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Is the US ready for another pandemic? Northeastern scientist testifies to the need for greater preparedness
Mauricio Santillana speaks into a microphone.

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Is the US ready for another pandemic? Northeastern scientist testifies to the need for greater preparedness

CDC overestimating number of vaccinated Americans, Northeastern professor and the COVID States Project say
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CDC overestimating number of vaccinated Americans, Northeastern professor and the COVID States Project say

Pandemic pounds are real. Northeastern study calls on public health officials to address the fitness quandary
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Pandemic pounds are real. Northeastern study calls on public health officials to address the fitness quandary

Is it appropriate to discuss inflation when asking your boss for a raise? Northeastern business professor weighs in
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Is it appropriate to discuss inflation when asking your boss for a raise? Northeastern business professor weighs in

Will the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual dose like the flu shot? How will it work?
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Will the COVID-19 vaccine become an annual dose like the flu shot? How will it work?

Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?
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Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?

New highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant won’t swamp US hospitals, Northeastern experts predict
A nurse dressed in personal protective equipment swabs the nose of a patient with a COVID-19 test

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New highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant won’t swamp US hospitals, Northeastern experts predict

Half of China’s population may get infected with COVID-19 in next few months
A patient is carried to a fever clinic by an ambulance in Beijing, China.

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

With pediatric medications in short supply, is it safe to split adult medications in half for children?
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With pediatric medications in short supply, is it safe to split adult medications in half for children?

Half of US adults say they had COVID-19, but only a fraction were officially diagnosed, new research shows

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Half of US adults say they had COVID-19, but only a fraction were officially diagnosed, new research shows

Northeastern researcher finds new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe COVID-19)
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Northeastern researcher finds new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe COVID-19)

Republicans had higher COVID-19 death rates in the first year of the pandemic, new research says
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Republicans had higher COVID-19 death rates in the first year of the pandemic, new research says