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

CNN’s Chris Cuomo, KCBS Radio, HealthCentral, Prevention, CORREIO BRAZILIENSE (Brazil), Golf.com, MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, Newsmax TV, Business Insider, CNN (live) and The Los Angeles Times interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about coronavirus.

Condé Nast Traveler reporter Cassie Shortsleeve interviewed David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about what type of face masks are best for travelers. Men’s Journal health and fitness writer Rachael Schultz interviewed Aronoff for a story about the safety of gyms re-opening and what people should ensure their gyms are doing before they decide to return.

NPR’s All Things Considered interviewed Todd Rice, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, for a story about new data that shows patients on ventilators are likely to survive.

CBS Evening News interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, scientific director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about a new study showing a challenge experiment with the Oxford vaccine.