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Moderna vaccine vial, vaccine document card, and syringe
Q+A
What's behind Biden's booster vaccine plan?
Published Aug 20, 2021
Vaccine expert Bill Moss discusses the national vaccine booster plan announced by President Joe Biden and beginning in late September
A teen girl shows off her vaccine
COVID-19
An expert look at back-to-school vaccinations for teens and kids
Published Aug 19, 2021
As the new school year approaches, vaccine expert Kawsar Talaat and education policy expert Odis Johnson Jr. discuss the benefits of vaccine mandates for school-age kids
Disposable surgical mask
Q+A
The present and future of masking
Published Aug 16, 2021
Periodic mask-wearing is here to stay, but basic risk assessment skills can help us weigh the pros and cons of ever-changing conditions
Empty office space
Business
Looking ahead as many return to office work
Published Aug 11, 2021
Carey Business School expert Richard Smith discusses the future of the post-pandemic workplace
Bridge construction
Economics
Inside $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Published Aug 11, 2021 Video
Economist Luis Quintero evaluates the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and discusses the plan's potential for economic impact
Power plant
Q+A
The future of sustainable energy: A conversation with Ben Schafer
Published Aug 10, 2021
Founding director of the Ralph S. O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute talks renewable vs. sustainable energy and what he and his ROSEI colleagues are doing to ensure a cleaner future for us all
A classroom desk with school supplies and a mask
Education
COVID-19 and the new school year
Published Aug 9, 2021 Video
As a new school year begins, Johns Hopkins education experts stress the high value of in-person learning balanced by mitigating community spread of the virus
Mom and daughter holding hands
Parenting
Back-to-school in the new normal
Published Aug 3, 2021 Video
It's time for families to start inching toward a return to social interactions and school routines to keep anxiety at bay
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
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Afterwords
Script revisions
Published Summer 2021
As script supervisor for the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, Ari Halpern was deemed an essential employee during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic / Johns Hopkins Magazine