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@marynmck shared
On Apr 19, 2021
"Masking shouldn’t be about signaling what side you’re on—it should be about using a tool in response to risk." @shanpalus on how maybe in most cases it's appropriate to stop wearing masks outdoors: https://t.co/jcBxaLxYlq
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It’s About Time for Us to Stop Wearing Masks Outside

It’s About Time for Us to Stop Wearing Masks Outside

The rules need to change with the pandemic.

@guardian shared
On Apr 20, 2021
Coronavirus live news: EU to rule on J&J vaccine safety; India records nearly 1.6m cases in a week https://t.co/LIPrGrwkR6
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Coronavirus live news: EU to rule on J&J vaccine safety; India records nearly 1.6m cases in a week

Coronavirus live news: EU to rule on J&J vaccine safety; India records nearly 1.6m cases in a week

EU drug regulator to make ruling on Tuesday; India government says all adults to be eligible for vaccine in May as cases skyrocket; US ships vaccines for all overseas workforce

@AP shared
On Apr 15, 2021
The U.S. is opening more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world in the race against the coronavirus. The U.S. has administered almost 200 million vaccine doses as other countries struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths. https://t.co/p0ANVUDO5P
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US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus

US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus

The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world on Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a months-long race to protect the ...

@AP shared
On Apr 16, 2021
After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has seen several deadly ones. https://t.co/lsDQ0LlL5T
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US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen several deadly cases. Police in Indianapolis say eight people were ...

@AP shared
On Apr 17, 2021
RT @AP_Politics: Unusually frank warnings and a sense of shared resolve marked Friday's White House meeting between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. It was Biden's first face-to-face talk with a foreign leader as president. https://t.co/Ny4vAnNf5w
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Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China

Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga showcased the alliance between their two countries as well as their shared resolve in dealing with China as ...

@guardian shared
On Apr 15, 2021
‘It’s a scandal, quite frankly’: US Equal Rights Amendment still faces uphill battle https://t.co/3lTKNa7blG
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‘It’s a scandal, quite frankly’: US Equal Rights Amendment still faces uphill battle

‘It’s a scandal, quite frankly’: US Equal Rights Amendment still faces uphill battle

A nearly century-long effort to explicitly enshrine gender equality in the United States constitution may finally be coming to a head

@Reuters_Health shared
On Apr 14, 2021
Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists studying the virus.​ https://t.co/ZUistpjvVs
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Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: study

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: study

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to ...

@HarvardChanSPH shared
On Apr 19, 2021
TOMORROW at 12pm ET, join @ForumHSPH for a live Q&A about the latest on variants and rapid testing with @michaelmina_lab, moderated by @Elana_Gordon. https://t.co/uPVrBJbmd6 #coronavirus
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Latest on Variants and Rapid Testing

The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Latest on Variants and Rapid Testing

  Facebook Live Q&A with Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Pu…