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Respiratory infections like seasonal influenza and Covid can be devastating. Johns Hopkins critical care physician and pandemic preparedness expert Amesh Adalja says the good news is there are vaccines for both, and protection starts but doesn’t end there. Adalja: You …

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Do you know the difference between seasonal and pandemic flu? Amesh Adalja, a critical care medicine physician and pandemic preparedness expert at Johns Hopkins, says seasonal flu is the garden variety type we see each year that still causes a …

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At this point you’ve probably gotten really tired of Covid, but it’s not time to stop thinking about viral illnesses yet. That’s because we’re on the cusp of flu season, and that’s a potent threat most people don’t even consider. …

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New Covid vaccines are here, yet the number of people choosing to get them is underwhelming. Amesh Adalja, a critical care medicine physician and pandemic preparedness expert at Johns Hopkins, says many people are trying to understand why.  Amesh Adalja: …

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Are you up to date on your vaccines? How about your children? Amesh Adalja, a critical care medicine physician and pandemic preparedness expert at Johns Hopkins, says a look at the data on vaccine uptake is cause for alarm.  Amesh …

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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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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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