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Coronavirus tracing through crowd
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The long road to herd immunity
Published April 30, 2020
Achieving herd protection can stop the spread of an infectious disease within a population, but as Bloomberg School experts explain, the U.S. is nowhere near that point with SARS-CoV-2, and getting there could prove difficult
Joseph Young conducts the Peabody Symphony Orchestra
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The high value of the performing arts during social distancing
Published April 29, 2020
"Music is there even when we can't leave our houses," says Peabody Dean Fred Bronstein. "And it's more important than ever."
Cloth masks
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Understanding changing guidance on mask use
Published April 24, 2020
Kirsten Koehler and Ana Rule, faculty experts from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, answer questions on the use of masks, gloves, and PPE
Illustration of coronavirus pathogens amid downward trending arrows
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COVID-19's economic impact, in the U.S. and abroad
Published April 16, 2020
As the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak shifts from Italy to the U.S., SAIS Europe's Filippo Taddei discusses the economic fallout Americans should brace for
close-up of a syringe and vial
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Coronavirus vaccine won't emerge overnight
Published April 16, 2020
Supriya Munshaw, an expert in the commercialization of early-stage technologies at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, discusses the process of developing a vaccine for COVID-19
Flags of EU nations in a face mask
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COVID-19 and a splintered European Union
Published April 10, 2020
SAIS expert Matthias Matthijs discusses the difficult road ahead for EU countries, where vastly different outbreak burdens have led to vastly different responses
Nurses load a dead body into a Red Cross wagon during 1918 Spanish flu outbreak
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How pandemics shape society
Published April 9, 2020
Sociologist and historian Alexandre White discusses how past pandemics, such as the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, have reverberated long after the disease stops spreading
Warehouse
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COVID-19 and global supply chains
Published April 6, 2020
Goker Aydin, an operations management expert at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, discusses how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the exchange of goods around the world
APL biologist Tom Mehoke reviews the DNA sequencing analysis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, at the molecular diagnostics laboratory at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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The role of genomic sequencing in combating COVID-19
Published April 2, 2020
Molecular biologists Peter Thielen and Thomas Mehoke are rapidly sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
Nursing home hallway
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COVID-19 poses challenges for nursing homes
Published April 1, 2020
Geriatric nurse practitioner Alice Bonner discusses the special considerations that arise for older adults living in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic