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2021 Media

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December
- US surpasses 54 million Covid cases | 12/31/21, MSNBC
- Dreams of a new Covid pill panacea has been dashed | 12/29/21, The Daily Beast
- NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses takes effect as Omicron keeps driving infection spike | 12/27/21, AM NY
- Transcript from the 11th Hour | 12/21/21, MNBC, The 11th Hour
- Experts worry COVID pills could hinder vaccine efforts | 12/17/21, The Boston Globe
- Spike in Covid cases impacting pro sports leagues | 12/15/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Omicron is like a fast-moving freight train | 12/14/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Safeguarding people living in vulnerable conditions in the COVID-19 era through universal health coverage and social protection | 12/11/21, The Lancet
- Did misinformation lead to Omicron? | 12/20/21, MSNBC, Peacock,
- Vaccines, boosters, and the Omicron variant | 12/9/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- US Covid-19 cases approach 50 million| 12/8/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- There’s a ‘gaping chasm’ between the vaccine haves and have nots | 12/8/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Covid vaccine efforts can’t let up because of new pills from Merck and Pfizer to treat the virus| 12/6/21, NBC News Think
- ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Biden’s COVID response | 12/2/21, Texas News Today
- Biden outlines expanded effort to combat Covid amid rising cases, omicron variant | 12/2/21, NBC
- President Biden unveils winter plan to fight Covid | 12/2/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
November
- What the Omicron hysteria is getting wrong | 11/30/21, The Daily Beast
- Concerns worldwide over Omicron variant | 11/30/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Omicron COVID variant may already be in America, Dr. Fauci says | 11/27/21, New York Post
- How to stay safe from Covid-19 this holiday season | 11/24/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Happy hour extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener | 11/24/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 11/23/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- CDC panel recommends Pfizer and Moderna boosters | 11/19/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Preventing COVID-19 and family conflict this holiday season | 11/19/21, WCBS 880 Radio
- Dr. Irwin Redlener | 11/17/21, The Bob Cesca Show
- Alarming rise in new Covid fases in U.S. | 11/16/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 11/9/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Vaccine mandate battle heats up | 11/5/21, MSNBC, Zerlina on Peacock
- Aaron Rogers tests positive for Covid-19 | 11/4/21, MSNBC
- Kids Ages 5 to 11 can now get a Covid vaccine | 11/4/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
October
- The Stephanie Miller’s happy hour podcast | 10/21/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- The 11th Hour with Brian Williams Transcript | 10/21/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Crisis management lessons from the pandemic: Take risks seriously | 10/19/21, Forbes
- Physicians, scientists privately urge White House to scale back booster plan | 10/7/21, Becker’s Hospital Review
- Report: Coronavirus experts quietly urge Biden to scale down booster campaign | 10/6/21, Breitbart
- Top Covid experts privately urge Biden admin to scale back booster campaign | 10/6/21, Politico
- NYC health experts, politicians demand de Blasio expand COVID vaccine mandate | 10/2/21, NY Daily News
September
- Safe and Healthy Reopening of Our Schools – A Parent Town Hall | 9/30/21, American Federation of Teachers and Open Schools USA
- AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults (Syndicated article) | 9/29/21, AP
- Jeff Schlegelmilch on vaccine mandates across the U.S. | 9/28/21, CGTN America
- Pfizer says its vaccine is good to go for kids ages 5-11 | 9/28/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 9/16/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Why is a COVID vaccine for kids taking so long? | 9/14/21, The Daily Beast
- Irwin Redlener: On the pandemic, harnessing celebrity fame, and public health activism | 9/14/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- Don’t believe the hype: the so-called miracle ‘Covid cure’ Ivermectin can kill you | 9/13/21, News 24
- Biden asks the Labor Dept. to urge companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or weekly testing | 9/9/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Stephanie Miller Happy Hour Extra with Dr. Irwin Redlener | 9/9/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 9/7/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Will Hurricane Ida cause a spike in Covid-19? | 9/4/21, BBC
- ‘COVID has broken you people’: Pennsylvania school district melts down over mask battle | 9/2/21, The Washington Post
- Reports: Georgia Anti-vaxxers shut down vaccine event | 8/31/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
August
- ‘A pandemic tinderbox’: In Hurricane Ida’s aftermath, experts worry COVID-19 outbreak in Louisiana will worsen | 8/31/21, USA Today
- Demand surges for deworming drug for COVID, despite no evidence it works | 8/31/21, The Boston Globe
- Demand surges for deworming drug for Covid, despite no evidence it works | 8/30/21, NY Times
- [WATCH] What Does FDA Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine Mean for Americans? | 8/29/21, The Hill Reporter Watch
- What full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine means? | 8/28/21, MSNBC, This Week with Joshua Johnson
- Dr. Irwin Redlener: FDA approval of a Covid vaccine could mean a rapid jump in shots in arms | 8/27/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Clifton Jolley: A modest proposal in defense of parents who don’t defend masks | 8/27/21, The Salt Lake Tribune
- How ‘America’s frontline doctors’ sold access to bogus COVID-19 treatments—and left patients in the lurch | 8/26/21, Time
- How can kids be kept safe from Covid as they return to school? | 8/25/21, MSNBC, the 11th Hour
- Op-Ed: FDA approval of a Covid vaccine could mean a rapid jump in shots in arms | 8/25/21, NBC Think
- Op-Ed: Is it safe to go back to school? We may find out the hard way… | 8/24/21, The Hill
- Why the FDA’s Pfizer Approval Could Be the COVID Game-Changer America Desperately Needs | 8/23/21, The Daily Beast
- Four weeks in July: Inside the Biden administration’s struggle to contain the delta surge | 8/21/21, The Washington Post
- Defiant Biden takes on GOP governors banning mask mandates | 8/19/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Boosters are Coming, and America’s Vaccine Rollout is Set to Get Even Messier | 8/18/21, The Daily Beast
- The White House is ‘adding to their leverage pile’ in the fight against Covid-19 | 8/18/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 8/18/21, MSNBC the 11th Hour
- The Feds just OK’ed booster shots. This could get ugly fast. | 8/13/21, The Daily Beast
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 8/11/21, MSNBC the 11th Hour
- Op-Ed: Enough already — It’s time to follow New York’s lead on vaccine mandates | 8/9/21, The Hill
- “This is very much a mystery in progress”: Scientists explain everything we know about delta so far | 8/5/21, Salon
- Nursing home for workers: get vaccinated or lose your job | 8/5/21, Editor 99
- Doctor roasts anti-vaccine misinformation: ‘It’s absolutely crazy’ | 8/4/21, NBC New York 4
- NYC Mayor announces new citywide vaccine requirements | 8/3/21, MSNBC
- NYC will require proof of vax for most indoor activities | 8/3/21, The Daily Beast
July
- Dr. Redlener: Companies, schools, businesses, should say no entry to unvaccinated | 7/30/21, MSNBC, The Reid Out
- Wildfires are decimating the West and choking the East — it’s time for solutions | 7/29/21, Columbia Climate School, The State of the Planet
- Op-Ed: Wildfires are decimating the West and choking the East — it’s time for solutions | 7/29/21, The Hill
- Mask requirements return amid Delta variant fears | 7/28/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Biden will announce that all federal workers MUST get the vaccine or be tested regularly – while the CDC says ‘health passes’ may be the way forward | 7/28/21, The Daily Mail UK
- CDC Wants Some Vaxxed Americans to Mask Up Again Amid Delta Surge | 7/27/21, The Daily Beast
- Dr. Redlener: ‘Whatever’s holding you back’ from getting vaccine ‘put that away’ | 7/23/21, MSNBC
- In Depth Podcast: The COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading in NYC | 7/22/21, 1010 Wins
- We do have a lot to worry about’ with Covid Delta variant | 7/21/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- How vaccine apathy – not hesitancy – may be driving flattened vaccination rates | 7/18/21, Science Alert
- After maskless flight to D.C., three Texas Democrats test positive for Covid | 7/17/21, Mediaite
- COVID-19 communication takes a deadly turn | 7/16/21, PR News
- Dr. Redlener answers the Covid-related questions you’ve been asking | 7/16/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- New York City goes all out against Covid-19 as threat of Delta variant loom | 7/13/21, France 24
- The CDC emphasizes full reopening in new school guidance | 7/10/21, MSNBC This Week
- This is what America’s next big COVID wave will look like | 7/6/21, The Daily Beast
- The 11th Hour with Brian Williams Transcript | 7/6/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Op-Ed: South Florida collapse shows infrastructure is a persistent threat to public health | 7/4/21, The Hill
- Surfside search and rescue paused for demolition prep | 7/4/21, MSNBC Weekends
- Pay people to get the vaccine | 7/2/21, The Columbian
June
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 6/29/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Vaccine lottery is a dud. How about just paying people to get the shots instead? | 6/26/21, The Seattle Times
- Biden in NC to Boost Vaccination Rates | 6/24/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Cher and National Center for Disaster Preparedness Team Up to Donate Mobile Vaccine Clinic | 6/24/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 6/21/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Walensky strives to put CDC messaging back on track | 6/21/21, Politico Plus
- ‘Two Americas’ may emerge as Delta variant spreads and vaccination rates drop | 6/20/21, The Guardian
- Checking in with Dr. Redlener | 6/20/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Million-dollar lotteries fail to cut through vaccine apathy | 6/19/21, Politico
- North Carolina sees only 1 percent uptick in vaccinations after $1M lottery launch | 6/19/21, Newsweek
- Cher mobile unit giving free COVID vaccinations in NYC | 6/18/21, 1010 Wins
- CherCares: Singer funds mobile medical unit for free NYC COVID-19 vaccinations | 6/18/21, 1430 WCMY
- CherCares: Singer funds mobile medical unit for free NYC COVID-19 vaccinations | 6/18/21, Newsbreak
- Get on the bus, Mayor de Blasio Announces the COVID-19 testing and vaccination bus | 6/17/21, Harlem World
- Cher takes on vaccine hesitancy with the CherCares bus | 6/17/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Poll Hub: Bicentennial | 6/11/21, The Marist Poll
- Biden kept his promise to increase COVID-testing capacity, even as demand for testing drops | 6/11/21, Gov Executive
- Jeffrey Schlegelmilch on COVID-19 vaccines | 6/11/21, CGTN
- A safe return to U.S. schools seems closer with vaccines and testing improvements | 6/4/21, NY Times
- Checking in with Dr. Redlener | 6/3/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
May
- CDC loosens mask guidance for summer campers | 5/29/21, The Atlanta Constitution
- CDC now says kids can skip masks while outdoors at summer camp | 5/29/21, Newsweek, MSNBC
- Dr. Irwin Redlener: Here’s how to clear up the CDC’s communications confusion | 5/25/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Memorial Day Weekend 2021 | 5/25/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Op-Ed: Here’s how to clear up the CDC’s communications confusion | 5/24/21, The Daily Beast
- Fourteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, What do we miss the most?
| 5/20/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet - New mask guidance is a huge gamble, experts say | 5/14/21, Hot Air
- CDC green lights Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds | 5/12/21, MSNBC Deadline White House
- The U.S. confronts a virus ‘that doesn’t understand borders’ | 5/10/21, NY Times
- Speeding up the recovery while vaccine demand slows | 5/10/21, WCBS 880
- COVID continues to ravage India | 5/8/21, MSNBC Ali Velshi
- “It’s All Hands On Deck Now” – Dr. Irwin Redlener | 5/6/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Biden backs proposal to waive vaccine patents in an effort to boost global supply | 5/6/21, Zerlina on Peacock
- Biden Administration supports lifting patent protections for COVID vaccines, allowing for global distribution | 5/5/21, MSNBC Deadline White House
- Biden Admin goes to war with big pharma over COVID vax patent protections | 5/5/21, The Daily Beast
- Pfizer is applying for approval to start vaccinations at the age of two | 5/4/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Virus raging in India: Last US flights landing today | 5/3/21, MSNBC, Katy Tur
April
- The CDC’s new outdoor mask guidance explained | 4/27/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Millions of Americans are only getting one shot of two-shot vaccines | 4/27/21, Salon
- Disaster preparedness specialist Jeffrey Schlegelmilch explains how India is now facing a COVID-19 surge | 4/26/21, CGTN
- The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine | 4/25/21, Salon
- What are my chances of getting COVID-19 after being vaccinated? | 4/17/21, Salon
- Kim Atkins: I got the J&J vaccine and I still believe in it | 4/14/21, MSNBC Deadline White House
- Our Views: A very precarious point in our community’s fight against the coronavirus | 4/14/21, The Advocate
- Op-Ed: Despite July 4 timeline, the US is a long way from herd immunity | 4/14/21, The Hill
- Vaccine deniers, vaccine hesitancy | 4/12/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Does Michigan have a death wish? (with Dr. Irwin Redlener) | 4/8/21, Rumble with Michael Moore
- There’s one truly alarming reason to worry about the latest Covid surge—even with vaccines | 4/8/21, The Daily Beast
- Teachers unions are gaslighting parents and resisting science to keep schools closed | 4/8/21, Business Insider
- What Covid pandemic? Texas baseball fans fill Rangers stands | 4/6/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- How can we help children recover from the trauma of the pandemic? | 4/5/21, Texas Public Radio
- The CDC guidelines for social distancing in schools are based on distorted science: neither three feet nor six feet distancing is safe | 4/5/21, World Socialist Web Site
- As the pandemic raged, COVID-19 testing was rare in New York’s youth lockups | 4/4/21, The Imprint News
- Talking Covid Vaccines with Dr. Irwin Redlener | 4/2/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Biden faces ‘a very precarious point’ in the coronavirus response | 4/1/21, NY Times
- Analysis reveals nearly 200 died in Texas cold storm and blackouts, almost double the official count | 4/1/21, Houston Chronicle
March
- Covid Calls: Discussion of emergency management in the pandemic | 3/31/21, Scott Gabriel Knowles
- Pfizer vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12-15 | 3/30/21, MSNBC Katy Tur
- Biden faces first COVID surge as allies brush off warnings | 3/30/21, Politico
- New York’s ‘mystery’ surge in COVID cases is freaking experts | 3/30/21, The Daily Beast
- COVID-19 and Climate Change: Lessons learned and implications for disaster management for the coming decade | 3/24/21, MESH Coalition of Indianapolis, IN
- News on AstraZeneca | 3/23/21, The 11th Hour, MSNBC
- Europe’s vaccine freak-out could poison the U.S. | 3/22/21, The Daily Beast
- Woman gives birth to first known baby with Covid-19 antibodies | 3/18/21, MSNBC
- 2021 NCAA tournament moves forward under new pandemic | 3/18/21, MSNBC Deadline White House
- COVID vaccine distribution nears a turning point, but equity issues remain | 3/17/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
- Doctors, pharma are already talking about booster shots to protect against mutant COVID-19 strains | 3/17/21, Salon
- Who is to blame for spring break revelry? | 3/17/21, Radio.com
- Hard hit by the pandemic, New York City looks to make a comeback | 3/12/21, La Prensa Latina
- Op-Ed: Reckless governors are threatening COVID-19 progress | 3/12/21, The Hill
- Dr. Irwin Redlener: ‘This year has been a major challenge for children | 3/11/21, The American Federation of Teachers
- A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response | 3/11/21, AP
- Biden announces plans for 100 million more J&J vaccine doses | 3/10/21, Deadline White House, MSNBC
- Redlener: Biden’s progress on Covid in 50 days is ‘mind-boggling’ | 3/10/21, The 11th Hour, MSNBC
- Dr. Irwin Redlener: ‘We need to wait for the CDC guidelines in order to actually change behaviors | 3/5/21, MSNBC
- Virus expert just warned of Coming COVID surge | 3/4/21, Eat This Not That
- Texas’ planned reopening gets mixed reaction | 3/4/21, China Daily
- 15 lessons the coronavirus pandemic has taught us | 3/4/21, AARP Bulletin
- Dr. Irwin Redlener: Vaccinating educators now is key to reopening schools | 3/3/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
- Expert ‘mortified and disgusted’ by Texas reopening plan; it ‘will kill Texans,’ says top Democrat | 3/3/21, The Market
- Looking at the pandemic as a national disaster | 3/3/21, Dr. Radio
- Biden: US will have enough vaccines for all adults by May, teachers to get dose by end of March | 3/2/21, The Washington Examiner
- Trump inoculation message highlights struggle to reach Republican vaccine skeptics | 3/2/21, The Washington Examiner
- Doctor urges vaccinating teachers as a way to reopen schools | 3/2/21, Yahoo
- Doctor urges vaccinating teachers as a way to reopen schools | 3/2/21, MSNBC, Morning Joe
- Opinion: Vaccinating educators now is key to reopening schools | 3/2/21, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Covid-19 Vaccines with Irwin Redlener | 3/1/21, Star Talk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson
February
- Vaccine makers pledge to increase delivery of supply to the US | 2/24/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Op-Ed: COVID recovery must prioritize the nation’s youth | 2/18/21, The Hill
- Fourth wave looms if US fails to contain variants | 2/17/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
- Safest states during COVID-19 | 2/4/21, Wallet Hub
- Virus expert: We’re at war with ‘dangerous’ Covid variants | 2/4/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Biden admin. facing calls to get Covid vaccines to teachers | 2/3/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
- Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine found to cut transmission of virus by nearly two-thirds | 2/3/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
January
- Future COVID-19 relief should focus more on children | 1/25/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
- Life After COVID: A long road to recovery | 1/25/21, WebMD
- The coronavirus variants are here. Can the vaccines keep up? | 1/23/21, The Daily Beast
- Sarah Kendzior & Dr Irwin Redlener | 1/23/21, Stephanie Miller’s Happy Hour Podcast
- 10 Columbia faculty and staff on what to expect from the Biden-Harris Administration | 1/22/21, Columbia News
- How the Biden Administration Will Deliver 100 Million Doses in 100 Days | 1/22/21, Yahoo News
- The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | 1/22/21, MSNBC
- In depth: How the Biden Administration is tackling the coronavirus pandemic | 1/22/21, WCBS 880
- Medical experts hail President Biden’s early and aggressive COVID-19 push | 1/21/21, Salon
- Dr. Redlener: Tweaking vaccines for new Covid mutations will ‘be a major problem’ | 1/21/21
- Revamp disaster management | 1/20/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
- To beat COVID-19, we must address a legacy of inequity and mistrust | 1/14/21, The Hill
- Biden plans federal board to surge COVID-19 testing. What might that look like? | 1/05/2020, Marketplace
- Rick Bright: “What we’re lacking today, we will get on January 20” with Biden’s COVID Strategy | 1/02/2020, MSNBC
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