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Covid-19

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Hopkins plans to welcome students back in January
Published Nov 2, 2020
If public health conditions permit, the university will resume on-campus activities with required COVID-19 testing while preserving flexibility for those who cannot or do not wish to return to campus
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Research
A power boost for COVID-19 clinical trials
Published Oct 30, 2020
Strategies for better trial design could streamline and accelerate the testing of new coronavirus treatments
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Coronavirus
Johns Hopkins launches center for COVID-19 immunity research
Published Oct 28, 2020
Center is part of an emergency $300 million NIH initiative to understand the causes of severe COVID-19 and develop an effective vaccination program
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COVID-19
New models can help hospitals stay ahead of COVID-19 surges
Published Oct 27, 2020
Optimization models will help hospital systems better manage critical resources if coronavirus cases spike this fall and winter
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COVID-19
Americans' responses to stay-at-home orders differed according to population density
Published Oct 23, 2020
Lockdowns did not stop people from visiting parks and beaches; electoral results also linked to compliance
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Coronavirus
Severe COVID-19 patients may be best donors for convalescent plasma therapy
Published Oct 22, 2020
Study links stronger antibody responses to more severe disease, advanced age, and male sex
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COVID-19
New model calculates risk of COVID-19 transmission
Published Oct 21, 2020
The Contagion Airborne Transmission inequality seeks to make sense of the many variables, including environmental ones, that can affect transmissibility of COVID-19
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COVID-19
How to safely celebrate winter holidays
Published Oct 20, 2020
The pandemic will not be over anytime soon. Here are some ideas for staying close while remaining safe.
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Coronavirus
COVID-19 ushers in decades of change for nursing profession
Published Oct 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the nursing field, and many advocates view the present as a make-or-break moment to press for more lasting change
Anthony Fauci
Health Policy Forum
Anthony Fauci discusses state of U.S. coronavirus response
Published Oct 16, 2020 Video
Bloomberg School's Ellen MacKenzie spoke with the nation's top infectious diseases expert in the first installment of the university's Health Policy Forum series