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COVID-19 and Vaccine Mandates
Two experts discuss what makes mandates necessary, effective, and ethical.
Young People and Long Covid
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: The Overlooked Cancer
Bridging Faith and Science to Combat the Overdose Crisis Series
On September 20, President Bill Clinton, Sister Simone Campbell, Dr. Nora Volkow, Dr. Leana Wen, and other leaders, discussed how the faith and public health communities can take action on the overdose crisis.
The second convening in this series, hosted by the Clinton Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and The Centre for Responsible Leadership, was held at 12:30 p.m., EDT, on Monday, September 20, with a focus on how local, state, and national government policy, informed by critical research, is necessary to address substance use disorders and reverse a dangerous trend of increasing overdose deaths.
Videos
How Do mRNA Vaccines Work? Here's What You Should Know
Messenger RNA—or mRNA—vaccines have been in development for decades, and are now approved for use against COVID-19.
Understanding the COVID-19 Variants
With new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerging across the globe, what do you need to know?
We got some answers from Andy Pekosz, PhD, vice chair and professor in our department of molecular microbiology and immunology.
In the News
Has the spread of Covid-19 peaked in the U.S.? What future Covid spread could look like
New cases have been gradually dropping nationwide, although experts caution that new infections are still at a high rate and further decline will be slow.
Florida’s mysterious Covid-19 surge
We still don’t have all the answers for why Covid-19 cases rise and fall, but there are some explanations.
U.S. FDA clears Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for older and at-risk Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older, all people at high risk of severe disease, and others who are regularly exposed to the virus.