VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 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: The New York Times,  NBC News, CNN, Yahoo Sports, USA Today, Healthline, Prevention, and Forbes.

The Wall Street Journal posted a story on what practices people exposed to COVID should follow. The piece quotes David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases.

Washington Post reporter Donna St. George interviewed Stephen Patrick, MD, director, Center for Child Health Policy, for a story about the mental health struggles of school kids as the pandemic goes on.

Associated Press national reporter Marilynn Marchione interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.

Reuters quoted Sanjay Mishra, PhD, postdoctoral researcher, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, from his recent Conversation article for a story fact-checking whether mRNA vaccines can genetically modify humans.