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October 2022

Date

Story Topic

10/31 CVD's Dr. Kirsten Lyke discusses research about monoclonal antibodies to provide protection from malaria.  Science Magazine
10/28 UMSOM's Dr. Jason Custer comments on the tripledemic of RSV, Covid and the flu causing a shortage of beds in children's hospitals. Fox 45 WBFF logo
10/21 CVD's Dr. Kathy Neuzil discusses mild side effects from the new bivalent covid boosters and what people should expect with future shots. Atlantic
10/19

CVD's Dr. Jim Campbell clears up misconceptions concerning CDC's consideration of adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule.

Washington Post
10/13

CVD's Dr. Andrea berry discusses bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children.

WYPR
10/7

Dr. Jean Jeudy discusses a story showing an increased risk of myocarditis in boys who received COVID boosters.

Fox 45 WBFF logo

September 2022

September 2022

Date

Story Topic

9/20

UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank explains the new reality of the COVID pandemic and the continuing importance of boosters. 

Baltimore Sun
9/19

UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank discusses whether COVID pandemic is really over and importance of fall boosters.

WJLA
9/9

UMSOM's Dr. Niharika Khanna discusses the importance of the new COVID boosters to protect against Omicron.

Fox 45 WBFF logo
9/7

UMSOM's Dr. Dan Morgan is quoted on his editorial discussing study showing that attending scientific meeting in person with KN95 mask poses no additional COVID risk than attending meeting virtually.

MedPage
9/6

UMSOM's Dr. Jean Jeudy sets the record straight on his study of myocarditis in athletes who were infected with COVID-19, that the heart issue was not caused by vaccines.

AFP
9/6

UMSOM's Dr. Matt Frieman discusses his new research on new ways COVID-19 virus is mutating and what this means for pandemic.

 Daily Beast
9/1

UMSOM'S Dr. Niharika Khanna explains that community work funded by the federal government has resulted in progress in convincing new mothers that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for their babies. 

Associated Press

 

August 2022

August 2022

Date

Story Topic

9/6

UMSOM's Dr. Matthew Frieman says that SARS-CoV-2 is starting to mutate in the proteins other than the spike protein, which may mean longer infections.

Daily Beast logo
8/19

CVD's Dr. Meagan Deming says that whether to get a COVID-19 booster now or to wait for the expected Omicron-specific boosters this fall depends on eligibility, your risk factors, and COVID-19 levels in your community.

Nature
8/17

CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick explains that schools should be ready to pivot to increased COVID-19 mitigation strategies, as circumstances may change over the academic year. 

Baltimore Sun
8/17

IHV's Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu discusses how pregnant women with COVID are more likely to end up in the ICU or die

Africa Defense Forum logo
8/17

UMSOM's Dr. Teodor Postolache comments on a new study suggesting brain fog remains for up to two years following COVID.

STAT
8/17

IHV's Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu says not enough children in African countries are vaccinated against COVID even though they are at an increased risk

Popular-Science
8/12

UMSOM's Dr. Niharika Khanna speaks on new CDC guidance that drops social distancing recommendations.

Fox 45 WBFF logo 
8/11

CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens discusses the types of COVID-19 antibody tests available to check for past infection or immune response to vaccination.

MSN Color
8/10

UMSOM's Dr. Marianne Cloeren talks about the university's decision to drop the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for faculty, staff, and contractors. 

WYPR
8/9

IHV's Dr. Robert Gallo discusses what questions were addressed in the first conference on long COVID held a couple weeks ago at UMB.

CNBC

July 2022

July 2022

Date

Story Topic

7/30

UMSOM's Dr. Andrea Levine and Dr. David Marcozzi discuss COVID symptoms and long COVID with latest B5 variant.

Baltimore Sun
7/27

CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick discusses the importance of surveillance testing and masking in schools to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Washington Post
7/22

IHV's Dr. Robert Gallo explains his experience with COVID at the first international conference on Long COVID

STAT
7/22

UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank comments on President Biden's COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment for those at higher risk.

Fox 45 WBFF logo
7/21

CVD's Dr. Meagan Deming explains why booster COVID-19 vaccines are essential.

WTOP
7/21

CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens discusses the spread of the BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19.

WTOP
7/19

CVD's Dr. Karen Kotloff says that the Novavax vaccine may help fulfill global needs for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Baltimore Sun
7/14

CVD's Dr. Karen Kotloff explains the difference between the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which just received FDA Emergency Use Authorization, and the mRNA Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

NBC4 Washington DC
7/14

CVD's Dr. Karen Kotloff describes a new protein-based vaccine made by Novavax that received FDA Emergency Use Authorization this week.

 

Pharmacy Times
7/14 CVD's Dr. Karen Kotloff comments on what the emergency authorization of a vaccine made by Maryland-based Novavax means for COVID-19 vaccine options. Staten Island Advance
7/13 CVD's Karen Kotloff discusses FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Pharmacy Practice News
7/13 CVD's Dr. Wilbur Chen comments on influenza and COVID-19 patterns in the U.S. and Australia, where the respiratory viruses are currently colliding.  MedScape 
7/13 UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank comments on the latest omicron variant and plans to include in booster shots. Baltimore Banner
7/13 CVD's Dr. Karen Kotloff explains the role that the Novavax vaccine, which just received emergency authorization from the FDA, could play among other COVID-19 vaccine options. HCPLive
7/11 CVD Director Dr. Kathleen Neuzil discusses BA.5, a very transmissible COVID-19 subvariant that is now the dominant strain in the U.S. and Maryland. Baltimore Sun

June 2022

June 2022

DateStory Topic
7/13 UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank comments on the latest omicron variant and plans to include in booster shots. Baltimore Banner
6/29 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover discusses what's next for mental health services in schools with crisis following COVID pandemic. Christian Science Monitor
6/27 UMSOM's Dr. Geoffrey Rosenthal, Dr. Jean Jeudy, and Dr. Yvette Rooks discuss COVID Heart Registry in Big 10 athletes and recent research findings. Baltimore Sun
6/17 CVD's Dr. James Campbell explains why COVID-19 vaccines for children under age 5 are important at this phase of the pandemic.  Fox 5
6/20 UMSOM's Dr. Matt Frieman discusses new vaccine recommendatons for kids under age 5. Baltimore Sun
6/13 UMSOM's Dr. Matt Frieman Novavax comments on Novavax vaccine and FDA review. Healthline
6/10 UMSOM's Dr. Matt Frieman comments on the science of the Novavax vaccine and how it differs from the other vaccines that are already approved. AARP
6/5 CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil discusses the Novavax vaccine's path toward its application for FDA Emergency Use Authorization. Washington Post
6/5 CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil and Dr. Wilbur Chen explain how "challenge studies" work for research into influenza, Shigella, and more.  Washington Post
6/5 CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil and Dr. Wilbur Chen discuss the contributions paid study volunteers make to medical research.

NBC Washington

6/5  CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil and Wilbur Chen highlight the variety of research underway at UMSOM's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. USNEWS

May 2022

May 2022

DateStory Topic
5/26 CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil explains the role Novavax might eventually play among other COVID-19 vaccines. Baltimore Sun
5/25 CVD's Dr. James Campbell talks about the vaccines children in Maryland may have missed -- and it's more than just COVID-19 vaccines. Baltimore Sun
5/24 CVD's Dr. Kathleen Neuzil and Dr. Wilbur Chen discuss how study volunteers contribute to research at UMSOM's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. Baltimore Sun
5/23 CVD's Matt Laurens discusses Pfizer's announcement of vaccine efficacy data in children under 5. WJLA
5/20 CVD's Dr. Matt Laurens provides advice on COVID boosters for kids ages 5 to 11. Fox 45 WBFF logo
5/19 IHV's Dr. Robert Gallo discusses boosters and why people still need to get COVID vaccines. Baltimore Sun
5/17 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover discusses the youth mental health crisis triggered by the pandemic. Minnesotta Public Radio
5/10 CVD's Dr. Matt Laurens discusses the latest wave of COVID and precautions to take to keep from gettng infected. WJLA
5/9 IHV's Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu says that COVID is unlikely to be the last pandemic pathogen and likely the next one is already out there. Quartz
5/6 UMSOM's Dr. Emerson Wickwire provides tips on improving sleep as pandemic continues to increase insomnia. Fox 45 WBFF logo

April 2022

April 2022

DateStory Topic
4/24 UMSOM's Dr. Jill Bohnenkamp discusses rising violence in schools post-pandemic.  Fox 45 WBFF logo
4/22 UMSOM's Dr. Scott Jerome discuss cardiac issues associated with long-haul COVID-19. Fox 45 WBFF logo
4/19 CVD's Dr. Kathy Neuzil weighs in on at-home COVID tests and rise in second wave of Omicron. Bloomberg
4/19 IHV's Nadia Sam-Agudu discusses how poorer countries are preparing for the next pandemic, since they did not have access to COVID vaccines Quartz
4/15 UMSOM's Dr. Mutiat Onigbanjo discusses new screening recommendations for anxiety in kids due to increase in mental health problems associated with pandemic. Fox 45 WBFF logo
4/8 UMSOM's Dr. Andrea Levine discusses latest findings on long haul COVID. Fox 45 WBFF logo
4/4 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover discusses efforts to train teachers to address students' mental health needs following pandemic. Associated Press
4/1 UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank provides advice on getting a second booster shot to protect against the latest variants. Fox 45 WBFF logo

March 2022

March 2022

DateStory Topic
3/23 CVD's Dr. James Campbell discusses Moderna's announcement about pediatric COVID-19 vaccine results. WMAR
3/22 UMSOM's Dr. David Marcozzi discusses N95s and KN95s during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Popular Science 
3/22 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick talks about the value of in-school COVID-19 testing in schools.  The City
3/18 IHV's Robert Gallo turns 85 and works even harder due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Deutsche Presse-Agentur
3/16 UMSOM's Dr. Scott Jerome discusses heart complications as post Covid symptoms. WYPR
3/14 CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens discusses how people should carry on now that pandemic restrictions are easing My Montgomery County Media logo
3/13 UMSOM's Dr. Anu Kewalramani explains how to distinguish allergies from COVID-19 symptoms. Eat this, not that!
3/10 CVD's Dr. James Campbell discusses how COVID-19 vaccines for children are continuing to prevent severe illness and death.  New York Times
3/6 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick talks about the difficulties in assessing individual COVID-19 risk.  Baltimore Sun
3/4 UMSOM's Dr. Jason Custer is interviewed on end to mask mandates in local schools. Fox 45 WBFF logo
3/4 IHV's Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu and colleagues author an editorial explaining how as Americans are putting the pandemic behind them, developing countries are still being ravaged by the pandemic  Atlantic
3/2 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover discusses whether Maryland schools are meeting children's mental health needs following crisis caused by pandemic. WYPR

February 2022

February 2022

DateStory Topic
2/25 UMSOM's Dr. Matthew Frieman discusses his new study looking at new drugs to treat COVID Fox 45 WBFF logo
2/23 IHV's Dr. Robert Gallo says in this editorial that identifying the origin of COVID will not help policy decisions TIME
2/23 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover provides perspective on the mental health crisis in children due to pandemic. NPR
2/18 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover discusses new report highlighting mental health programs in schools during COVID pandemic.  Fox 5
2/16 UMSOM'S Dr. Omer Awan advocates for showing unvaccinated people images of Covid infected lungs in an opinion piece. Baltimore Sun
2/14 CVD Director Dr. Kathleen Neuzil discusses COVID vaccine development two years into the pandemic.  STAT
2/14 UMSOM's Dr. Matthew Frieman talks about his study that found new antiviral medications to be effective in human lung cells and mice with COVID Baltimore Sun
2/13 UMSOM's Dr. Andrea Levine discusses caring for patients after COVID infections, including some who have suffered more than a year. Baltimore Sun 
2/12 UMSOM's Dr. James Falvey outlines difficulties seniors are having getting home health care during Covid pandemic. CNN
2/11 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick discusses the role of high quality masks in mitigating COVID-19 risks. Fox-45-News
2/9 UMSOM's Dr. Matthew Frieman discusses a new study that finds that an antiviral medicine combination was highly effective against COVID-19. Business Standard
2/8 IHV's Dr. Robert Gallo discusses the idea behind using the oral polio vaccine to boost immunity against COVID New Yorker logo
2/7 CVD Director Dr. Kathleen Neuzil discusses why it is important to vaccinate children under age 5 against COVID-19. FORTUNE
2/5 UMSOM's Dr. KC Coffey explains what it means when people test positive for COVID-19 on rapid tests after 10 days.  SLATE
2/4 UMSOM's Dr. Omer Awan describes differences in lung CT scans among vaccinated individuals with Covid who are immunocompromised and those who are not. Fox-45-News
2/4 IHV's Dr. Sarah Schmalzle and Eric Anderson discuss with Sheilah Kast on how the COVID pandemic has affected HIV treatment and care. WYPR
2/2

CVD's Dr. Meagan Deming discusses safety concerns for COVID-19 human challenge trials.

Nature 
2/1 UMSOM's Dr. Sharon Hoover provides tips on what parents can do to help kids stressed out by Covid school quarantines. Fox-45-News
2/1 UMSOM's Dr. Greg Schrank comments on new CDC data showing COVID death rates in unvaccinated vs. vaccinated. WTOP
2/1 UMSOM's Dr. Lynda Coughlan describes how COVID-19 vaccine development may affect vaccine development for other illnesses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States 
2/1

CVD's Dr. Kirsten Lyke discusses the mix-and-match study results recently published in NEJM.

Idaho Press

January 2022

January 2022

DateStory Topic
1/30 UMSOM's Dr. Jacqueline Bork discusses dangers of giving antibiotics too freely for viral infections like COVID. National Geographic
1/28 IHV's Dr. Mohammad Sajadi says a new study confirms his previous findings that SARS-CoV-2 infections spike during low temperature and humidity.  Washington Post
1/28 

CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick describes the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on hospitalizations.

Vox 
1/28

CVD's Kirsten Lyke discusses the mix-and-match NEJM study.

News Medical Life Sciences  
1/27 CVD's Dr. Kirsten Lyke discusses a new NEJM study that finds getting a booster that is a different brand than your previous vaccine is safe and effective.  WTOP
1/27 UMSOM researchers, the NIH, and scientists at other schools looked at blood samples of people who earlier reviewed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to assess protection against the Omicron variant over time.  CNN
1/27 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick discusses the impact of COVID vaccines on preventing hospitalizations and deaths.  Vox.com
1/26 CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens fact checks false claims spreading online about the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. AFB Fact Check 
1/26 CVD's Dr. Kirsten Lyke and Dr. Meagan Deming helped lead a new study, published in NEJM and funded by NIH. It found that COVID boosters different than you received in your primary vaccine(s) were safe and effective.  Science Daily
1/26 UMSOM's Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne discusses the nursing shortage throughout the country. Yahoo! Finance
1/25 IHV's Dr. Shyam Kottilil says the new COVID drugs on the horizon have some hurdles that may limit their effectiveness and availability. Baltimore Sun
1/24 CVD's Dr. James Campbell discusses children's risk of severe illness and hospitalization due to COVID-19. CNN
1/22 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick discusses how masks worn in schools can help limit the spread of COVID-19 in those settings.  Washington Post
1/21 UMSOM's Dr.  Magali Fontaine comments on the low blood supply announced by the American Red Cross due to COVID. Baltimore Sun
1/21 UMSOM's Dr. Niharika Khanna discusses parental concerns about COVID vaccines.  Fox-45-News 
1/19 UMSOM's Dr. Amit Chandra dicusses good practices for seeking emergency medical care when you have COVID symptoms. Yahoo News
1/18 UMSOM's Dr. Gregory Shrank discusses how hospitals are responding to the omicron surge. Fox-45-News
1/12 UMSOM's Dr. Stella Hines discusses high-quality masks, such as N95s and KN95s. USA Today 
1/11 UMSOM's Dr. Stella Hines explains the differences between N95s and KN95s and how they differ from other types of masks. NBC News
1/11 CVD's Dr. Meagan Fitzpatrick says that school testing for COVID-19 absolutely does help limit the spread of the virus within those schools.  The New York Times
1/10 IHV's Shyam Kottilil said that we need more COVID treatments that can be taken by mouth in this story on a new therapy being fast-tracked to the FDA Yahoo! Finance
1/10 Researchers from UMSOM were involved in a study that found COVID-19 affects the entire body.  ABC10 San Diego News 
1/08 UMSOM's Dr. Matthew Frieman discusses expectations for the omicron COVID-19 surge in cases and hospitalizations. Baltimore Sun
1/07 UMSOM's Dr. Matt Frieman explains that it is too early to know whether prior infection with the omicron variant results in lasting immunity against other infections.  Washington Post 
1/06 CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens discusses the possibility of getting both influenza and COVID-19 infections at the same time.  WTOP
1/06  CVD Director Dr. Kathleen Neuzil discusses timing of getting COVID-19 boosters.   USNEWS 
1/05 CVD's Dr. James Campbell talks about children returning to school during the Omicron surge.  CNN
1/04 CVD's Dr. Matthew Laurens debunks a false claim about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. PolitiFact
1/02 UMSOM's Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne talks about Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to treat COVID-19.  CBS