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  • The real story behind the “October slide”

    The real story behind the “October slide”

    Lorraine Boissoneault

    Changing seasons affect many people with Long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and other chronic illnesses, but not all in the same way. Research has a long way to go before it can explain the phenomenon. Read more…

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    Miles W. Griffis

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  • Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking
    Commentary
    Whitney Fox

    Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking

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Science

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    “A good step”: Long COVID advocates and researchers respond to the RECOVER-Treating Long COVID meeting

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Covid-19

  • February 27, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 27

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    The CDC’s proposed isolation guidance is (still) not based on data or science

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    National Covid-19 trends, February 20

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    National Covid-19 trends, February 13

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    How we track Covid-19, with wastewater and other data sources

  • February 6, 2024

    National Covid-19 trends, February 6

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Health

Commentary

  • Audience members at a conference wear masks while watching a presentation.
    October 19, 2026

    Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking

  • October 9, 2026

    How I built a COVID-safer school that’s become the heart of a more caring community

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    September 21, 2026

    COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women

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    September 15, 2026

    Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises

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