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Study suggests that mandatory mask requirements reduced the COVID-19 growth rate and prevented 200,000 cases in April and May

RECAP: CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update 'was posted in error'

Could a Century-Old TB Shot Protect Against Other Respiratory Diseases?

World Health Organization unveils plan for distributing coronavirus vaccine, urges cooperation

UPDATE: CDC reverses itself and says guidelines it posted on coronavirus airborne transmission were wrong

UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical advisers on Monday painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death if nothing is done to control the second wave of coronavirus infections, laying the groundwork for the government to announce new restrictions later this week.

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OPINION: Australia's coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

Sweden spared surge of virus cases but many questions remain

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones.

Whether on trains or trams, in supermarkets or shopping malls — places where face masks are commonly worn in much of the world — Swedes go about their lives without them.

When most of Europe locked down their populations early in the pandemic by closing schools, restaurants, gyms and even borders, Swedes kept enjoying many freedoms.

The relatively low-key strategy captured the world’s attention, but at the same time it coincided with a per capita death rate that was much higher than in other Nordic countries.

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U.S. faces a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic nationwide as flu season starts

OVERVIEW: Virus toll reaches 200,000 in U.S., nearly 1 million worldwide

It is a staggering toll, almost 200,000 people dead from the coronavirus in the United States, and close to one million people around the world.

And the pandemic, which sent cases spiking skyward in many countries and then trending downward after lockdowns, has reached a precarious point. Will countries like the United States see the virus continue to slow? Or is a new surge on the way?

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Updated CDC guidance acknowledges coronavirus can spread through the air beyond 6 feet

Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study

A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks.

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CDC reverses controversial coronavirus guidance that said people without symptoms may not need a test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reversed controversial coronavirus testing guidance that said people who were exposed to an infected person but weren’t showing any symptoms did “not necessarily need a test.”

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Video: Harvard Medical School panel discussion with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Fauci discussion, with slides,  on the backround of the coronavirus, with Harvard Medical School panel.

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These countries crushed covid-19 — but are now reporting higher infection rates than the U.S.

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