Paul Thottingal MD Archives

Paul Thottingal, MD, tells Health.com that most interactions are low risk for fully vaccinated

July 22, 2021

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader suggests that vaccinated people may want to take precautions to protect everyone against delta variant when gathering with unvaccinated people.

Lessons learned: a look back at the pandemic

April 20, 2021

Permanente physician leaders and Kaiser Permanente employees reflect on the global COVID-19 pandemic and how it changed their work and lives.

Turning COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence

March 7, 2021

Paul Thottingal, MD, national infectious disease leader at Kaiser Permanente, shares 5 ways to talk to patients about getting vaccinated when it’s their turn.

Paul Thottingal, MD, quoted in TIME story on differences between COVID-19 and influenza

December 17, 2020

Health experts say COVID-19 is much more dangerous than the seasonal flu, citing death rates and strain on hospitals.

Permanente infectious disease specialists power COVID-19 response

September 20, 2020

On the front lines of Kaiser Permanente’s pandemic response, infectious disease leaders play a key role in sharing research, building guidelines, and charting a national roadmap to flatten the coronavirus curve.