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Saskia V. Popescu writes that contact tracing is one of the best tools we have in the public health arsenal […]

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New research suggests that some of us may be partially protected due to past encounters with common cold coronaviruses. Ariana […]

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Selena Simmons-Duffin of National Public Radio reports that the country needs as many as 100,000 contact tracers to fight the […]

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Laura Helmuth writes in Scientific American that some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned. We’re in a […]

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Associate Vice Chancellor and professor Michael S. Kinch writes in STAT that a mere six months after identifying the SARS-CoV-2 […]

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Max Kozlov writes that one of the country’s most important technology trade groups has tapped Dr. […]

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STAT’s Helen Branswell writes that while the world awaits the results of large clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say […]

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We haven’t taken this free 22-hour class, but it certainly looks compelling and one we suggest you consider, especially if […]

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Tom Frieden and Cyrus Shahpar write in the New York Times about a plan to collect crucial data, even if […]

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Billions are being poured into developing a shot, but the rapid timetable and President Trump’s cheerleading are creating a whole […]

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