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Can We Get Vaccinated Before The Mutant COVID-19 Takes Over? The Race Is On. Feb 02, 2021

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Dr. Katelyn Jetelina is an epidemiologist at UT Health’s School of Public Health in Dallas. She said there are about 12,000 strains of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world right now. One of them — the UK variant — is likely to become the dominant strain in the U.S. by March.

Overcoming Grief In The Worst Year Of Our Lives Jan 19, 2021

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The pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, but it's also stolen our normal lives and our sense of security. How do we go on when pressed under the weight of so much personal and collective pain? This week's Petrie Dish explores pandemic grief and also considers ideas about how to transform that pain into resilience.

A Disease Expert Explains The New COVID Mutation That's Shut Down Britain Jan 04, 2021

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Dr. Ricardo Carrion, a virologist at Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, leads us on a deep dive into coronaviruses, this mutation, and what it may mean for the newly developed coronavirus treatments and vaccines.

Overwhelmed And Understaffed: Rural Hospitals Struggle With Texas' Worst COVID-19 Surge Dec 21, 2020

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Texas hospitals are struggling under the weight of the state's worst COVID-19 surge yet. This month the state has seen single-day records for the first, second and third most confirmed daily cases. Hospitalizations have reached the highest level since July. And the situation is likely to get worse. Rural parts of Texas are being hit especially hard.

This Mathematician Projects Up To 1.2 Million COVID-19 Deaths In US By March Dec 14, 2020

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A San Antonio mathematician who has modeled this pandemic since the beginning says more than 1 million people could die of COVID-19 by spring.

Vaccine Expert Says There Isn't A 'Better' COVID-19 Immunization; Suggests Taking 1st Option Dec 07, 2020

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Dr. Peter Hotez expects two COVID-19 vaccines to be approved before the end of the year, and possibly a half dozen by this time next year. He says he has no preference among the early offerings and will get the first one that's made available to him.

A Conversation With A Doctor From Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board On Their Plans To Fight The Pandemic Nov 23, 2020

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Dr. Céline Gounder is on President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. She said tracking the virus’ progression through the country as the number of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths rise is extremely difficult.

'It's Nonstop' — Texas Reaches 1 Million COVID-19 Cases And 20,000 Deaths Nov 16, 2020

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Recent surges in El Paso, Armarillo and Lubbock have pushed Texas’ total case count over 1 million with about 20,000 deaths.How did Texas get here, and what lies ahead?

Former CDC Director Explains What Joe Biden Should Do To Fight The COVID-19 Pandemic Nov 09, 2020

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Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control, has advice for Americans about how to get through the holidays safely. He also has tips for President-elect Joe Binden on how to fight the pandemic going forward.

The Long Haul: A Conversation With Diana Berrent Oct 26, 2020

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Diana Berrent lives on Long Island. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early March and was among the first group of Americans infected with the novel coronavirus. She fought off the infection at home, treating herself with Tylenol and Gatorade.After 18 days in self isolation, she was fine, she thought.Turns out, like many people infected with COVID-19, she’s a long-hauler.

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