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]} She was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015. ^[8]

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. 162 (6). Oxford University Press (OUP): 1324–1328. doi:10.1093/infdis/162.6.1324. ISSN   0022-1899. PMID   2230262.
• 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. 389 (3). Massachusetts Medical Society: 193–195. doi: 10.1056/nejmp2306200 . ISSN   0028-4793. PMID   37342958.
• "Routine Childhood Vaccination in the Time of COVID-19: An Urgent Call to Action" (PDF). 13 November 2020.

References

1. "Melinda Wharton". ADVAC. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19.
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. 11 September 2023.
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. Stern, Gavin (2015-11-16). "2015 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Contributions to Advancing Science". AAAS. Retrieved 2023-10-18.

External links

• Melinda Wharton on PubMed
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• TEDMED at CDC: Measles—Making a Disease Disappear -- Dr. Melinda Wharton CDC, April 17, 2013
• Podcast from Washington: CDC's Dr. Melinda Wharton The NACCHO Podcast, Dec 6, 2018
• https://www.izsummitpartners.org/content/uploads/Wharton-bio.pdf