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If you’re resisting getting vaccinated against Covid because you think the vaccines were developed too quickly, here’s the real story, according to Sherita Golden, a physician at Johns Hopkins. Golden: The technology that we are using in the mRNA vaccines …

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Used to be that moms would intentionally expose their children to chicken pox so they would develop immunity. Now some are wondering if they’ve already had Covid-19 or have had an immunization or two, would exposure ramp up their immune …

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Seems like we’ve barely made it through third doses of Covid vaccines for many, and now a fourth dose is in the offing for some groups of people. Lisa Maragakis, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, explains why. Maragakis: …

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Even as some people continue to avoid vaccination against Covid-19 altogether, others are weighing whether they should have a fourth dose, as the FDA has recently said is okay for some groups of people. Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert Lisa …

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Wear a mask, don’t wear a mask. Avoid crowded places, dine outside. Go ahead and dine inside…it seems like recommendations are a moving target, so what should you do? Lisa Maragakis, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, feels your …

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Covid-19 transmission rates continue to fall around the country, and many states are rolling back mask mandates as well as other restrictions. Johns Hopkins physician Sherita Golden says while this is encouraging news, we need to all take a measured …

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When it comes to whether you’re protected against Covid-19, either by immunization or natural infection, controversy has swirled around antibody levels and how good a predictor they are. Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins who has looked at …

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