Media

“Building a Better Vaccine Policy,” Yale Health & Veritas, May 2022

"Only about 40% of people who are eligible have gotten a COVID booster shot ," NPR All Things Considered, February 2022

"United Airlines employees granted religious exemptions from vaccine mandate will be put on unpaid leave," Marketplace, September 2021

"Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Is Paused While CDC Investigates It," NBC Connecticut, April 2021

"US Officials Question AstraZeneca Data," BBC Newshour, March 2021

"1 Shot Or 2 Shots? 'The Vaccine That's Available To You — Get That'," NPR All Things Considered, March 2021

"Why Connecticut Is Beating NY and NJ in the Race to Vaccinate," NBC New York -- The Debrief, March 2021

"Face the Facts: Answering Questions About the Different COVID-19 Vaccines," NBC Connecticut, February 2021

"Could a COVID-19 Vaccine Surplus be Around the Corner?," NBC Connecticut, February 2021

"State advisory committees exploring when and how to expand Phase 1B of vaccinations," WTNH, January 2021

"It's A New Year, But The Coronavirus Pandemic Rages On," NPR Morning Edition, January 2021

"Why is the coronavirus vaccine rollout going slowly? " MPR News with Kerri Miller, January 2021

"Challenge of vaccine distribution 'only going to get harder' after bumpy start," WCBS Radio, January 2021

"COVID Vaccine Distribution in the U.S.," New York Magazine, January 2021

"Coronavirus Vaccination in the U.S.," BBC, December 2020

"Delays seen in COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout," Associated Press Radio, December 2020

"COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Available in Weeks," NBC Connecticut, November 2020

"Health Experts Say Manufacturing, Distribution And Public Acceptance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Just As Crucial As Scientific Development," CBS New York, November 2020

"Waiting for the Coronavirus Vaccine," WTOP Radio, November 2020

"AstraZeneca vaccine is third to show promising data in unprecedented hurry-up race," Marketplace, November 2020

"Yale Study: Vaccine Won't End Virus On Its Own," WSHU Radio, November 2020

"Emergency Use Authorization Explained," Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, November 2020

"Next Steps for COVID-19 Vaccines," New England Journal of Medicine, October 2020

"How Much Will a Coronavirus Vaccine Cost?," Marketplace, July 2020

"Finding a Vaccine--How Long Could It Take?," Morning Ireland -- RTE Radio One, May 2020

"The Coronavirus Outbreak," Newshour -- BBC World Service, March 2020

"The Race to Find a Vaccine for COVID-19," Morning Ireland -- RTE Radio One, March 2020

"Coronavirus Vaccine Development and Policy," CNN Newsroom, February 2020

"Measles and Measles Vaccination Policy," NBC Connecticut, May 2019

"Measles Outbreaks in the United States," SiriusXM Wharton Business Radio, April 2019

"Measles: The Outbreak and the Ethics of Mandating Vaccinations," WHYY Radio Times, February 2015

"The Measles Vaccine Debate," NPR Here and Now, February 2015

"The Past, Present, and Future of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices," New England Journal of Medicine, November 2014

"Need a Religious Exemption? Check the Box for 'Yes,'" Interfaith Voices, February 2013

Media Coverage Summary for “Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2023)

“How Trump's 'big discussion' around vaccines and autism could hurt children's health,” USA Today, December 2024.

“During Covid, RFK Jr. lobbied against vaccine EUAs for children. As HHS secretary, he could rescind them,” Endpoints News, December 2024.

“Flu vaccine strategy on the line as new US leaders anticipated to take charge,” MSN/Pharmaceutical Technology, December 2024.

“RFK Jr. Has Power to Worsen Flagging US Vaccination Rates,” Bloomberg News, November 2024.

“RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ has health experts worried,” CNN, November 2024.

“Trump Victory Gives RFK Jr. Free Rein to Shape Public Health,” Bloomberg News, November 2024.

“Trump’s Presidency Could Mean the End of Free Vaccines,” NOTUS, November 2024.

“Could Trump, RFK Jr. affect vaccinations in NY? Public health experts weigh in,” WNYC/Gothamist, November 2024.

“RFK Jr. Could ‘Grind’ Vaccine Development ‘to a Halt,’ Public Health Experts Warn,” NOTUS, November 2024.

“What alarms health experts most about RFK Jr. is what he’s leaving out of his health policy proposals,” CNN, October 2024.

“What Trump winning the election could mean for the CDC,” Washington Post, October 2024.

“Florida policy set amid measles outbreak alarms vaccination proponents,” STAT, February 2024.

“Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine,” STAT, January 2024.

“FDA okays new coronavirus vaccine as respiratory illness season nears,” Washington Post, September 2023

“The strain COVID vaccines might target next,” Axios, June 2023

“CDC advisors recommend RSV vaccine approval. What it means for older adults,” ABC News¸ June 2023

“CDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition,” Associated Press, May 2023

“FDA’s advisory committee process scrutinized as more novel treatments seek approvals,”Politico, May 2023

“The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete,” The Atlantic, January 2023

“FDA rethinks its strategy on future COVID vaccines,” Axios, January 2023

“COVID vaccine injury claims in 2022 were stuck in limbo. What's next?,” Reuters, December 2022

“FDA expert panel to discuss the future of COVID vaccines,” Axios, December 2022

“False claim that CDC would require covid vaccines for kids goes viral,” Washington Post, October 2022

“Experts slam Florida surgeon general’s warning on coronavirus vaccines,” Washington Post, October 2022

“Are We Really Getting COVID Boosters Every Year Forever?” The Atlantic, September 2022

“When Can More People Get a Second COVID Booster?” Health, September 2022

“CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes,” Associated Press, August 2022

“CDC Restructuring Aims to Improve Timeliness and Accountability,” The Scientist, August 2022

“Here’s what you need to know about the new Omicron boosters,” Boston Globe, August 2022

“FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts,” STAT, July 2022

“New COVID Vaccines Will Be Ready This Fall. America Won’t Be,” The Atlantic, July 2022

“F.D.A. Advisers Back Authorizing Moderna Vaccine for Children 6 to 17,” New York Times, June 2022

“Covid shots for young kids are almost available. Here’s what you need to know,” Washington Post, June 2022

"Why is it so hard to compensate people for serious vaccine side effects?," National Geographic, March 2022

"We’re Entering the Control Phase of the Pandemic," The Atlantic, February 2022

"Surgeon general’s warning: Kids get Covid, too," Politico, February 2022

"White House Isn’t Rushing to Copy Dem Guvs’ New ‘COVID-Normal’," The Daily Beast, February 2022

"Coronavirus vaccine for young children further delayed as FDA reverses course, says it will wait for data on three doses," Washington Post, February 2022

"Experts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5," STAT, February 2022

"COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in the US," Associated Press, January 2022

"Is ‘Fully Vaccinated’ ‘Up-to-Date?’ Experts Are Worried Americans Are Too Confused to Care," The Daily Beast, January 2022

"Biden faces tough task of rallying exhausted Americans against omicron threat," The Washington Post, December 2021

"Why Omicron means we all need boosters," Popular Science, December 2021

"Fully Vaccinated is About to Mean Something Else," The Atlantic, December 2021

"Mandatory vaccinations: Three reasons for and against," BBC, December 2021

"F.D.A. Authorizes Coronavirus Booster Shots for All Adults," New York Times, November 2021

"CDC Advisers Back Coronavirus Boosters for All Adults, Urge Them for People 50 and Older," Washington Post, November 2021

"COVID Vaccine Mandates for Kids are Coming, but Are They a Good Idea?," The Atlantic, November 2021

"Data From Federal Scientists Raise Questions About J.& J. Booster Shots," New York Times, October 2021

"Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today - The J.& J. booster debate," New York Times, October 2021

"Schools Helped Defeat Polio and Diphtheria With Vaccine Efforts. Can They Do It With COVID?," Education Week, October 2021

"Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts," New York Times, September 2021

"White House gets most of what it wants on boosters. But it also gets confusion," Washington Post, September 2021

"Fully Vaccinated Is Suddenly a Much Less Useful Phrase," The Atlantic, September 2021

"The COVID booster vaccine discussion is far from over," Axios, September 2021

"CDC advisers considering who should get Pfizer coronavirus booster," Washington Post, September 2021

"FDA deploying ‘fast-track’ arsenal against COVID-19," Washington Times, September 2021

"Key FDA committee takes on the big booster question," Axios, September 2021

"FDA to meet with outside advisers on coronavirus booster shots Sept. 17.," Washington Post, September 2021

"Booster Bandits Are Walking a Fine Line," The Atlantic, September 2021

"Two Top F.D.A. Vaccine Regulators Are Set to Depart During a Crucial Period," New York Times, August 2021

"Biden team tries to get ahead of the virus — and maybe the science — with decision on booster shots ," Washington Post, August 2021

"The US Is Getting Covid Booster Shots. The World Is Furious," Wired, August 2021

"Why Wait 8 Months?," The Atlantic, August 2021

"Who can ask about your vaccine status? Here’s what you need to know about HIPAA," PBS Newshour, August 2021

"A Dollar Solution for Vaccinations," Bloomberg, July 2021

"The 6 Factors That Will Determine the Severity of the COVID-19 Surge in the U.S. This Fall," Time, July 2021

"To Expand U.S. Vaccine Access, Consider the Dollar Store," Bloomberg, July 2021

"U.S. to narrowly miss Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal, White House says," Washington Post, June 2021

"Changing Minds About Why Doctors Change Their Minds," Wired, June 2021

"Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance," Washington Post, May 2021

"In the papers: Offering vaccines at dollar stores would more effectively reach low-income households than pharmacies," New York Times, May 2021

"CDC says fully vaccinated Americans no longer need masks indoors or outdoors in many cases," Washington Post, May 2021

"America is on a COVID-19 Vaccine Honor System," The Atlantic, May 2021

"Are they experimental? Can they alter DNA? Experts tackle lingering coronavirus vaccine fears," Washington Post, May 2021

"Yale study: COVID-19 vaccine distribution at dollar stores could improve equity," Yale Daily News, May 2021

"Meme Featuring DeSantis Presents Misleading Picture of COVID-19 and Vaccine Safety," FactCheck.org, May 2021

"Health officials lean toward resuming Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine — but with a warning," Washington Post, April 2021

"Bring Covid Vaccines Door-to-Door," The New Republic, April 2021

"Pausing the J&J Vaccine Was Easy. Unpausing Will Be Hard," Wired, April 2021

"CT’s vaccine advisory group is on hold as members ask what’s next," CT Mirror, April 2021

"Federal advisory panel to meet Wednesday on J&J vaccine," Wall Street Journal, April 2021

"States have been slow to order allotted vaccine doses, spurring calls for new approach," Washington Post, April 2021

"Biden has vowed vaccine eligibility for all as of April 19. Can you snag a spot when the floodgates open?," USA Today, April 2021

"Vaccination pace picks up steam; normality appears closer," The Hill, April 2021

"AstraZeneca used ‘outdated and potentially misleading data’ that overstated the effectiveness of its vaccine, independent panel says," Washington Post, March 2021

"Connecticut residents struggling to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments should check back for open slots throughout the week, officials say," Hartford Courant, March 2021

"COVID-19 Vaccine: Don't Miss 2nd Dose Because Of Scheduling Glitches," NPR, February 2021

"Why the state launched a new COVID vaccination plan," Connecticut Post / Hearst Connecticut Media, February 2021

"Members of CT’s vaccine advisory group contemplate path forward," CT Mirror, February 2021

"Biden’s delay on naming FDA chief perturbs some experts," Washington Post, February 2021

"More Covid Vaccine Choices Mean New Equity Challenges," Wired, February 2021

"What’s Keeping the Vaccine From Getting to Those Who Need it Most?," The Nation, February 2021

"How to Vaccinate a Country Amid Trump’s Wreckage," The New Republic, January 2021

"One Year and 400,000 Deaths: How the Pandemic Divided America," Morning Consult, January 2021

"A Shot in the Arm," The American Prospect, January 2021

"Here's How The U.S. Can Jump-Start Its Sluggish COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout," NPR, January 2021

"As US surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, experts blame Trump administration for a 'preventable' loss of life," USA Today, January 2021

"Trump administration reverses stance, will no longer hold back second shots of coronavirus vaccine," Washington Post, January 2021

"The COVID-19 vaccination drive may be slow—but it’s already faster than any in history," Fortune, January 2021

"The crash landing of 'Operation Warp Speed'," Politico, January 2021

"FDA Resists Pressure to Tweak Vaccines to Stretch Supply," Bloomberg, January 2021

"It's chaos as older people struggle to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Here is what you can do," CNN, January 2021

"U.S. Vaccinations at 200,000 a Day Run Far Short of ‘Warp Speed’," Bloomberg, December 2020

"Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt," Reuters, December 2020

"COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Way Behind Schedule. Should We Worry?," HuffPost, December 2020

"'A story of darkness and light': As US nears 300,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines bring hope for better days," USA Today, December 2020

"When Elvis Helped to Conquer Polio," Politico, December 2020

"First COVID-19 vaccinations administered to health care workers in CT," WTNH, December 2020

"What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine," Popular Science, December 2020

"First 31,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to start arriving in Connecticut on Monday," Hartford Courant, December 2020

"CDC greenlights advisory group’s decision to recommend Pfizer vaccine for use," Washington Post, December 2020

"The Vaccine Is Here. Now for the Hard Part.," The Atlantic, December 2020

"Countdown to America’s first coronavirus vaccine: What to watch this critical week," Washington Post, December 2020

"Infectious-disease expert Rochelle Walensky will also be tapped to run the CDC," Politico Pulse, December 2020

"The ‘last mile’ for COVID-19 vaccines could be the biggest challenge yet," Science News, December 2020

"Trump’s Last-Minute Push for Faster COVID-19 Vaccine Could Jeopardize Uptake," The Pink Sheet, December 2020

"US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes," Associated Press, December 2020

"Who will get the Covid-19 vaccine first? A CDC advisory panel just weighed in.," Vox, December 2020

"Pfizer and BioNTech Apply for Clearance of their Coronavirus Vaccine amid Historic Scientific Gains and Horrific Pandemic Spread," Washington Post, November 2020

"Inoculations by December? States Aren’t So Sure," Politico, November 2020

"Who Should Get Credit for a Coronavirus Vaccine?," Defector, November 2020

"Is the End of the Pandemic in Sight?," Politico, November 2020

"Why This Week’s Meeting of an FDA Advisory Panel on Covid-19 Vaccines Matters," STAT, October 2020

"FDA Advisory Committee Debates Safety and Efficacy Standards for a Coronavirus Vaccine," Washington Post, October 2020

"States Prepare for Their Own Vaccine Safety Reviews Amid Worries about Trump’s Influence on the FDA," Politico, October 2020

"Covid-19: Vaccine Trials Need More Transparency to Enable Scrutiny and Earn Public Trust, Say Experts," BMJ, October 2020

"Despite Many Unknowns, Connecticut Plans For COVID-19 Mass Vaccination," Connecticut Public Radio, October 2020

"FDA Releases High Coronavirus Vaccine Standards Despite White House Resistance," Roll Call, October 2020

"CDC’s Credibility is Eroded by Internal Blunders and External Attacks as Coronavirus Vaccine Campaigns Loom," Washington Post, September 2020

"Trump, White House Demand FDA Justify Tough Standards for Coronavirus Vaccine, Raising Concerns of Political Interference," Washington Post, September 2020

"States Plan to Independently Vet COVID-19 Vaccine Data," Roll Call, September 2020

"Reimbursement Challenges Await COVID-19 Vaccines Given Emergency Use Authorization," Pink Sheet, September 2020

"With Covid-19, Vaccine Messaging Faces an Unprecedented Test," Salon, September 2020

"Meet the Most Important Federal Official You Probably Don’t Know — The Man Who Holds the Fate of the Coronavirus Vaccine in His Hands," Washington Post, August 2020

"A Vaccine, or a Spike in Deaths: How America Can Build Herd Immunity to the Coronavirus," Washington Post, August 2020

"Bill Gates is Quietly Advocating for the US to Lead the Global Fight Against COVID-19," USA Today, July 2020

"Experts: Daily Life May Remain Disrupted After Vaccine Launch," Roll Call, July 2020

"Lawmakers Ask About Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Cost, Efficacy," Roll Call, July 2020

"Health Experts Raise Concerns about Emergency Use Authorizations for Covid-19 Vaccines," CNN, July 2020

"House Oversight Looks at Vaccine Development," Politico, July 2020

"Experts: Public Trust in Science, Data Key to COVID-19 Vaccine Credibility," Roll Call, July 2020

"Don't Shortchange COVID-19 Vax Approval Process, House Panel Told," MedPage Today, July 2020

"Trump Undercuts Health Experts — Again — in Schools Debate," Associated Press, July 2020

"'No One is Safe Until Everyone is Safe': Vaccine Nationalism Threatens Global Coronavirus Effort," USA Today, July 2020

"The Dangerous Race for the Covid Vaccine," Politico, July 2020

"Health Official Says US Missed Some Chances to Slow Virus," Associated Press, May 2020

"To Find a Coronavirus Vaccine, Can We Ethically Infect People with a Disease with No Cure?," USA Today, May 2020

"How the Hunt for a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Go Horribly Wrong," The Daily Beast, April 2020

"COVID-19 Revives Urgent Call for Universal Health Care,"Christian Science Monitor, April 2020

"To Develop a COVID-19 Vaccine, Pharma and the Federal Government Will Have to Break Old Patterns," The Intercept, March 2020

"'It’s a Razor’s Edge We’re Walking': Inside the Race to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine," The Guardian, March 2020

"How Profit Makes the Fight for a Coronavirus Vaccine Harder," The Guardian, March 2020

"Separate the Sick from the Healthy: Why Social Distancing Works," NBC News, March 2020

"Historians: “Distancing” Worked In 1918, Works Now," New Haven Independent, March 2020

"Scientists Were Close to a Coronavirus Vaccine Years Ago. Then the Money Dried Up," NBC News, March 2020

"World Failed to Learn SARS Lessons for Coronavirus Fight," Agence France-Presse, March 2020

"You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus," The Atlantic, February 2020

"Surge in Measles Cases Leads to Extraordinary Measures," Associated Press, April 2019

"Departing Gottlieb Made it 'Safe for Conservatives to Love FDA,'" Politic o, April 2019

"New York Suburb Declares Measles Emergency, Barring Unvaccinated Children from Public," New York Times, March 2019

"'Stakes are Serious': How a New York County is Tackling the Longest Measles Outbreak in Decades," The Guardian, March 2019

"Unvaccinated Children Told to Stay Home as Measles Outbreak Spreads across New York," The Times of London, March 2019

"Study Prompts Call to Examine Flu Vaccine and Miscarriage," Associated Press, September 2017

"How a War on Science Could Hurt the U.S.--and its Citizens," Time, February 2017

"Peter Thiel vs. the FDA," Vox, February 2017

"Proposed Presidential Autism-Vaccine Panel Could Help Spread Disease," Scientific American, January 2017

"A Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-Led Vaccine Commission Would Be Bad News," Wired, January 2017

"D.A. Henderson, 'Disease Detective' Who Eradicated Smallpox, Dies at 87," Washington Post, August 2016

"Very Few States Mandate Recommended HPV Vaccine," Reuters, July 2015

"Early Push to Require the HPV Vaccine May Have Backfired," NPR, July 2015

"Vaccine Opposition Has Ebbed and Flowed Over Centuries," Associated Press, February 2015

"California Measles Outbreak Highlights Global Clash Between Anti-Vaccine Parents And Governments," International Business Times, February 2015

"New York Lawmakers Push Additional Vaccine Exemptions," Politico New York, February 2015

"California Politicians Urge Repeal of 'Opt Out' Provision of Vaccination Law," San Jose Mercury News, February 2015

"Are Compulsory Vaccinations in the Interest of the Greater Good," Toronto Star, February 2015

"Like Christie, NJ Policy is Flexible on Vaccines," Politico New York, February 2015

"Ebola Vaccine Trials May Give Placebos to Those at Risk," Bloomberg News, October 2014

"Why Crucial Vaccines Are Sometimes Unavailable," New York Times, August 2014

"Decades Later, Condemnation for a Skid Row Cancer Study," New York Times, September 2013