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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Articles 2021
A Publication for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Family
Articles in this Issue
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Johns Hopkins Helps Administer COVID-19 Antibody Therapy at Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital
Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical System are offering antibody therapies to help prevent patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms from progressing to more serious illness.
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Flu Cases Decline Dramatically This Season
Public health measures in place to reduce COVID-19 transmission have helped keep nationwide flu cases extremely low.
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A Year of COVID-19: Loss, Learning and New Strength
Johns Hopkins responded to a global health crisis by treating patients, protecting staff members, marshaling its vast research apparatus and supporting its communities.
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Milestones in a Year of COVID-19 at Johns Hopkins Medicine
Timeline of a year defined by COVID-19.
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Weekly Teleconference 'CONNECTs' Baltimore Nonprofits to COVID-19 Resources
Begun in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a weekly teleconference of Baltimore nonprofit leaders helps organizations share information and resources.
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Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Vaccine Program Reaches DC’s Most Vulnerable
Johns Hopkins brings COVID-19 vaccine clinics to communities with low vaccination rates and high rates of COVID-19 cases and mortality.
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CDC Director Returns to Hopkins for a COVID-19 Health Policy Forum
School of Medicine graduate Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about the pandemic in a virtual conversation with Dean Paul Rothman.
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One Year Later: Are Front-Line Workers Still ‘Heroes’?
After 15 months of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, front-line workers discuss the phrase ‘health care heroes’ — and if they ever felt like heroes — as they continue to care for sick patients.
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On Street Corners and in Churches, Johns Hopkins Dispenses COVID-19 Vaccines Where They Are Needed Most
Vaccine equity teams at Johns Hopkins Medicine are concentrating their efforts on people who are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Johns Hopkins Taps Community Ties to Bring Vaccines to Latinos in Baltimore
A team led by Centro Sol co-director Kathleen Page is helping Spanish-speaking residents of Baltimore get COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Data-driven COVID-19 Care at Johns Hopkins Medicine
A new algorithm created by Johns Hopkins scientists predicts which COVID-19 patients will become gravely ill.
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Johns Hopkins Students and Faculty Members Confront India’s COVID-19 Crisis
As India recovers from its second wave of COVID-19, Johns Hopkins faculty members, staff members and medical students are helping to secure critical supplies, translate information and solicit donations.
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From East Baltimore to Annapolis, Clarence Lam Does Triple-Duty to Fight COVID-19
A physician and a state senator, Clarence Lam helped shape pandemic response at Johns Hopkins and across Maryland. He led Johns Hopkins’ efforts to test and, later, vaccinate thousands of employees. As a member of the Maryland Senate, he also helped create the state’s policies and approach to the coronavirus.
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Social Worker for Hispanic and Latino Families Embodies a Duty to Serve Others
Rooted in a culture that embraces connection to others, Flor Giusti nurtures parents to become self-reliant.
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Surviving COVID-19 Inspires a Vaccine Doubter to ‘Get the Shot’
Joy Curbean-Johnson hesitated for months before getting vaccinated despite a dangerous bout with the infection. Now she’s encouraging other Johns Hopkins employees to get vaccinated.
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Telemedicine Improves Care Across Johns Hopkins Medicine
During the pandemic, telemedicine emerged as a vital resource for patients and caregivers to maintain connections.
