the first phase 3 trial of a coronavirus vaccine It started this week, with plans to enroll 30,000 volunteers by the time it ends, and more phase 3 trials are likely to start soon. While we all look forward to a safe and effective vaccine as soon as possible, the …
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What can reopening sports teach us about reopening schools?
As I read the many pages of our district’s back-to-school plans, I had only two questions in mind: How will you know if someone has the coronavirus? and Assuming the virus enters the school, because it will, how will you ensure that it is not transmitted to anyone else? The …
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Photo: Iryna Imago (Shutterstock) Although telemedicine has been around for years, it has gone from be a lesser-known healthcare option a lifeline for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you wanted to do a virtual checkup with your doctor to ask about possible symptoms of COVID, or if your …
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Photo: Alexey Kartsev (Shutterstock) Yes it’s 2020 And bad things are happening. But diagnosis of some plague cases in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia they do not presage a repetition of the Black Death. As the call murder hornetsThis scare is another failure. As we mentioned before, a few cases of …
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