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Already had coronavirus? You still need to get vaccinated

Why you should get a COVID-19 vaccine – even if you've already had the coronavirus Jennifer T. Grier, University of South Carolina A few weeks ago,...

A new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19

Sanjay Mishra, Vanderbilt University and Robert Carnahan, Vanderbilt University A century ago, on July 26, 1916, a viral disease swept through New York. Within 24...
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6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive

William G. Bain, University of Pittsburgh; Georgios D. Kitsios, University of Pittsburgh, and Tomeka L. Suber, University of Pittsburgh A year ago, when U.S. health...

Loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign...

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19? Steven D. Munger, University of Florida and Jeb M. Justice,...
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Vaccine distribution will require specialized handling

Keeping coronavirus vaccines at subzero temperatures during distribution will be hard, but likely key to ending pandemic Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst Just like a...
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What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause...

Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is...

Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents

Protecting nursing home residents will require spending money and improving infection control Kathryn Hyer, University of South Florida; David Dosa, Brown University, and Lindsay J....
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COVID-19 going rural

Rural America is more vulnerable to COVID-19 than cities are, and it's starting to show David J. Peters, Iowa State University Rural areas seemed immune as...
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COVID-19 and its effect on the brain under scrutiny

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline Natalie C. Tronson, University of Michigan Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects...
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Could oral antiviral pills be a game-changer for COVID-19?

An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia Nearly two years into the pandemic, it has become starkly clear...

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