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In the News highlights media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The New York Times
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What We Know So Far About Waning Vaccine Effectiveness

As tens of millions who are eligible in the United States consider signing up for a Covid-19 booster shot, a growing body of early global research shows that the vaccines authorized in the United States remain highly protective against the disease’s worst outcomes over time, with some exceptions among older people and those with weakened immune systems.
 

Miami Herald
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Do fully vaccinated people who had COVID need a booster? Here’s what experts say

COVID-19 booster shots are now available for certain fully vaccinated people after evidence revealed the initial series of shots — two doses for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and one dose for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — appear less effective against the delta variant as protection wanes over time.
 

STAT
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Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge

Waves of Covid can give you an awful sense of déjà vu. As “Hot Vax Summer” gave way early to Delta-anxious fall, you could be forgiven for feeling a familiar sense of dread, not so different from what you’d felt before the dismal winter of 2020 or the Southern surge that took off that July.