VUMC sources quoted by NPR News, ABC News, USA Today, 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: Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, BuzzFeed News, Infectious Disease News, Healthline, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and Health magazine.

Schaffner and Kathryn Edwards, MD, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics, are quoted by Bloomberg Law in a story about vaccine booster shots.

Modern Healthcare reporter Jessica Cohen interviewed Paul Sternberg, MD, Chief Patient Experience Officer and Chief Medical Officer, VMG, to discuss what steps we’re taking to implement the rules and how we’re bringing together other staffers as part of the cross-functional team VUMC announced in October.

NPR reporter Joe Palca and Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph Walker interviewed Mark Denison, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, for stories about coronavirus vaccines and antiviral treatments.