Epidemiology

Background on the variant’s origins and initial research may tell us how to cope with its surge moving forward.

To curb future pandemics, we must address the ongoing challenges with global vaccine distribution.

 A couple long years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be easy to think of it as a once-in-a-generation event. Instead, the pandemic should be viewed as “a warning shot” in the face of mounting biological threats  that countries still aren’t prepared to meet, according to…

Should we still be concerned about omicron? What do we know now? Hopkins virologist Andy Pekosz gives an update in a Q&A. It’s not all bad news—but there are still many unknowns.

In a baseline scenario, the researchers project a rise in the ART-using population from about 670,000 in 2020 to nearly 910,000 by the end of 2030 if current trends in new HIV infections persist.