Health and Safety Resources
COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccine Information (Selected)
- Clinical Resources for Each COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC): Find information for COVID-19 vaccination administration, storage and handing, reporting, and patient education for each specific vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Healthcare Professionals (CDC): Covers about, storage and handling, administration, documentation, and safety and efficacy.
- What to Expect at Your Appointment to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 (CDC): These tips from the CDC are offered to help you know what to expect when you get vaccinated, what information your provider will give you, and resources you can use to monitor your health after you are vaccinated.
- See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your County and State: NY Times vaccine tracker.
- Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC, April 12, 2021)
Vaccine News (Selected)
- More Than 138 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Tracker (Bloomberg, February 9, 2021)
- Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation (Inside Higher Ed, February 2, 2021)
- How Is The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Going In Your State? (NPR, January 28, 2021)
- Answers to All Your Questions About Getting Vaccinated for COVID-19 (NY Times, January 27, 2021)
- The Architecture of Mass Vaccine Distribution (Bloomberg Law, January 22, 2021)
- Opinion: Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights (NY Times, December 7, 2020)
- States plan for vaccines as daily US virus deaths top 3,100 (AP News, December 3, 2020)
Medical Resources
- Covid-19: Novel Coronavirus Content Free to Access from Wiley Online LibraryWiley is using this site to highlight newly published content – all free of access - related to the current COVID-19 outbreak
- HU Louis Stokes Health Sciences COVID-19 Library GuideThis page provides a centralized, curated, multi-disciplinal collection of actionable information resources that have been thoroughly assessed for quality and veracity. These resources are helpful in developing a wider understanding of our world in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Johns Hopkins CORONAVIRUS RESOURCE CENTERThis website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save lives.
- The Network for Public Health Law: COVID-19 ResourcesReal-time resources, guidance, and information available to assist the public health community in this challenging time.
- Elsevier Coronavirus Research HubElsevier invites researchers and data scientists focused on Coronavirus vaccine, drug, clinical and other related research, to freely access these Elsevier solutions for their work. Elsevier coronavirus and Covid-19 related full text articles and chapters will be provided for as long as needed while the public health emergency is ongoing. Research tools and selected Virology and Infectious Disease Journals are open to coronavirus researchers through 28th of October 2020.
Local Testing Sites
District of Columbia
Maryland
- Maryland COVID-19 Testing Sites
- Maryland Department of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions About Testing
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Health: COVID-19 Testing Sites
- Virginia Department of Health: Frequently Asked Questions
Flatten the Curve
- 55 Handwashing Songs with a 20+ second ChorusThe CDC advises to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds -- or two verses of "Happy Birthday." This Spotify playlish provides 55 alternatives.
- Cloth Face Coverings (CDC)Guidance on how to make, wash, and wear face coverings.
- Coronavirus.govResource on how to prepare and protect yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what to do if you think you're sick.
- Running Errands (CDC)Guidance on grocery shopping, take-out, banking, and getting gas.
- Stay Home (CDC)Guidance on social distancing practices to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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