"Pandemics, polycrises and the imminent threat of Disease X" April 23, 2023, By Dr. Richard P. Wenzel and Gonzalo Bearman, Opinion Contributor

"In the age of omicron, individual choices have societal consequences," February 7, 2022, By Dr. Richard P. Wenzel, Opinion Contributor

"Biden's first 100 days require 200 million vaccinations," January 8, 2021, Dr. Richard P. Wenzel, Opinion Contributor, The Hill

"COVID-19 vaccine barriers: Efficacy, availability and acceptability," October 2o, 2020, Dr. Richard P. Wenzel, Opinion Contributor, The Hill

"Autumn and the fall of CDC," September 6, 2020, Dr. Richard P. Wenzel, Opinion Contributor, The Hill​

"An Unforgiving Virus and the Silent CDC, " July 28, 2020, Richard P. Wenzel, The Globe Post

"Ebola, CDC and the Lexicon of Uncertainty," October 16, 2014, Richard P. Wenzel, Richmond Times-Dispatch

"What We Learned From H1N1’s First Year," April 12, 2010, Richard P. Wenzel, The New York Times

"Planning for the next natural disaster," July 5, 2008, Richard P. Wenzel, Boston Globe

​Commentary : "Will We Win the Fight Against the Superbugs?"
September 5, 1999, Richard P. Wenzel, L.A. Times