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What should stay open during the next pandemic? New model weighs protecting public health and the economy
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What should stay open during the next pandemic? New model weighs protecting public health and the economy

Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center
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Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center

Network Science Institute expansion to London creates new European hub for trailblazing academic field
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Network Science Institute expansion to London creates new European hub for trailblazing academic field

Northeastern professor wins prestigious award for her work on the ethics of artificial intelligence
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Northeastern professor wins prestigious award for her work on the ethics of artificial intelligence

More than 50% of COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented with better global vaccine distribution 
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More than 50% of COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented with better global vaccine distribution 

Northeastern professors Kevin Fu, Alessandro Vespignani and Yun Raymond Fu honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Northeastern professors Kevin Fu, Alessandro Vespignani and Yun Raymond Fu honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science

Half of China’s population may get infected with COVID-19 in next few months
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Half of China’s population may get infected with COVID-19 in next few months

Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.

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Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

For COVID-19, ‘endemic’ does not mean ‘the end’

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For COVID-19, ‘endemic’ does not mean ‘the end’

What has changed in the way we talk about COVID-19? Revisiting pandemic terminology amid omicron.

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What has changed in the way we talk about COVID-19? Revisiting pandemic terminology amid omicron.

Omicron has set records. How much do case counts matter now?

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Omicron has set records. How much do case counts matter now?

When will the omicron surge be over? Very soon.

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When will the omicron surge be over? Very soon.