Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT, "Inside the Story, Patricia Thomas discusses Big Shot,"
An Interview with Martha Henry, program coordinator for the Knight Fellowships
"At first, I was just another faceless reporter to the scientists in the vaccine field. But when I kept showing up, meeting after meeting, and when I set up interviews with them not by phone but in their own labs and offices, they began to see me as a traveler in their world and not a mere tourist."

San Francisco Chronicle, "Quest for an AIDS Vaccine is a Story of Courage and Determiniation,"
By Tom Abate
Tom Abate focuses on Big Shots' recurring theme of  persistence and dedication in the search for an AIDs vaccine and summarizes Ms. Thomas's account of the roles of two Bay Area companies. 

San Francisco Frontiers, "Following the Big Shots,"
by Tim Kingston
Mr. Kingston interviews Patricia Thomas about her insights as a medical journalist who has followed the AIDS story for nearly two decades, beginning with a 1983 visit to San Francisco General Hospital to "get a grip on an unusual new illness...."   

The Boston Globe, Northwest Weekly, "Journalist Traces AIDS Vaccine Quest,"
By Diana Brown, October, 21, 2001
Ms. Brown summarizes Patricia Thomas's background as a journalist, her research for Big Shot, and her participation in an AIDS vaccine clinical trial.

Philadelphia Gay News, "Book Chronicles Quest for AIDS Vaccine,"
By Doug Gruse, September 7-13, 2001.
This lead story, published during AIDS Vaccine 2001 conference in Philadelphia, is based on an interview with Patricia Thomas.

USA Today, "Two Decades Later, No AIDS Vaccine,"
By Steve Sternberg, September 4, 2001
Mr. Sternberg's article, which briefly summarizes two decades of AIDS in which 60 million men, women and children have been infected and 22 million have died, also includes a review of Big Shot.

Chemical and Engineering News, "AIDS Vaccines Lurch Forward," August 27, 2001.
The article includes both an overview of AIDS vaccine research and a report on Patricia Thomas's participation as a volunteer test subject in an AIDS vaccine clinical trial.