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  1. Arizona Republic. ‘It is spreading everywhere’: What to know about the latest COVID-19 wave in Arizona. 7/8/2022: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2022/07/08/arizonans-who-recently-tested-positive-covid-19-are-not-alone/7811997001/  
  1. Arizona Republic. The BA.2 variant: What you need to know about the strain known as ‘stealth omicron’ in Arizona: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-science/2022/03/22/ba-2-also-known-stealth-omicron-accounts-growing-percentage-arizona-coronavirus-cases-what-we-know/7135287001/
  1. UAHS News. AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection. 10/22/2021: https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/newsroom/news-releases/2021/az-heroes-data-show-first-responders-higher-risk-covid-19-infection
  1. UAHS News. UArizona Health Sciences Study Suggests Greater Vaccination Push Needed to Combat Delta Variant. 8/24/2021: https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/newsroom/news-releases/2021/uarizona-health-sciences-study-suggests-greater-vaccination-push-needed
  1. Smithsonian Magazine. Six Important Things to Know About Breakthrough Infections. 8/10/2021: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-important-things-know-about-breakthrough-infections-180978408/
  1. KVOA TV News. Delta variant fueling increased Covid-19 infections. 8/1/2021: https://kvoa.com/news/2021/08/01/delta-variant-fueling-increased-covid-19-infections/
  1. We Love Nogales, Broadcast Interview. Enrolling Spanish Speaking Essential Workers in COVID-19 Research: AZ-HEROES. 6/16/2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHdTX7itPk
  1. Health Sciences Connect. How Effective are COVID-19 Vaccines? February 23, 2021: https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/connect/features/how-effective-are-covid-19-vaccines
  1. The Conversation, Opinion Column. Rapid COVID-19 Tests can be useful – but there are far too few to put a dent in the pandemic. 12/1/2020: https://theconversation.com/rapid-covid-19-tests-can-be-useful-but-there-are-far-too-few-to-put-a-dent-in-the-pandemic-148429
  1. National Public Radio (NPR) local affiliate Arizona Public Media (AZPM): Science Friday Interview. Researching Communities most at-risk from the threat of COVID-19. 9/18/2020: https://www.azpm.org/p/home-art-radio/2020/9/18/180321-episode-250-researching-communities-most-at-risk-from-the-threat-of-covid-19/

 
  1. UA@Work University Communication. Perform a ‘small act of heroism’ by getting a free flu shot on campus. 9/11/2020: https://uaatwork.arizona.edu/lqp/perform-small-act-heroism-getting-free-flu-shot-campus
  1. Keeping Up with Public Health Podcast. Lessons Learned from the Pandemic Response to COVID-19. 9/1/2020: https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/info.php?id=372
  1. Arizona Public Health Association. Open Letter to Governor Ducey from AZPHA & University of Arizona Faculty and Staff Regarding COVID-19 Response Recommendations. 7/28/2020: http://www.azpha.org/wills-blog/2020/7/28/open-letter-from-azpha-amp-university-of-arizona-faculty-and-staff-regarding-covid-19-response-recommendations
  1. Vox. Why extreme heat is so alarming for the fight against COVID-19. 7/10/2020: https://www.vox.com/2020/7/10/21311766/covid-19-coronavirus-heat-wave-hot-texas-arizona
  1. National Public Radio (NPR) local affiliate Arizona Public Media (AZPM): ‘We are nowhere near having this under control,’ UA epidemiologist says. 7/8/2020: https://news.azpm.org/p/newsfeature/2020/7/9/176190-we-are-nowhere-near-having-this-under-control-ua-epidemiologist-says/
  1. The Guardian. ‘It’s very troubling’: alarm grows over Covid-19 spike among young Americans. 7/2/2020: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/02/covid-19-young-people-america-coronavirus
  1. FactCheck.Org. Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths. 6/25/2020: https://www.factcheck.org/2020/06/trump-falsely-says-covid-19-surge-only-due-to-testing-misleads-on-deaths/
  1. Wall Street Journal. As Coronavirus Cases Rise in Arizona, New Mask Rules Spark a Fight. 6/22/2020: https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-coronavirus-cases-rise-in-arizona-new-mask-rules-spark-a-fight-11592829000
  1. National Public Radio (NPR). Health Experts Link Rise in Arizona Coronavirus Cases to End of Stay-at-Home Order. 6/14/2020: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/14/876786952/health-experts-link-rise-in-arizona-coronavirus-cases-to-end-of-stay-at-home-ord
  1. National Public Radio (NPR) local affiliate Arizona Public Media (AZPM). Federal data shows COVID-19 spread in some Arizona long-term care facilities. 6/8/2020: https://news.azpm.org/p/newsfeature/2020/6/8/174429-federal-data-shows-covid-19-spread-in-some-arizona-long-term-care-facilities/
  1. Arizona Daily Star. Poverty, age, race, and health can be a lethal combination for the coronavirus. 5/30/2020: https://tucson.com/news/local/poverty-age-race-and-health-can-be-a-lethal-combination-for-the-coronavirus/article_9291f244-a901-5c99-b510-1072803c513e.html
  1. Arizona Republic. COVID-19 Emergency Room Visits have been Climbing. 5/29/2020: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/05/29/covid-19-emergency-room-visits-arizona-climbing-hospitalizations-hit-record/5284501002/
  1. Daily Wildcat. UA Press Conference Task force talks combatting the spread of COVID-19 on Campus. 5/28/2020: https://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2020/05/n-reentry-plan-may27
  1. Arizona Daily Star. Facilities for seniors should keep their guard up for virus as public life resumes, health experts say. 5/18/2020: https://tucson.com/news/local/facilities-for-seniors-should-keep-their-guard-up-for-virus-as-public-life-resumes-health/article_b61a0584-3dbe-5485-8abd-3dc1e639a98a.html
  1. UAHS News – AZ-PRIDE. UArizona Professors Bring Pandemic Lessons to the (Virtual) Classroom. 4/21/2020: https://azpride.uahs.arizona.edu/news/uarizona-professors-bring-pandemic-lessons-virtual-classroom
  1. AZFamily.com TV Interview: Containing COVID-19 may require privacy concessions. 4/20/2020: https://www.azfamily.com/news/continuing_coverage/coronavirus_coverage/containing-covid-19-may-require-privacy-concessions/article_314936a6-8398-11ea-8b15-b7a707e8545f.html
  1. Arizona Daily Star. Local Opinion: A way to help Tucson healthcare workers keep their loved ones safe. 4/19/2020: https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-a-way-to-help-tucson-healthcare-workers-keep-their-loved-ones-safe/article_e55c261b-f8fd-52d6-afa8-cdedd550cbaf.html
  1. AZfamily.com. Arizona needs more COVID tests, surveillance before opening. 4/15/2020: https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/cbs_5_investigates/arizona-needs-more-covid-tests-surveillance-before-reopening/article_baeb806c-7f97-11ea-b368-13c2b1fdf696.html
  1. ABC15 News TV interview. COVID-19 Models: What do they tell us about Arizona? 4/10/2020: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/covid-19-models-what-do-they-say-about-arizona
  1. UNISON-Hermosillo News. Alertan sobre la problematica de la Resistencia a los antibioticos. 1/15/2020: https://internacionalizacion.unison.mx/?p=1435
  1. Keeping Up with Public Health. Episode 9: All About Antimicrobial Resistance. 10/30/2019: https://anchor.fm/keeping-up/episodes/Episode-9-All-About-Antimicrobial-Resistance-e8ef40
1. The Daily Wildcat. Father of clinical trial victim to speak on campus. 10/21/2017: https://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2017/10/father-of-clinical-trial-victim-to-speak-on-campus