The Baltimore Sun
Imagine a race where not only is your opponent finding ways to run faster, but hurdles pop up unpredictably and the finish line keeps moving.
This is where COVID-19 vaccination efforts are, health experts say, seeking to quickly immunize more people against as a coronavirus that has mutated into faster-spreading variants.
Despite the challenges that poses, many believe there is reason for hope that at some indefinable point, we will reach herd immunity when so much of the population is immune that the virus’ ability to spread drops dramatically.
“I see a lot of optimism for where we are,” said Gypsyamber D’Souza, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
When will we reach herd immunity? As COVID variants multiply, the race has become a little harder baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Study reveals connection between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancer
A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral HPV infection and of a virus-associated head and neck cancer that can be spread through this route, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests. These findings add nuance to the connection between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancer tumors that occur in the mouth and throat and could help inform research and public health efforts aimed at preventing this disease.
The findings were reported Jan. 11 in the journal
Cancer.
Behaviors Surrounding Oral Sex May Increase HPV-Related Cancer Risk hopkinsmedicine.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hopkinsmedicine.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.