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 Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
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 Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?

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Will fall’s COVID vaccine protect against the emerging Pirola variant? When should I get the shot?
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Will fall’s COVID vaccine protect against the emerging Pirola variant? When should I get the shot?

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

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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

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‘We are in a much better place.’ Why experts predict a milder winter for COVID-19
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‘We are in a much better place.’ Why experts predict a milder winter for COVID-19

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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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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?

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When will the omicron surge be over? Very soon.

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When will the omicron surge be over? Very soon.

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Omicron moves fast. Here’s what that means for the next few weeks.

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Omicron moves fast. Here’s what that means for the next few weeks.

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Do viruses such as the coronavirus become less deadly?

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Do viruses such as the coronavirus become less deadly?

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Should I still get a booster shot even though we don’t know much about omicron?

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Should I still get a booster shot even though we don’t know much about omicron?

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Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant
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Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant

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