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Johns Hopkins launches vaccine prioritization dashboard for people with disabilities

Johns Hopkins launches vaccine prioritization dashboard for people with disabilities

A new Johns Hopkins data tool helps people with disabilities determine when they qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine and compares how different states prioritize people with disabilities in their vaccine rollout plans. Created by researchers, students, and advocates who themselves have disabilities and have personally experienced how inequitable and inaccessible aspects of the U.S. pandemic response … Continued

Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain‚” the researchers identify multiple problems in … Continued

Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report, “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain‚” the researchers identify multiple problems in … Continued

Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain

Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the report‚ “The Pandemic and the Supply Chain‚” the researchers identify multiple problems … Continued

What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Variants

Is it normal for a virus to mutate? Are the new strains of coronavirus more contagious? Will COVID-19 vaccines still work? Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health turned to expert immunologist Andy Pekosz weighs in.

COVID-19 Story Tip: New Johns Hopkins Medicine Infographic Has Answers to COVID-19 Vaccine Questions

Now that two vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) have been approved for distribution and more are on the way, most people are eager to know as much as possible about them. Some are concerned that the vaccines — developed, tested and authorized for use less than a year after the first cases … Continued

Machine learning tool gives early warning of cardiac issues in COVID-19 patients

A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience cardiac arrest or blood clots. The COVID-HEART predictor can forecast cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients with a median early warning time of 18 hours and predict blood clots three days … Continued

Johns Hopkins learning modules teach best practices for reducing COVID-19 risks during in-person learning

The seven-module series is designed to help U.S. school and district officials develop and assess plans for in-person K-12 instruction.

Online courses address COVID-19 challenges for assisted living and senior housing communities

The free online courses developed by Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore City Health Department cover emergency preparedness, infection prevention, and well-being policies to keep residents and staff safe.

Vaccine tracker now available on Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center has launched a tracking tool to offer daily updates and nationwide perspective on the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the United States. The vaccine tracker shows the latest numbers for doses administered by U.S. states that have started to make this data available.