Melinda Wharton

Melinda Wharton is an American epidemiologist. She was acting director for the Immunization Division in the Centers for Disease Control.[1]

Career

She graduated from Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.[2][3]

She is associate director for vaccine policy, at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.[4][5][6][7][8] She was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015.[9]

Works
  • Wharton, M.; Spiegel, R. A.; Horan, J. M.; Tauxe, R. V.; Wells, J. G.; Barg, N.; Herndon, J.; Meriwether, R. A.; MacCormack, J. N.; Levine, R. H. (1990-12-01). "A Large Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Shigellosis at a Mass Gathering". Journal of Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press (OUP). 162 (6): 1324–1328. doi:10.1093/infdis/162.6.1324. ISSN 0022-1899.
  • Wallender, Erika; Peacock, Georgina; Wharton, Melinda; Walensky, Rochelle P. (2023-07-20). "Uninsured and Not Immune — Closing the Vaccine-Coverage Gap for Adults". New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. 389 (3): 193–195. doi:10.1056/nejmp2306200. ISSN 0028-4793.
  • "Routine Childhood Vaccination in the Time of COVID-19: An Urgent Call to Action" (PDF). 13 November 2020.

References
  1. "Melinda Wharton". ADVAC.
  2. "Dr. Melinda Wharton, MD - Infectious Disease Specialist in Atlanta, GA | Healthgrades". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. "Dr. Melinda Wharton, MD, Internal Medicine | Decatur, GA | WebMD". doctor.webmd.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. "CDC Backs Extra Bivalent Booster for High-Risk Groups, Simplifies Vax Recs". medpagetoday.com.
  5. "NCIRD Organizational Structure". cdc.gov.
  6. "The Vaccine War". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. Kimball, Spencer (2023-01-26). "FDA advisors recommend replacing original Covid vaccine with bivalent omicron shots for all doses". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. "CDC Backs Extra Bivalent Booster for High-Risk Groups, Simplifies Vax Recs". medpagetoday.com.
  9. Stern, Gavin (2015-11-16). "2015 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Contributions to Advancing Science". AAAS. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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