VUMC sources interviewed for stories at New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News, more

Medscape has just released Episode 2 of its series “Born Into Pain: Pushing for Progress in Sickle Cell Disease,” featuring Michael DeBaun, MD, founding director of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease and Adetola Kassim, MD, director of the Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program.

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, The Washington Post, Forbes magazine, CNN, Healthline, NPR, and CNBC.

 Elemental reporter Rob Britt interviewed David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about a new study on mask effectiveness.

A Washington Post story on barriers to getting vaccines “from the loading dock to upper arm” quotes Tom Talbot, MD, VUMC's Chief Hospital Epidemiologist.

Buddy Creech, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, is quoted in an NBC News story on the importance of continued research and trials on a COVID vaccine.

Sinclair Broadcast Group national online news writer Steve Loiaconi interviewed Stephen Patrick, MD, director of the Center for Child Health Policy, for a story about Pfizer seeking emergency authorization for its vaccine and how the potential arrival of a vaccine in the coming months could impact public health decisions.

Melissa McPheeters, PhD, research professor of Health Policy, is quoted in a Newsweek piece about some cities with mask mandates still seeing an increase in COVID cases.