Pandemic policy experts offer 10 recommendations that could reduce the risk that a bad flu season on top of the COVID-19 pandemic will overwhelm hospitals.
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Churches have moved online. But to be able to properly connect with people, they need to find a way to build community, says a scholar who studies digital religion.
Punya anak merupakan peristiwa penting yang harus dirayakan, termasuk selama pandemi. Cuci tangan, jaga jarak sosial, dan tetap dekat dengan penyedia layanan kesehatan Anda selama kehamilan.
U.S. health officials flipped their advice and now recommend everyone wear cloth masks in public to reduce the spread of coronavirus to others. Some cities have fines for going without masks.
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Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences and of Humanities in Medicine, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of History, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Sport Ecology Laboratory, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Sport Management and Sr. Assistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health, Texas A&M University
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Jay Maddock is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of History, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Telehealth, Texas A&M University
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
