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"As Schools Reopen, Experts Say Quarantines Are Still Necessary"

Source:
CNN
Date:
September 14, 2021
CNN interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about why children who have COVID-19 should stay home and not go to school.
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Opinion | "Fully Vaccinating our Nation Won't end COVID — Fully Vaccinating the World Will"

Source:
The Hill
Date:
September 10, 2021
The Hill published a commentary by Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine; and Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the need for universal access to vaccines globally to stop the pandemic.
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"California's Extra Sick Leave pay for COVID-19 on the way to Expiration This Month"

Source:
San Francisco Chronicle
Date:
September 7, 2021
The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine, on the likely impact on public health of the expiration of California’s paid sick leave extensions during the pandemic, set for Sept. 30.
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"Adding Dental Coverage to Medicare Makes a lot of Sense"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
September 7, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Thomas Rice, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of health policy and management, for a column on the cost savings to the U.S. of adding dental coverage to Medicare.
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"Some Confusion Surrounds Need for Booster Shots"

Source:
CNN
Date:
September 4, 2021
CNN interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about vaccines and the need for boosters.
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"Experts Warn of Toxic Effects of Wildfire Smoke"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
September 2, 2021
The Guardian quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, about research that indicates toxic air caused by the wildfires is more hazardous to breathe than other types of air pollution.
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"How High Vaccination Rates are Protecting Parts of California"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
August 24, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about why California counties with low vaccination rates have been hit harder by the latest surge of the coronavirus than those with high vaccination rates.
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"Hunger Grows in Bay Area"

Source:
KQED-FM
Date:
August 17, 2021
KQED-FM interviewed Dr. May Wang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about her research into how hunger increased in California during the first months of the pandemic.
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"Delta Variant Leaves Angelenos Reassessing how to Live Their Lives"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
August 13, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about how the stresses of the pandemic affects mental health.
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"Fears as Latinos Fall Behind in Vaccinations"

Source:
ABC News
Date:
August 13, 2021
ABC News interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management, about how misinformation contributes to low rates of vaccination among Latinos.
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