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Covid-19 variants

Medical personnel screen a patient in an ambulance
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases surge but not deaths as pandemic enters third year
Published Jan 7, 2022
In briefing Friday, experts agree that vaccination is the reason behind the lower death rate despite the soaring number of people infected with COVID-19
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Epidemiology
Basic public health interventions important to reducing omicron spread
Published Dec 15, 2021
Epidemiologist Chris Beyrer suggests that in addition to sharing effective vaccines around the world, basic practices such as masking and providing paid sick leave will help reduce the spread of coronavirus / Barron's
Omicron Variant B.1.1.529 concept art
Q+A
The latest on omicron
Published Dec 10, 2021
The COVID-19 variant is infecting the vaccinated and spreading quickly around the world. Here's what we know so far.
COVID-19 omicron variant
Q+A
What we know about the omicron variant
Published Nov 30, 2021
With a worrisome number of mutations and a spike of cases in southern Africa, omicron is the latest COVID-19 variant of concern
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
Map illustrates how frequently states report COVID-19 data each week
Data visualization
Many states abandon daily reporting of COVID data
Published Aug 17, 2021
Despite new COVID-19 cases exceeding 900,000 last week, 36 states do not update their pandemic data every day, causing significant data gaps for public health agencies and officials
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 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
Rochelle Walensky
Health Policy Forum
CDC director discusses COVID-19 vaccines, variants, and the U.S. pandemic response
Published May 5, 2021
School of Medicine alum Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, returns to JHU for a conversation with Dean Paul Rothman
A man in a mask fills oxygen tanks
Global health
As COVID crisis unfolds in India, Hopkins rushes to help
Published April 28, 2021
The university is working urgently with partners on the ground to offer support and expertise to India, with efforts organized and led by the newly created Johns Hopkins India Institute