2026

• • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in Northeast Times [9/30/26] Unvaccinated Lancaster County Resident Is Fifth Pennsylvania Measles Death of 2026
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in The Baltimore Banner [9/29/26] A new mRNA flu vaccine is ready. This is what you need to know about mFlusiva
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in an editorial in Lancaster Online [9/28/26] Lancaster County is already a measles hotbed. Let’s protect ourselves against flu and COVID-19.
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in Rolling Out [9/25/26] CDC confirms a measles death in 2026 but won’t say who or where | Pennsylvania has reported 4 deaths, but federal officials are counting just 1 and staying quiet
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in Reuters [9/24/26] US CDC confirms first measles-related death of 2026, does not disclose state
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in Global Biodefense [9/10/26] Debunking the Myths That Are Eroding America’s Vaccine Defenses
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in FactCheck.org [8/19/26] RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Evidence Supports Splitting MMR Vaccine
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in The Grio/Yahoo [8/17/26] Trump pushes to separate the MMR vaccine despite drugmakers saying there’s no proven benefit
  • Anna Durbin is quoted by the Associated Press [8/13/26] Trump’s vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in India Today [8/13/26] US experts slam Trump’s plan to split MMR into separate childhood shots
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted on Streamline [8/10/26] Experimental Shigella Vaccine Shows 89% Efficacy In Landmark Trial
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in AMNY [8/10/26] A biting problem: Twice as many NYC mosquito pools testing positive for dangerous West Nile virus this summer, health officials say
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted on NPR [8/7/26] A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in The Independent [8/7/26] Mosquitoes are spreading dangerous dengue in US states. Here’s where to watch out
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted on NPR [7/16/26] CDC Reports Nearly 7,000 Cyclospora Cases Across 34 States, with Two Outbreak Peaks Identified
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in Medical Daily [7/16/26] What to know about cyclosporiasis, the intestinal illness hitting the U.S.
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in The Wall Street Journal [7/8/26] A Mother Blamed Vaccines for Her Twins’ Deaths. She Is Now Charged With Murder
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in Medical News Pakistan [6/29/26] FDA panel backs first mRNA flu vaccine, bringing Moderna’s shot closer to approval
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in Health and me [6/19/26] US FDA Panel Recommends First-Ever mRNA Flu Shot For Older Adults: All About The Moderna Vaccine
  • Anna Durbin is quoted by the Associated Press [6/18/26] FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
  • Anna Durbin is quoted on NPR [6/18/26] Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in MedPage Today [5/28/26] FDA Panel Backs New COVID Vaccines Aimed at Dominant Strain
  • Anna Durbin is quoted by Reuters [5/28/26] FDA advisers recommend COVID vaccines be updated to target current dominant variant
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in the New York Times [5/12/26] Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in Nature [3/09/26] Mosquito-borne viruses, vaccine-borne hope
  • Anna Durbin is interviewed on WDEL-FM (Wilmington, DE) by Elizabeth Tracy on Health Watch [3/19/26] about Live attenuated vaccines
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in BioPharma Dive [1/6/26] CDC, following Trump’s orders, weakens US stance on childhood vaccinations

  2025

• • Kawsar Talaat is quoted on BioPharma Dive/Yahoo!news [12/5/25] RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel questions childhood vaccine schedule
  • Daniel Salmon provides clarity and context for his quotes in the recent New York Times article [12/2/25]
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in The New York Times [11/21/25] Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
  • Anna Durbin quoted in Stat10 [11/19/25] RFK Jr.’s warnings on thimerosal in vaccines threaten to instill doubt overseas, experts fear
  • Kawsar Talaat is quoted in PolitiFact [10/17/25] Why is metal used in vaccines? Is it safe? Here’s what to know about aluminum in vaccines.
  • Anna Durbin is quoted in Chemical & Engineering News [10/14/25] How do drug trials really work? I got dengue fever to find out
  • Daniel Salmon is quoted in Kingsport Times News (Tennessee) [9/27/25] Opinion: Vaccines keep children healthy and safe
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in CNBC [9/18/25] Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel convenes
  • Daniel Salmon quoted on PBS News [9/10/25] RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) [9/1/25] Vaccine method vilified by health officials is in clinical trials all over SC, including shots for cancer
  • Dan Salmon quoted in Natural News [8/28/25] Breakthrough: RFK Jr. announces progress in identifying the causes of autism, promises big reveal in September
  • Anna Durbin quoted in STAT [8/27/25] FDA issues narrower approvals for Covid boosters, revokes emergency authorizations: Actions could make it more difficult to get young children vaccinated
  • Dan Salmon is quoted in The National News Desk [8/26/25] Kennedy promises September announcements on autism causes and interventions
  • Dan Salmon quoted in the New York Times [8/11/25] Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court
  • Dan Salmon quoted in The Washington Post [7/7/25] Do you need a measles vaccine booster? Here’s what to know
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in ScienceNews [6/11/25] How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in the Washingtonian [6/2/25] Can Your Child Get the Covid-19 Vaccine? Can You? Here’s how recent vaccine policy changes may impact you and your family.
  • Dan Salmon quoted in the New York Times [5/16/25] When a Vaccine Safety Trial Becomes Unethical
  • Dan Salmon quoted in The Fulcrum [5/3/25] World Vaccine Congress Washington Tackles Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric in U.S. Politics
  • Dan Salmon quoted in Scientific American [4/16/25] How to Talk about Vaccines in an Era of Scientific Mistrust
  • Anna Durbin quoted in ProPublic [4/11/25] “Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
  • Dan Salmon quoted in The Washington Post [3/25/25] Should you get a measles booster? Here’s what to know
  • Anna Durbin quoted in New Telegraph (Nigeria) [3/25/25] Vaccines Primary Solution To Control, Prevent Measles – Experts
  • Dan Salmon interviewed on NPR [3/24/2025] COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic
  • Anna Durbin in MedPage Today [3/19/25] Snubbed Vaccine Committee Members Lament FDA’s Flu Shot Actions
  • Kawsar Talaat in KFF Health News [3/17/25] Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants
  • Dan Salmon in Yahoo [3/10/25] Vaccine exemptions bill waits in the West Virginia House of Delegates
  • Dan Salmon in PolitiFact [3/3/25] Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
  • Kawsar Talaat in Science News [3/3/25] What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak
  • Anna Durbin in MedPage Today [2/28/25] FDA Abruptly Cancels Critical Flu Shot Meeting [requires free registration]
  • Anna Durbin in HuffPost via Yahoo [2/28/25] FDA Cancels Meeting With Vaccine Experts, Raising Manufacturing Concerns
  • Kawsar Talaat in Newsday [2/25/25] What to know about getting vaccinated for measles [paywall]
  • Dan Salmon quoted in The Washington Post [2/21/25] Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them.
  • Kawsar Talaat on ABC3 News (Corpus Christi) [1/17/2025] County sees rise in unvaccinated kids

  2024

• • Kawsar Talaat in West River (Eagle Butte, SD) Eagle [3/6/2024] February 2024 COVID-19 updates
  • Dan Salmon in the New York Times [2/29/2024] RSV Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
  • Dan Salmon and Kawsar Talaat in WebMD [1/16/2024] Complacency Has Replaced Alarm in the Newest COVID Surge

  2023

• • Kawsar Talaat in Sun Sentinel via Yahoo [12/18/2023] Florida’s surgeon general told the FDA that COVID-19 vaccines aren’t safe. The FDA calls that misinformation
  • Anna Durbin in The Hindu [12/9/2023] Compensation to participants in human challenge studies should not incentivise risk-taking
  • Anna Durbin in Healio [11/8/2023] Top in ID: Progress with vaccines for mosquito-borne diseases
  • Anna Durbin in Nature [11/8/2023] Dengue is spreading. Can new vaccines and antivirals halt its rise?
  • Anna Durbin in Healio [10/31/2023] Researchers infect women with Zika virus to help find a vaccine
  • Anna Durbin in Politico [10/30/2023] Fall could bring SUPPORT for opiod care
  • Anna Durbin in Science [10/30/2023] Infecting volunteers with dengue virus shows experimental drug’s promise
  • Dan Salmon in New York Times [10/25/2023] Covid Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients
  • Anna Durbin in Reuters [10/23/2023] Scientists infect volunteers with Zika in hunt for vaccines, treatments
  • Anna Durbin in Nature [10/23/2023] Scientist deliberately gave women Zika – here’s why
  • Kawsar Talaat in Factcheck.org [10/13/2023] Flu Vaccine Ingredients Are Safe, Contrary to a Misleading Meme
  • Tina Proveaux in PolitiFact [10/9/2023] Social media post misleads about flu vaccine ingredients. Here’s what’s in them.
  • Kawsar Talaat in Scientific American [9/25/2023] If You’re Pregnant, These Vaccines Could Save Your and Your Baby’s Life
  • Dan Salmon in KFF Health News [9/19/2023] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate
  • Dan Salmon in Politico [9/14/2023] Florida surgeon general rejects FDA guidance, urges people under 65 not to get Covid booster
  • Dan Salmon on WFTV [8/23/2023] New poll shows many adults are still uncertain when faced with health misinformation
  • Dan Salmon in Morning Consult [5/11/2023] As COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates End, a Slim Majority of Americans Still Supports Most of Them
  • Dan Salmon in Rolling Stone [4/26/2023] DeSantis’ Surgeon General Doctored Covid Vaccine Study
  • Dan Salmon in Politico [4/25/2023] Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety
  • Dan Salmon in New York Times [4/21/2023] British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca’s Vaccine – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  • Dan Salmon in New York Times [4/18/2023] Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines
  • Kawsar Talaat in Fort Worth Star-Telegram [4/17/2023] Texas vaccine bill has public health advocates worried | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • Dan Salmon in Miami Herald [Opinion] [4/12/2023] Florida told young men the COVID vaccine was dangerous, but failed to tell them the full story
  • Anna Durbin is the guest on Quanta Magazine podcast [4/7/2023] What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines?
  • Kawsar Talaat in USA Today [4/7/2023] Fact check: COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, contrary to viral claim
  • Kawsar Talaat in K-12 Dive [2/22/2023] States back away from school COVID vaccine requirement
  • Anna Durbin in STAT [1/26/2023] Live blog: Tracking the meeting of the FDA advisory panel on Covid vaccines
  • Anna Durbin in STAT [1/25/2023] Two new studies paint encouraging picture of COVID-19 vaccine’s performance 
  • Dan Salmon in Vox [1/20/2023] Were bivalent boosters worth it?
  • Dan Salmon in PolitiFact [1/19/2023] Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say

  2022

• • Kawsar Talaat in Health [12/1/2022] How Effective Are the Bivalent Boosters? CDC Shares New Real-World Data on Updated Shots
  • Kawsar Talaat in KHOU-11 (Houston, TX) [11/29/2022] No, vaccinated people are not more likely to die from COVID-19 than unvaccinated people
  • Dan Salmon in Washington Post [10/12/2022] Experts slam Florida surgeon general’s warning on coronavirus vaccines
  • Kawsar Talaat in Nature [10/11/2022] COVID jabs for kids: they’re safe and they work — so why is uptake so patchy?
  • Dan Salmon in New York Times [8/26/2022] How to Track Down Your Vaccine History
  • Anna Durbin in AAMC [8/24/2022] What to know about BA.5, Paxlovid, and new vaccines coming out this fall
  • Kawsar Talaat in National Geographic [8/8/2022] Should you get a second COVID booster now, or wait for updated shots?
  • Kawsar Talaat in Slate [6/22/2022] Should Your Kids Get Moderna or Pfizer?
  • Kawsar Talaat in Scientific American  [6/15/2022] COVID Vaccines for Kids Younger Than Five Get Green Light from Regulators
  • Dan Salmon in New York Times [5/25/2022] The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier
  • Kawsar Talaat in Health [5/23/2022] Pfizer covid shot 80 percent effective in young kids, early data shows
  • Anna Durbin in CNET [4/19/2022] How the Lack of COVID Funding is Impacting Health Care
  • Dan Salmon in Science [4/18/2022] Pandemic propels global effort to study rare vaccine side effects
  • Anna Durbin in Miami Herald [3/25/2022] Is a COVID surge coming with new omicron subvariant? Here are 5 things to know about BA.2
  • Anna Durbin on WBAL [3/25/2022] Hopkins experts examine what will affect trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Anna Durbin in ABCNews.com [3/24/2022] With 4th COVID-19 vaccine doses looming, experts say not so fast

  2021

• • Dan Salmon talks about vaccine hesitancy and misinformation on Drug Safety Matters [11/3/21] Talking about vaccine safety
  • Dan Salmon quoted on website for Boise State Public Radio [3/8/21] What Childhood Vaccine Rates Can, And Can’t, Teach Us About Covid Vaccines
  • Neal Halsey quoted in Parents magazine [2/18/21] The HPV Vaccine: Why Both Boys and Girls Need to Get It
  • Dan Salmon quoted in USA Today [2/18/21] Want a worry-free Fourth of July? COVID-19 vaccinations need to speed up – and fast.
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in the New York Magazine [2/17/21] How to Reprogram a Vaccine
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in WBFF online article [2/15/21] COVID-19 in Maryland| 722 new cases; 26 deaths in 24 hours
  • Kawsar Talaat featured on WBFF (Baltimore) and quoted in online article [2/15/21] COVID-19 Vaccines for children under 16
  • Kawsar Talaat featured on WBFF (Baltimore) and quoted in online article [2/14/21] What’s Ahead for Kids with the COVID-19 Vaccine?
  • Dan Salmon quoted in New York Times article [2/12/21] As Millions Get Shots, F.D.A. Struggles to Get Safety Monitoring System Running
  • Dan Salmon quoted in CNBC article [2/10/21] Biden’s next fight: Anti-vaxxers jeopardize plans to protect U.S. against Covid

  2020

• • Dan Salmon and Kawsar Talaat quoted in a Boise State Public Radio article [12/7/20] COVID-19 Vaccine Faces A Major Step This Week
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a MARKETPLACE article [12/2/20] How workplaces could help distribute the vaccine
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an NBC News article [11/20/20] Will the Covid vaccine be safe? What the scientists want to see: Surveys have shown that the public trust in a Covid-19 vaccine remains on shaky ground.
  • Dan Salmon discusses overcoming “vaccine refusal” in a Bloomberg article (and podcast) [11/19/20] Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal (Podcast)
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Roll Call article [9/23/20] Flu could strain health system already burdened by COVID-19
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Newsy article [9/23/20] Doctors Warn About Challenges Ahead Of A ‘Twindemic’
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Route Fifty article [9/23/20] Flu Season Could Further Strain Public Health Systems
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a WebMD article [9/22/20] Report: States Need to Track COVID-19 Data Better
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an UPI article [9/23/20] Experts unsure about COVID-19, flu co-infection, but expect U.S. to find out
  • Dan Salmon spoke with Abby Isaacs on WMAR in Baltimore [9/22/20] Doctors worried about fall ‘Twindemic’
  • Dan Salmon spoke with Ava-joye Burnett on WJZ Baltimore [9/22/20] ‘Twin-Demic’ | Health Officials Warn Coronavirus, Flu Season Could Stretch Healthcare System To Limits [Video]
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Boston Herald article [9/22/20] ‘Flu and coronavirus could make for twin pandemics, burdening testing capacity and hospitals
  • Dan Salmon spoke with Shelley Orman on WBFF [9/22/20] Doctors Stress Importance of Flu Shots, Warn of Possible ‘Twindemic’ this Fall [Video]
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Guardian article [9/22/20] Flu vaccine critical to avoid stretching US healthcare amid Covid, scientists warn
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a WTOP article [9/22/20] Johns Hopkins health experts emphasize importance of flu shots, warn of flu, coronavirus ‘twin-demic’
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in a STAT article [9/22/20] The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in a Huffington Post article [9/21/20] We’ll Be Wearing Face Masks Far Into 2021, Even With A COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Bloomberg article [9/10/20] Covid Vaccines Face a Volatile World When It Comes to Trust
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Washington Post article [9/9/20] The Health 202: Americans worry a coronavirus vaccine will be rushed. Trump’s rhetoric isn’t helping.
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a USAToday article [9/4/20] Exclusive: Two-thirds of Americans say they won’t get COVID-19 vaccine when it’s first available, USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll shows
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a SELF article [8/26/20] What Actually Counts as a Medical Exemption for Vaccines—and What’s at Stake When They’re Abused
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a USAToday article [8/26/20] Experts see progress on a COVID-19 vaccine, but worry about who gets it first and how it gets to them: Public confidence in effectiveness and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines must be established for battle against the pandemic to succeed, says our panel
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a USAToday article [8/26/20] Scientists worry FDA could be pressured to approve COVID-19 vaccine before it’s fully tested
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a CNBC article [8/19/20] Scientists warn it may be years before students can return to school without masks, social distancing
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a CNBC.com article [8/11/20] ‘Scientists worry whether Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a New York Times article [8/11/20] ‘This Is All Beyond Stupid.’ Experts Worry About Russia’s Rushed Vaccine
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in a Science News Magazine article [8/11/20] Here’s what we know about Russia’s unverified coronavirus vaccine
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in a Wall Street Journal article [8/6/20] COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Have a Problem: Minority Groups Don’t Trust Them
  • Kawsar Talaat quoted in a STAT article [7/30/20] ‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a COVID-19 vaccine so fast
  • Kawsar Talaat and Larry Moulton quoted in a Vice article [7/23/20] Progress on COVID Vaccines Has Sparked Celebration. But There’s A Long Way to Go Yet.
  • Dan Salmon spoke with Solidad O’Brien about who will get the coronavirus vaccine when it’s developed and becomes available [5/29/20] Who Gets Access to the Coronavirus Vaccine First?
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Washington Post article [3/2/20] Maine’s stricter law on vaccination requirements up for a vote
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Deseret News article [1/9/20] Anti-vaccine stereotypes are misleading. Here’s who’s really most likely to resist vaccines

  2019

• • Dan Salmon quoted in a New York Times article [9/3/19] Get Vaccinated or Leave School: 26,000 N.Y. Children Face a Choice
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an article on healthline [8/29/19] Here’s What Can Convince a Hesitant Parent to Vaccinate Their Kids
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an article in Self [8/26/19] What Parents Need to Know About the Immunization Schedule for Kids
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an article in Self [8/26/19] What Actually Counts as a Medical Exemption for Vaccines—and What’s at Stake When They’re Abused
  • Dan Salmon quoted in a Time Magazine article [8/6/19] Experts Criticize Marianne Williamson’s Views on Vaccines, Depression and Illness
  • Dan Salmon quoted in an article on Inside Digital Health [5/13/19] Anti-Vaxxers Thrive on Social Media. Here’s How Healthcare Must Respond
  • Dan Salmon quoted in online CNN article [5/8/19] Instagram still doesn’t have vaccine misinformation under control
  • Institute for Vaccine Safety is linked in New York Times article [4/26/19] Religious Objections to the Measles Vaccine? Get the Shots, Faith Leaders Say9