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A black and white illustration of birds flying out of the right side of a COVID-19 virus cell
COVID-19
What does 'it's over' look like?
Published Feb 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins University public health experts offer insights into what will signal that SARS-CoV-2 is moving from pandemic to endemic
A family poses for a photo after their child received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021 at a community clinic at Henderson-Hopkins.
Q+A
Training ambassadors to talk to vaccine-hesitant parents
Published Feb 17, 2022 Video
Rupali Limaye of the Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the creation of a free virtual course for parents, teachers, and school staff to help them encourage other caregivers to make evidence-based decisions about vaccinating their children
Elizabeth Jaffee and First Lady Jill Biden, both wearing masks, pose for a photo together at the the White House
Q+A
Cancer Moonshot renewal could bring ambitious goals within reach
Published Feb 8, 2022
Johns Hopkins cancer researcher Elizabeth Jaffee, who co-led the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel in 2016, discusses how far cancer research has come in the past five years and where it's headed in the next few decades
Virginia Roach
CTY director discusses equity in education, support for advanced learners
Published Feb 4, 2022
Virginia Roach explores how her career, personal experiences have shaped her approach to equity during episode of The Caring Economy podcast
N95 masks on a table in the Clipper Room
Q+A
Why it's time to upgrade to an N95 or KN95 mask
Published Jan 25, 2022
Better masks are needed to protect against the highly transmissible omicron variant, says Bloomberg School expert Chris Beyrer, who also discusses proper mask care and when it's time to throw your mask away
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Health Policy Forum
CMS administrator discusses pandemic 'inflection point'
Published Jan 13, 2022 Video
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure spoke Friday as part of the university's Health Policy Forum series
Isabel Wilkerson
MLK Jr. Commemoration
Isabel Wilkerson on the American caste system
Published Jan 12, 2022
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author visited Johns Hopkins for a virtual discussion of social hierarchies in the United States
Illustration of a young student with protective mask looking at a smart phone
COVID-19
Should omicron close schools?
Published Jan 12, 2022
Experts from across Johns Hopkins weigh in on best practices for students, teachers, and families
A COVID-19 vaccination at a Johns Hopkins clinic in winter 2021
Q+A
Yes, you should get a booster
Published Jan 11, 2022
From preventing COVID-19 altogether to lessening symptoms and transmission with breakthrough infections, there are several good reasons to get an mRNA booster ASAP
Omicron variant seen under the microscope
Q+A
Making sense of the messiness of omicron
Published Jan 10, 2022
In this Q+A, experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health address some common questions and scenarios with what is known right now