COVID-19

February 29, 2020

Matthew Frieman, PhD compares COVID-19 with seasonal influenza (Science Times)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Robert R. Redfield, MD named to President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force (New York Times)

  • Robert R. Redfield, MD, former professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and co-founder of the Institute of Human Virology

February 27, 2020

Wilbur Chen, MD and David Marcozzi, MD urge transparency and preparation for COVID-19 (Baltimore Sun)

  • Wilbur Chen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • David Marcozzi, MD, COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center

February 26, 2020

David Marcozzi, MD talks about focus on preparedness and response to COVID-19 (The Daily Record)

  • David Marcozzi, MD, COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center

David Marcozzi, MD is interviewed about preparing for COVID-19 (WMAR-2 News)

  • David Marcozzi, MD, COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center 

February 25, 2020

Dr. David Marcozzi is quoted about preparing for potential coronavirus outbreak (Newsy.com)

  • David Marcozzi, MD, COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center

Wilbur Chen, MD discusses the coronavirus (Medium.com)

  • Wilbur Chen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 20, 2020

Kathleen Neuzil, MD discusses vaccine development for COVID-19 (Forbes.com)

  • Kathleen Neuzil, MD, Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 19, 2020

Matthew Frieman, PhD explains why the coronavirus is fatal to some patients (Washington Post)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 18

Stuart Weston, PhD discusses how the spread of coronavirus may be affected by warmer spring temperatures (National Geographic)

  • Stuart Weston, PhD, research fellow in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Dr. Frieman talks about how the coronavirus can affect the human body (National Geographic)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 14, 2020

Matthew Frieman, PhD offers an "inside the laboratory" perspective on coronavirus vaccine research (Washington Post)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

David Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, FACEP helps the public understand their risk for COVID-19 and how to protect themselves (FOX45)

  • David Marcozzi, MD, COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care at the University of Maryland Medical Center

February 12, 2020

Dr. Frieman discusses coronavirus and notes that symptoms are mild in the majority of cases (Washington Post)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 11, 2020

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD is quoted about hospital responses to the coronavirus (BusinessInsider.com)

  • Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine and physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UMMC

February 10, 2020

Dr. Frieman explains symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect against it (Allure.com)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

February 2, 2020

Elizabeth Wang, MD, interviewed about influenza, coronavirus and the importance of getting an influenza vaccine (WBALTV 11)

  • Elizabeth Wang, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

February 1, 2020

Dr. Frieman discusses the declaration of the coronavirus as a public health emergency in the United States (BuzzFeedNews.com)

  • Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine