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Boxed Pfizer vaccines are shipped overseas
Q+A
Without global vaccinations, further variants ahead
Published Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine experts Anna Durbin and William Moss explain how vaccination prevents viral mutation, discuss remaining barriers to global vaccine access
Tanjala Purnell, Casey Overby Taylor, and Roland Thorpe
Health equity
Bridging divides in AI, machine learning
Published Dec 21, 2021
A Johns Hopkins team will lead new effort bringing artificial intelligence, machine learning to health care in underrepresented communities
A nurse holds out a nasal swab for COVID-19 testing
Coronavirus
COVID-19 continues to hound U.S. with new surge, new variant
Published Dec 21, 2021
As the pandemic's second year ends, the nation struggles to avoid a repeat of widespread lockdowns. But vaccinations continue to tame the impact—for now.
A masked person
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
COVID-19 case workers volunteer to support students who test positive for COVID-19
Student support
Quarantined on campus
Published Dec 14, 2021
Staff from departments across the university have been working behind the scenes to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and support students directly affected by the virus
Digital illustration of a coronavirus molecule
Biochemistry
Platform screens potential coronavirus treatments
Published Dec 14, 2021
The new high-throughput platform screens for compounds that target a protein fold in viruses that is essential to their life cycle; tool could be used to identify and develop treatments
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.
A woman instructs men using a chart
Global health
CCP project awarded $204M extension through July 2025
Published Dec 8, 2021
The extension from USAID means Breakthrough ACTION, its flagship global social and behavior change project, can continue its critical work in family planning, malaria, COVID-19 and more
Digital image of a glowing red globe
Health security
Dangerously unprepared
Published Dec 8, 2021
Despite the lessons of COVID-19, the world isn't ready for future epidemic and pandemic threats, according to the 2021 Global Health Security Index
Bill Moss and Jennifer Nuzzo
COVID-19 briefing
Omicron variant is likely everywhere, delta cases increasing
Published Dec 6, 2021
Delta remains dominant around the world while omicron emerges, though time will tell whether the new variant will challenge vaccine effectiveness