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Covid-19 vaccine

A woman points to a bandage covering her COVID-19 vaccine
Q+A
The legality of vaccine mandates
Published Sept 20, 2021
Carey Business School expert Stacey Lee discusses the implications and possible outcomes of requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccine needles in a basket
Coronavirus
The bioethics of boosters
Published Sept 15, 2021
Ethicist Ruth Faden urges wealthy nations to exercise restraint with COVID-19 vaccine boosters until more people around the world get their first doses
U.S. map showing states that report COVID-19 deaths categorized by age
Data visualization
Demographic data tools tell story of COVID-19's U.S. impact
Published Sept 14, 2021
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center now collects, tracks, and displays data on race, gender, age, and ethnicity across cases, deaths, tests, and vaccinations
Data from covidbehaviors.org
Global health
New dashboard sheds light on COVID vaccine hesitancy
Published Sept 13, 2021
Interactive tool created with survey data collected from more than 12 million people from 115 countries and analyzed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
Vial of COVID-19 vaccine and a needle
Q+A
Vaccines beat natural immunity in fight against COVID-19
Published Sept 10, 2021
The best protection against COVID-19? Getting vaccinated, not waiting for illness to create natural immunity, says infectious disease expert Anna Durbin
Bill Moss and Jennifer Nuzzo
Coronavirus
COVID-19 this week: No time for complacency
Published Sept 3, 2021
Hopkins experts Bill Moss and Jennifer Nuzzo discuss a slowdown in new cases, tempering our vaccine expectations, booster shots, and a vaccine timeline for kids under 12
COVID-19 vaccine vial
Coronavirus
No vax side effects? No problem
Published Sept 3, 2021
Pfizer, Moderna mRNA vaccines are effective even without post-shot symptoms or prior infection, Johns Hopkins study finds
Moderna vaccine vial, vaccine document card, and syringe
Q+A
What's behind Biden's booster vaccine plan?
Published Aug 20, 2021
Vaccine expert Bill Moss discusses the national vaccine booster plan announced by President Joe Biden and beginning in late September
A teen girl shows off her vaccine
COVID-19
An expert look at back-to-school vaccinations for teens and kids
Published Aug 19, 2021
As the new school year approaches, vaccine expert Kawsar Talaat and education policy expert Odis Johnson Jr. discuss the benefits of vaccine mandates for school-age kids
Simulated town
Computer science
Web tool simulates COVID-19 spread in small towns
Published Aug 12, 2021
Interactive online platform allows users to simulate how different public health measures might affect COVID-19 infection outcomes in a typical Midwestern town of about 6,000 people