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JHU marks 100,000 asymptomatic COVID-19 tests since August
The milestone reflects mass participation in the university s testing program as well as significant clinical and logistical coordination
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University By Saralyn Cruickshank / Published March 12, 2021
Johns Hopkins surpassed 100,000 asymptomatic COVID-19 tests this week, a milestone that represents not only mass participation in testing operations among on-campus university affiliates, but also a clinical and logistical feat requiring coordination across Hopkins divisions, departments, and offices. When we and our colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medicine implemented mass asymptomatic testing for the spring semester, we knew it was an important additional public health control measure that allowed us to expand on-campus activities, says Jon Links, vice provost and chief risk and compliance officer for Johns Hopkins University. He is also a profess
Hopeful steps toward a rapid saliva-based test for COVID-19 antibodies
A research collaboration born in the lab of Johns Hopkins microbiologist Christopher Heaney aims to scale up rapid testing to track spread of the virus By Danny Jacobs / Published March 12, 2021
When COVID-19 cases started ticking up across the U.S. a year ago, Christopher Heaney and his research team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health went into high gear, supporting several research studies with their lab s saliva collection and antibody testing expertise. These included investigations testing for antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using a simple saliva test that is less invasive than standard blood tests. Back in their lab, Heaney and his team processed the tests, and researchers have used the results to track the spread of the virus, including among people who never exhibited symptoms.