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Due to the downward trend in respiratory viruses in Maryland, masking is no longer required but remains strongly recommended in Johns Hopkins Medicine clinical locations in Maryland. Read more.

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An Exercise in Security

01/09/2017
The Johns Hopkins Lifeline team transports a mock patient exposed to Ebola virus disease to the Biocontainment Unit at The Johns Hopkins Hospital during a drill on Thursday, Dec. 15. Staff members and providers from 11 departments at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center participated in the full-scale simulation that required carrying out essential care protocols, including airway management, advanced cardiac life support and laboratory specimen processing.
                                            —Kim Polyniak

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