Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer's shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?
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How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays
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These at-home exercises can help older people boost their immune system and overall health in the age of COVID-19
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China beat the coronavirus with science and strong public health measures, not just with authoritarianism
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Benjamin Franklin's fight against a deadly virus: Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but he championed science to skeptics
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How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? A microbiologist answers 5 questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines
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10 reasons why Anthony Fauci was ready to be the face of the US pandemic response
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How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak – and why it's so tricky
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We're building a vaccine corps of medical and nursing students – they could transform how we reach underserved areas
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Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus evolution expert explains what researchers know and what they don't
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