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Coronavirus

Broccoli florets
COVID-19
Chemical found in leafy greens slows growth of COVID-19, other viruses
Published March 25, 2022
Sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by coronaviruses, including COVID-19
An illustration of a COVID-19 variant
Q+A
What to know about omicron subvariant BA.2
Published March 23, 2022
Even as BA.2 and "deltacron" set off feelings of panic or exhaustion, vaccinations and boosters continue to provide the best protection against severe disease, says Johns Hopkins immunologist Andy Pekosz
A child takes a COVID-19 test
COVID-19
Study: Children's antibody responses to COVID-19 are stronger than adults'
Published March 22, 2022
Findings differ from earlier reports of low antibody responses in children exposed to COVID-19 virus and suggest that even the youngest children may respond to vaccines if correct dose is determined
A graphic image of people, some wearing masks and others not
COVID-19
How to approach the 'great unmasking'
Published March 14, 2022
As mask mandates lift across the country, public health experts offer insight on how to continue to protect vulnerable loved ones
A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Perspective
Looking back on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic
Published March 11, 2022
From the earliest days of COVID-19's detection and spread in January 2020, Johns Hopkins has played a critical role both globally and locally, as a trusted and indispensable source of reliable data, public health expertise, community support, and compassionate health care delivery
A healthcare worker readies a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine clinic operated by Johns Hopkins at Port Discovery in February 2022
Coronavirus
Key COVID-19 metrics decline, but experts say it's far from over
Published Feb 28, 2022
COVID-19 is inching toward endemic status in the U.S., but a clear seasonal pattern has yet to emerge. Meanwhile less than 66% of the total population has been vaccinated.
A black and white illustration of birds flying out of the right side of a COVID-19 virus cell
COVID-19
What does 'it's over' look like?
Published Feb 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins University public health experts offer insights into what will signal that SARS-CoV-2 is moving from pandemic to endemic
Antibodies attack a virus
Infectious disease
Current mRNA vaccines may elicit immune responses to other bat coronaviruses, study finds
Published Feb 18, 2022
Finding by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers may help in development of vaccines against future animal-to-human viral diseases
A family poses for a photo after their child received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021 at a community clinic at Henderson-Hopkins.
Q+A
Training ambassadors to talk to vaccine-hesitant parents
Published Feb 17, 2022
Rupali Limaye of the Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the creation of a free virtual course for parents, teachers, and school staff to help them encourage other caregivers to make evidence-based decisions about vaccinating their children
White N95 masks with yellow straps are stacked in the foreground
Coronavirus
Experts discuss risks of ending mask mandates too soon
Published Feb 11, 2022
Indoor winter gatherings, low vaccination rates among eligible children are reasons for concern, according Hopkins experts