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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.

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Your Google searches and Tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak
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Your Google searches and Tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak

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Do at-home COVID-19 tests expire?

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Do at-home COVID-19 tests expire?

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Are we out of the pandemic? What Fauci meant by ‘a transitional phase’

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Are we out of the pandemic? What Fauci meant by ‘a transitional phase’

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Contracting COVID-19 might increase your risk of Type 1 diabetes

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Contracting COVID-19 might increase your risk of Type 1 diabetes

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The official count of COVID-19 shots in older adults is distorted. What’s going on?

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The official count of COVID-19 shots in older adults is distorted. What’s going on?

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How worried should you be about BA.2?

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How worried should you be about BA.2?

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As the BA.2 variant circulates, will you need a second COVID-19 booster?

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As the BA.2 variant circulates, will you need a second COVID-19 booster?

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New CDC guidance drops indoor mask recommendation for Boston, much of the country

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New CDC guidance drops indoor mask recommendation for Boston, much of the country

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

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

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Northeastern is moving to optional weekly COVID-19 testing

Northeastern is moving to optional weekly COVID-19 testing

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Is indoor mask-wearing still popular?

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Is indoor mask-wearing still popular?

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