VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at NBC News, The New York Times and more

Newsweek, CNN Travel, CNN's Kate Bolduan, CNN’s Erin Burnett, The Associated Press, AARP and The New York Times interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about coronavirus.

The New York Times reporter Elizabeth Preston interviewed Stephen Patrick, MD, director of the Center for Child Health Policy, for a story about the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on premature births.

NBC News reporter Elizabeth Chuck interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, scientific director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about daycares reopening in New York City.

NBC News producer Lauren Dunn interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about differences in how COVID-19 is impacting children versus adults.

Wired UK reporter Alex Lee interviewed Loren Lipworth-Elliot, ScD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, for a story about coronavirus cases in the U.S.

IRB Advisor reporter Melinda Young interviewed Brandy Mapes, translational research manager at The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR), for a story about her PLoS One study, "Diversity and Inclusion for the All of Us Research Program: A Scoping Review."

Nfocus published an “At Work With Nfocus” profile on Andre Churchwell, MD, chief diversity officer.

Reuters Health reporter Marilynn Larkin interviewed Whitney Gannon, MSN, MS, RN, APRN, director of Quality and Education for the Vanderbilt Extracorporeal Life Support Program (ECLS), for a story about standardized curriculum to train critical care nurses in ECMO.