VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at NPR, BBC and more

Romper.com reporter Morgan Brinlee interviewed Tina Hartert, MD, MPH, assistant vice president for Translational Science, for a story about a new study she is leading on coronavirus in U.S. children. 

NPR reporter Jon Hamilton interviewed Todd Rice, MD, associate professor of Medicine, for a story about why COVID-19 mortality for ICU patients on ventilators appears to vary so much.

CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen interviewed James Crowe, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, for a story on monoclonal antibody work.

The Dallas Morning News interviewed Andrea Pruijssers, PhD, research assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, for a story about the development of Gilead's Remdesivir drug.

NBC News Facebook Live, BBC World News America, 104.5 The Zone, Healthline, The Well (NY), Kaiser Health News, Yahoo News, Women’s Health, Vanity Fair and Newmax TV (two live hits) interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about coronavirus.

CBS News national producer Amy Birnbaum interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, professor of Pediatrics, for a story about vaccine issues.