August 31, 2021

VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes, 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 New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News, CNN, Health magazine, Shape magazine, Healthline, People Every Day podcast, and NPR.

Tina Hartert, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine, is quoted in a Forbes magazine piece on babies and toddlers being highly contagious for COVID.

Buddy Creech, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, is quoted in a National Geographic story about the impact of the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine will have on the course of the pandemic.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) interviewed Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pediatrics, for a story about the increase in children in ICUs due to COVID.

Healthline reporter Shawn Radcliffe interviewed Robert Carnahan, PhD, associate director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, for a story about monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19.