University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and Covid-19, to name a few.
Here are some of the stories published during September 2021 that feature Department of Pediatrics faculty members:
| Cap Times: Cap Times Idea Fest: Health experts urge vaccines to protect vulnerable, kids Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 5: Local 5 this morning Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 23: 23 News first at 4 Interviewed: Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology | Full story |
| CBS 58: FDA could approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids this fall, Wisconsin doctors say Interviewed: Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Morning News Sun Interviewed: Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer boosters for people aged 65+, high risk people Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Doctors stress importance of flu shots as Wisconsin hospitals battle COVID-19 Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: Channel 3000 | Fox 47 | NBC 15 |
| Channel 3000: Infectious disease experts push for flu shots to avoid overloading hospitals Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: News at six Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6 Now: 61 children’s Wisconsin COVID patients in August Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6 Now: Potawatomi to reinstitute mask policy beginning Sept. 9 Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 11: News at ten Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Illinois News Today: Local COVID-19 vaccination numbers are slowly increasing Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: My Stateline |
| NBC 15: UW Health doctor reminds people of effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine, despite breakthrough cases Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: WSAW |
| NBC 15: The Morning Show Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| NBC 15: UW Health recruiting for childhood asthma and food allergies studies Featured: Anne Marie Singh, MD, associate professor, James Gern, MD, professor, and Dan Jackson, MD, professor, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology | Full story Also covered in: WBAY |
| Pete McMurray Show: UW Health’s Dr. Conway discusses the vaccine and flu shot Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Spectrum News 1: A look at COVID-19 breakthrough cases in Wisconsin Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Spectrum News 1: Your back-to-school science guide on kids and COVID-19 Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WBAY: Upfront: COVID-19 vaccine requirement in schools Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WBAY: Health care workers bracing for flu season, urge vaccinations Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WBAY: Wis. data show unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die of COVID Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| We Are Green Bay: Local health officials worried about upcoming flu season Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Wisconsin State Journal: Madison school district to partner with UW Health on COVID testing study Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WISN: Doctor: COVID in kids rising Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WISN: People under 18 account for 29% of all new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin last week Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: UW Health: Unvaccinated people in Wisconsin 32 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: WAOW | Wisconsin Radio Network |
| WKOW: Delta variant drives surge in child COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin Interviewed: Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: Families wanted for studies in childhood asthma and allergies Interviewed: Anne Marie Singh, MD, associate professor, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology | Full story |
| WKOW: Doctor breaks down advisory committee’s decisions on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: UW Health: Don’t delay getting a flu shot Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: Waiting for hope: Southern Wisconsin boy fights for his life after 3rd cancer diagnosis Interviewed: Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology | Full story |
| WPR: Rise in common childhood virus RSV concerns parents, doctors Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: AP News | Wisc News | US News | Madison |
| WPR: COVID-19’s growing toll in schools Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WPR: CVS Pharmacy seeks seasonal flu help during worker shortage Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WPR: Curious about COVID-19 booster shots? Here’s what you need to know Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WSAW: UW Health doctor addresses COVID-19 breakthrough cases Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WTMJ: Wisconsin medical experts fear “twin-demic” Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WXOW: Health experts urge vaccinations in the wake of breakthrough cases Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |