JAMA Author Interviews

As US vaccine distribution expands to include younger healthier populations, questions about vaccine safety in women of childbearing age have become more urgent. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Catherine Y. Spong, MD, and Emory University School of Medicine's Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH, both eminent obstetrician/gynecologists, join JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in pregnant and nursing mothers, and in individuals trying to get pregnant. Recorded February 8, 2021. Related Article(s): Pregnancy, Postpartum Care, and COVID-19 Vaccination in 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Lactating Women Involving Pregnant Individuals in Clinical Research on COVID-19 Vaccines

Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

2021 has brought news of emerging SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants that increase transmissibility. Will they diminish vaccine efficacy and lead us to lose pandemic control? University of Michigan's Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, a molecular virologist who uses evolutionary theory to study viral transmission and pathogenesis, joins JAMA's Q&A series to explain the variants and what they mean for public health. Recorded February 4, 2021. Related Article(s): Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2—What Do They Mean?

Interview with Donald Berwick, MD, author of The Triple Aim Applied to Correctional Health Systems

NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss Shifts in the US pandemic response under the Biden administration Emerging genetic variants and implications for vaccine efficacy Prospects for new vaccine approvals and more. Related Article: Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other "Low-tech" Interventions

Interview with Philip A. Pizzo, MD, author of When Physicians Engage in Practices That Threaten the Nation's Health

Interview with Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, author of Ensuring Quality in the Era of Virtual Care and Abraham Verghese, MD, author of Virtual Care and Real Connection in the Era of COVID-19

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of USPSTF Recommendation: Carotid Artery Stenosis

Peter Piot, MD, PhD, director of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is a legend in global health, having been involved in identification of HIV and Ebola virus in Africa. He was founding executive director of UNAIDS and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1995 to 2008. He joins JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the global public health response to COVID-19 past, present, and future. Recorded January 28, 2021. Related Article(s): The Challenges Ahead With Monoclonal Antibodies

Interview with Frederick P. Rivara, MD, author of Three Interventions to Address the Other Pandemic—Firearm Injury and Death