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Coronavirus News Digest

What Is Herd Immunity?

It's not exactly the "safety in numbers" situation you might be imagining.

What Is Herd Immunity?

Read Roald Dahl’s Heartbreaking 1986 Letter About the Importance of Vaccinations

Roald Dahl photographed in 1954.

Read Roald Dahl’s Heartbreaking 1986 Letter About the Importance of Vaccinations

10 Facts About the Flu Shot

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10 Facts About the Flu Shot

The Best Time to Get a Flu Shot in 2020, According to the CDC

Getting your flu shot this year is more important than ever.

Meet Nina Chhita, the Artist Celebrating Diverse Female Scientists With Her Instagram Illustrations

Kenya's Wangari Maathai isn't a household name, but she should be.

9 Strange Things You’d See in a Hospital in 1900

A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theater of London's Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure.

The Reason Pharmacies Are Usually Located in the Back of a Store

Pharmacists are happy to help. But only after you've walked through the entire store.

10 Questions About Joining a Coronavirus Vaccine Trial, Answered

Coronavirus vaccine trials pose a lot of questions for those looking to volunteer.

Bad Blood: The Hidden Horror of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

A doctor draws blood from one of the study’s subjects.

10 Secrets of Epidemiologists

Epidemiologists are fans of charts.

Why Researchers Believe a 'Crappy' Coronavirus Test Can Help Fight the Pandemic

Cheap tests may be the key to fighting coronavirus.

How Henrietta Lacks Became the Mother of Modern Medicine

A historical marker in Clover, Virginia, honors Henrietta Lacks.

10 Facts About the Racial Disparity in COVID-19

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Do Carbon Filters in Face Masks Offer More Protection Against Coronavirus?

Cloth face masks can help slow the spread of coronavirus. But do they need filters, too?

How the Scientist Who Invented Ibuprofen Accidentally Discovered It Was Great for Hangovers

This man had too many dry martinis at a business lunch.