical development of remdesivir that was done in his lab in collaboration with colleagues at the University of North Carolina.

CNN New Day Weekend with Anchors Victor Blackwell and Christi Paul interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, professor of Pediatrics, live to discuss the rush to find a coronavirus vaccine.

WIRED Magazine reporter David Freedman interviewed Loren Lipworth-Elliot, ScD, research professor in the Division of Epidemiology, for a story about COVID-19 case fatality rates.

The Daily Beast reporter Adam Rawnsley interviewed Robert Carnahan, PhD, associate director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, for a story about Dolly’s Parton’s donation to coronavirus research at VUMC.