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Explore the latest public health research and insights about vaccines. 
 

Preventive measures are critical to reduce the high burden of severe RSV disease among infants and young children. New recommendations from the WHO encourage all countries to introduce maternal vaccines or long-acting monoclonal antibodies.

Mary Kapaipi, dressed in a bright purple and blue outfit, sits on the porch of her home with her hands clasped; a red water pitcher and bucket sits next to her door.

The cholera outbreak that swept Zambia in early 2024 highlighted the urgent need for improved water and sanitation infrastructure, especially in urban areas. But the crisis spotlighted another critical factor, too: the stigma surrounding the disease.

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A girl walks among the mountains of waste in Garden Compound.

Will Garden House Compound, a sprawling maze of makeshift shelters outside Lusaka, Zambia, become a hotspot once again for another deadly cholera outbreak during the upcoming rainy season? 

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JHU President Ron Daniels meets India's Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi

The weeklong trip, organized by the university's Gupta-Klinsky India Institute, included announcements about Hopkins support for work on pediatric tuberculosis, and career advancement for women in STEMM fields.

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Vaccines Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of vaccines? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Anna Durbin
Professor
International Health

Anna Durbin, MD, studies experimental vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, dengue, West Nile, Zika, malaria, and more in human clinical trials and in controlled human infection studies.

Professor
International Health

Daniel Salmon, PhD ’03, MPH, is a vaccinologist who conducts epidemiological and behavioral studies to assess the safety of vaccines and improve vaccine decision-making.