Public Health On Call
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Evidence and experts to help you understand today's public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
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Mar 6, 2020 • 19min
004 - Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
Is hand sanitizer effective? Will this spread throughout the US? Should I cancel my upcoming travel plans? Can COVID-19 tests tell the difference between someone who has had the virus and someone who currently has it? Are face masks effective? Jennifer Nuzzo of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security answers these and some of the most asked questions submitted to publichealthquestion@jhu.edu More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19
Mar 5, 2020 • 13min
003 - Unlocking the Secrets of COVID-19
An interview with Professor Andrew Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an expert in the basic science of respiratory viruses, including influenza and SARS. Dr. Pekosz shares what's known and what is yet to be discovered about the novel coronavirus. More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19
Mar 4, 2020 • 14min
002 - Understanding the Spread of COVID-19
Dr. Josh Sharfstein interviews infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Justin Lessler on the features of viruses that lead to worldwide contagion, how COVID-19 compares with the flu in terms of speed, and where the evidence now points for this novel coronavirus. Dr. Justin Lessler is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology. Dr. Josh Sharfstein is the Vice Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and former secretary of Maryland's Department of Health. More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19 KEYWORDS: asymptomatic, influenza, transmission
Mar 3, 2020 • 31min
001 - Global Preparedness, Misinformation and Community Transmission
With COVID-19 beginning to spread via community transmission in the U.S. and the WHO raising its risk assessment to "very high," experts from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine offer insights on the growing global public health concern. Featuring Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo and Dr. Tara Kirk Sell of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and Lauren Sauer of the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response; moderated by Dr. Josh Sharfstein, Vice Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and former secretary of Maryland's Department of Health. More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19 KEYWORDS: coronavirus facts, pandemic, crisis response
