In the Chattanooga Times Free Press article, "U.K. COVID-19 variant confirmed in Tennessee, but officials decline to say where" from January 2021, Khanna discussed the importance of understanding infectious disease transmission and being careful. In February 2021, Khanna discussed concerns around decreasing testing for COVID-19 especially given the coronavirus variants in the Chattanooga Times Press article, "COVID-19 testing at record lows in Hamilton County as coronavirus variants threaten recent gains."

Most recently, Dr. Khanna was interviewed for the Vermont Digger article in April 2021, "Experts urge flexibility with Vermont’s reopening timeline" to talk about the importance of leader's flexibility in reopening strategies.