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Stephen Parodi, MD, calls third COVID-19 vaccine a “huge game changer” on CNN International

March 2, 2021

Permanente infectious disease leader Stephen Parodi, MD, underscores the importance of the recently authorized 1-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.

CNN International talks to Stephen Parodi, MD, about COVID vaccine supply and demand

January 18, 2021

Kaiser Permanente's national infectious disease leader says that the organization is working with the state and the federal government to inform them on COVID-19 vaccine supply needs.

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses COVID-19 vaccine mobilization effort

December 14, 2020

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader expressed confidence in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, given the organization’s participation in Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trials.

Stephen Parodi, MD, says reinstituting interventions needed to reduce COVID-19 spread in California

July 9, 2020

Citing record numbers of COVID-19 cases in California’s hospital system – including 800 patients hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente medical centers in California – Stephen Parodi, MD, told CNN International that it’s time to reinstate some of the coronavirus safety measures that had been lifted in recent weeks.

Physician Comments on CNN Report on 5 Healthy Habits to Live Longer

May 1, 2018

In a CNN report published on its website Monday, Jack Der-Sarkissian, MD, of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, talks about the importance of eliminating smoking to improve one’s health. The family medicine physician is one of several health experts…