An analysis of Washington state Department of Health data—published after peer review March 24—has found that people under 40 years old have continued to become infected by the coronavirus at increasing rates even as the incidence of infection among older…
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CDC issues new guidelines for safely reopening schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a detailed guide to safely reopen America’s schools, some of which have been closed for in-person learning for nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is centered…
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Q&A: Rapid COVID tests could hold the key to reopening
USC researchers are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a multiphase project to examine the use of coronavirus rapid antigen tests among first responders and school-aged children. Neeraj Sood,…
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Britain divided over reopening schools as virus rules ease
David Waugh is putting down barrier tape and spraying yellow lines on the ground outside the main door of his school near Manchester. Waugh, who oversees five schools in northwestern England, already has painted yellow arrows to ensure that children…
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