VUMC sources quoted by CNN, ABC News, New York Times, 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, HealthDay, Science News, Healio.com, CBS News, Prevention magazine, and CNBC.

AARP writer and editor Michelle Crouch interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about a Lancet study that shows COVID-19 reinfection is higher in those over age 65. Creech also spoke to CNN about the vaccination of teens and children, and NBC News about a side effect of the COVID vaccine in which some people report a metallic taste in their mouths.

HuffPost reporter Jillian Wilson interviewed David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about what this summer will be like with COVID-19.

An ABC News story about some of the debilitating side effects reported by COVID “long-haulers” quotes Sara Martin, MD, assistant professor of Medicine.