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"Omicron Variant Adds new Peril to Holiday Season"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
November 27, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the threat the newly-found COVID-19 Omicron variant poses to global public health.
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UCLA in the Time of AIDS: In the Beginning

Source:
U Magazine (UCLA Health)
Date:
November 24, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Roger Detels, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished research professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, about UCLA’s engagement with the HIV/ AIDS epidemic over the past four decades.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Care for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Source:
U Magazine (UCLA Health)
Date:
November 24, 2021
UCLA Health reported on Fielding School researchers, including Dr. Beth Glenn and Dr. Ninez Ponce, recommending state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care
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"When Can the COVID Masks Finally Come Off?"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
November 20, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about whether mask restrictions should remain in place through the holidays.
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"Fresh Look at Earliest Cases Points to Live-Animal Market as Most Likely Source"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
November 18, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School professor of biostatistics, about a study in the journal Science that suggests the COVID-19 virus jumped to humans from animals in a wholesale market in Wuhan, China.
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How the 'Curb-cut Effect' Boosts Equity for Everyone

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
November 17, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Dr. Jody Heymann, distinguished professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, professor of community health sciences, about the the ‘curb-cut effect,’ meaning solutions designed to serve the most vulnerable but which lead to large-scale benefits.
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"How Bad Could California’s Winter Coronavirus Surge Get?"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
November 15, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about whether the holiday season may again lead to more transmission of the virus, and the consequences in California.
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"Los Angeles has Imposed one of the Strictest Vaccine Mandates"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
November 13, 2021
The Guardian interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, and Dr. Annette Regan, Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, about the City of Los Angeles’ vaccination requirements.
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"Is This the Fifth COVID-19 Wave? Experts Fear we may Simply Come to Call it 'Winter'"

Source:
USA Today
Date:
November 12, 2021
USA Today interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about whether increasing COVID-19 case counts and deaths are going to become a regular wintertime experience in the U.S.
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"California Coronavirus Surge may be More Like a Wave"

Source:
Los Angeles Daily News (Southern California News Group)
Date:
November 12, 2021
The Southern California News Group interviewed Dr. Paul Simon, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and chief science officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, about a possible surge in infections this winter.
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