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Covid-19 vaccine

Four masked people stand outside a mobile vaccination clinic
Community
Destination: Vaccination
Published July 30, 2021
Every Thursday, Johns Hopkins teams up with the Baltimore City Health Department and the city's chapter of the NAACP to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations to Baltimoreans
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccination
Vaccine hesitancy and ways of reducing it
Published July 22, 2021
Messages that emphasize vaccination within people's social groups shown to be more effective at reversing vaccine hesitancy than messages that highlight national vaccine statistics
COVID-19 vaccine vial
COVID-19
How to update an mRNA vaccine
Published July 22, 2021
Confronted with SARS-CoV-2 variants that could weaken mRNA vaccines? No problem.
Andrew Pekosz
Q+A
Decoding delta
Published July 19, 2021
Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses what we know so far about coronavirus variants and what they mean for our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 overall
A kid gets vaccinated in a drive-through clinic
Symposium
COVID-19 vaccines and kids
Published July 2, 2021
Public health and medical leaders explore the complexities of vaccinating kids during Johns Hopkins/UW symposium
A vaccine is administered in someone's upper arm
Vaccines
Will we need a COVID-19 booster?
Published July 1, 2021
In the 'L.A. Times,' Johns Hopkins vaccine expert Kawsar Talaat discusses factors that may determine whether boosters are needed / Los Angeles Times
Jennifer Nuzzo
Coronavirus
Winning hearts and minds
Published June 30, 2021
Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo encourages empathy in conversations with COVID-19 vaccine skeptics
Screenshot of a global map tracking vaccine policies by country
Vaccine tracking
Global policies on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy vary widely by country according to new online tracker
Published June 28, 2021
Johns Hopkins project provides worldwide snapshot of policies influencing access to COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and lactating people
A woman with an oxygen tank is vaccinated for COVID-19
Vaccination
Health disparities and the racial burden of COVID-19
Published June 25, 2021
With new evidence suggesting Black and Hispanic populations were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, experts weigh in on the importance of vaccination and addressing health disparities
summertime kids
Q+A
Vaccinated parents, unvaccinated kids
Published June 10, 2021
Public health expert and mom of three Keri Althoff has tips for families navigating a half-vaxxed summer