

COVID-19 resources for reporters
Science-based resources for journalists covering COVID-19, including downloadable video, quotes from experts, and an infographic on cases and deaths by county and state you can easily embed on your site.
To help reporters cover the pandemic, SciLine…
- hosts online Media Briefings for reporters;
- arranges one-on-one interviews with Experts on Camera;
- sends commonly asked questions to scientists and posts their answers as Quotes from Experts.


The pandemic’s impacts on children

COVID-19 testing at home

Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Susan Butler-Wu: COVID testing this winter

COVID-19 omicron variant and the holiday season

The pandemic’s impacts on U.S. hospitals

Dr. Hayley B. Gershengorn: How ICUs can prepare for omicron

COVID-19 antiviral drugs

Dr. Yvonne Maldonado: COVID vaccines for children

COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Origins of COVID-19

Dr. Amy Kirby: Sewage surveillance for COVID

COVID-19 vaccine developments

Personal and social drivers of vaccine hesitancy

Childhood hunger before and after COVID

The mental health toll of COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines for adolescents and children

Dr. Patricia Mokhtarian: Commuting after COVID

COVID-19 risks after vaccination

COVID-19: Learning from the past, defining our future

Psychological effects of the pandemic

COVID-19 and extended online learning

Cleaning and hygiene during the COVID-19 outbreak

Emerging COVID-19 challenges: long-COVID and viral variants

Dr. Julie Swann: COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenges and solutions

Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein: COVID-19 vaccinations and incarcerated people

Dr. Stefan Gravenstein: COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing homes

SARS-CoV-2 variants

Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler: Mental health during a pandemic winter

Dr. Erlanger Turner: Helping kids through the holidays during the pandemic

Dr. Joe Walther: Meaningful virtual connections

Dr. Lisa Maragakis: Safe holiday planning during the pandemic

COVID-19 vaccines: regulation, allocation, & hesitancy

Changing seasons and COVID-19

Dr. Sandra Quinn: Vaccine trust during COVID-19 and flu season

Dr. Richard Webby: COVID-19 and flu season

Dr. Natalie B. Milman: How will remote learning affect students’ education?

Dr. Tina Tan: How might COVID-19 spread in schools?

Structural racism and health in Black communities

Dr. Nicole Redvers: COVID-19 in American Indian and Alaska Native communities

COVID-19 – ending isolation

Dr. Sharrelle Barber: COVID-19 in African American communities

Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19

Dr. Alex Ortega: COVID-19 in Latino communities

Disaster response during COVID-19

Dr. Bruce Troen: How coronavirus is affecting older adults

Dr. Melissa Perry: COVID-19 in meatpacking plants and other workplaces

COVID-19: vaccines and therapeutics

Protesting during COVID-19

Dr. Carrie Henning-Smith: COVID-19 in rural America: a perfect storm?

COVID-19 cases in children

COVID-19 – antibody testing and immunity

Dr. Sam Scarpino: COVID-19 surveillance, forecasts, and decision making

COVID-19: health disparities and vulnerable populations

COVID-19: Immunity and contact tracing

COVID-19 contact tracing

COVID-19: Infection, spread, and testing

Testing for COVID-19

Social isolation, mental health, and COVID-19

Covering COVID-19
Need to talk to an expert on an aspect of the pandemic?
SciLine’s free Expert Matching service connects reporters with deeply knowledgeable scientist-sources. If you are writing a story about COVID-19 and have a science question for an expert, we can connect you on deadline.
Advice for Local Reporters
SciLine has distilled nine practical tips that local reporters can use to strengthen their coverage of the pandemic.
More Credible Resources
In an intense and fast-changing news landscape, it’s important to know where to find reliable sources of information. SciLine has compiled a set of links to other groups’ COVID-related tools, tips, and information resources that reporters can trust.