VUMC sources interviewed for stories on NBC News, Reuters, Associated Press, 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: NBC News, Fox News, Bloomberg News, WTOP News (Washington, D.C. CBS radio), WebMD, The Philadelphia Inquirer and CNN.

The Associated Press reported on research by John Graves, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, about the relationship between mask wearing rates and death rates in Tennessee.

Reuters Health editor Marilynn Larkin interviewed Shriji Patel, MD, professor of Ophthalmology, for a story about a new study that shows an increase in drug use-related endogenous endophthalmitis.

Huff Post reporter Jillian Wilson interviewed Lindsey McKernan, PhD, MPH, associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, for a story about little ways to feel a sense of normalcy right now.

The Los Angeles Times reporter Tom Curwen interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about the hunt for COVID-19 vaccines.