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Head Topics.com (via The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com) – With Federal Approval Of 2nd COVID Booster Vaccine For Ages 50 And Up, Should You Get Another Shot?
March 30, 2022
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Feds Approved It, So…Should You Get That Second Booster Shot?
March 30, 2022
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News – What To Know About New Omicron Variant, According To A Cleveland Doctor
March 21, 2022
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News – ‘Twindemic’: While The COVID-19 Pandemic May Be Coming To An End, Flu Cases Are On The Rise In Northeast Ohio
March 12, 2022
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 4AM, 5AM, 6AM, 9AM – UH Plans mRNA Flu Vaccine Trial
February 28, 2022
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News, Community99.com – Since Jan. 3, Ohio’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Have Dropped By 97%
February 22, 2022
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Spectrum News1.com (Columbus OH) – Cleveland Doctors Hopeful For ‘Post-Omicron Lull,’ Monitoring Variants
February 21, 2022
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Fox8.com – Cleveland Clinic, Other Ohio Hospitals Move Away From Defunct COVID Antibody Treatments
January 26, 2022
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 3PM – OMICRON SUB-VARIANTS & NEW VACCINE TRIALS
January 26, 2022
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The Washington Post.com – In The Nation’s Hospitals, This COVID Wave Is Different
January 6, 2022
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FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT | Channel 19
January 3, 2022 @ 2PM
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West Plains Daily Quill.net (West Plains MO) – Is Travel Safe During The Pandemic This Holiday Season?
December 23, 2021
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Ideastream.org – Northeast Ohio Counties Lead The Nation In COVID-19 Infection Rates Newly Released Data Show
December 23, 2021
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WJW (FOX) Channel 8 News at 10 PM – COVID-19 Continues To Ravage Northeast Ohio
December 16, 2021
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News at 11PM – Local Hospitals Filling With COVID Ahead of Holidays
December 16, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Omicron Is In Ohio. Is That A Bad Thing?
December 13, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – State Data Reveals COVID-19 Death Rates Highest In Ohio’s Less Vaccinated Counties
December 8, 2021
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Fox8.com – Northeast Ohioans Prepare For Overseas Trips Despite Rising Cases, Omicron Variant
December 3, 2021
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Arizona Daily Star.com – Virus Q&A: Answers to Common Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines, Travel and More
December 2, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Coronavirus Found in Deer Means Hunters Should Take Precautions
December 1, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Will COVID-19 Vaccines Work Against Omicron? Answers To Your Questions
November 30, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 3PM, 5PM
November 29, 2021
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Facebook Live Event: Northeast Ohio doctor weighs in on new Omicron COVID variant | Channel 19
November 29, 2021
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Financial Express.com (India), The Indian Express.com (India) – Amid Holiday Season Travel, These Safety and Precautionary Measures For COVID-19 Must Not Be Overlooked
November 25, 2021
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WRAL.com (Raleigh NC) – Want to Avoid The Traffic This Thanksgiving? Here Are the Best Times To Travel, Says AAA
November 24, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 4PM |
November 22, 2021
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Facebook Live Event: Delta variant is getting a second wind in Ohio according to state’s top doctor | Channel 19 |
November 22, 2021
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Associated Press.com (+6 others) – Is Travel Safe During the Pandemic This Holiday Season?
November 22, 2021
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Cleveland19.com – University Hospitals Doctor Talks About COVID-19 Boosters for All
November 19, 2021
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Channel 19 Facebook Live – University Hospitals doctor talks about COVID-19 boosters for all
November 19, 2021
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MDedge.com – Deer, COVID, How?
November 18, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Doctors Advise Ohioans to Use Caution Ahead of Thanksgiving Gatherings
November 17, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Covid-19 Rises Again in an Undervaccinated Ohio
November 16, 2021
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Newsfeed.com, NewYorkUpstate.com, AL.com (+7 others) – After Coronavirus Found In Deer, Hunters Should Take Precautions, Doctor Says
November 15, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com, MLive.com – Coronavirus Found in Deer Means Hunters Should Take Precautions
November 13, 2021
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Cleveland Magazine.com – Keeping up With the Many Coronavirus Variants
October 26, 2021
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Cleveland Magazine.com – Should I Get a Booster? University Hospitals Weighs In
October 26, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 3PM, 4PM – CDC Approval for Moderna And J&J Booster
October 22, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Why Did Colin Powell Die Of COVID-19 Despite Being Vaccinated? Vaccines Still Work, Doctor Says
October 20, 2021
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Facebook Live Event | Channel 19 | How COVID Kills Even the Vaccinated
October 18, 2021
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Cleveland Jewish News.com – Who Can Get a Pfizer Booster Shot?
October 12, 2021
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Fox8.com – Mild COVID Breakthrough Cases Likely Underreported as Infections Rise
October 4, 2021
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AS.com (USA Latino, Latin America) – What Are the Side Effects of This Year’s Flu Shot?
October 3, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Vaccine Boosters Likely to Come but When and for Whom?
September 19, 2021
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Channel19.com – University Hospitals Pfizer Booster Shot Trial Shows Promising Initial Numbers
August 26, 2021
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WKYC.com – Will FDA’s Full Approval of Pfizer’s Vaccine Lead to More Business Mandates?
August 24, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine’s Shift from Emergency Use To Full FDA Approval: Your Questions Answered
August 23, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News – FDA APPROVES PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE
August 23, 2021
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FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT | Channel 19 – White House Officials Expected to Recommend Third COVID-19 Vaccine
August 17, 2021
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The Washington Post.com – Where Should You Wear a Mask When Traveling? What The CDC Says About 14 Top U.S. Cities
July 30, 2021
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WKYC.com – CDC Alters Mask Guidance Due To COVID-19 Surge: How Did We Get Here?
July 28, 2021
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Fox8.com – Covid Hospitalizations Up in Ohio; Most Deaths Among Unvaccinated
July 27, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 5p.m., 11p.m. – Ohio Sees Largest 24-Hour Spike Since May
July 19, 2021
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Cleveland 19.com – Like the Rest of The Country, Ohio Sees Surge in COVID Cases Due in Part to Delta Variant (Video)
July 19, 2021
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ideastream.org, WCPN.org, WOSU.org, WKSU.org – Is A Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shot Needed? UH Is Part of Trials to Find Out
July 12, 2021
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Spectrum News1.com – Dozens of COVID Delta Variant Cases Discovered in Ohio
June 23, 2021
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Yahoo News Canada.com, HotAir.com, Detroit Free Press.com (via USA Today) – People Hospitalized With COVID-19 Now Have One Overwhelming Thing in Common. They’re Not Vaccinated
June 16, 2021
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Yahoo News.com, MSN News.com, USA Today.com (+15 others) – People Hospitalized With COVID-19 Now Have One Overwhelming Thing in Common. They’re Not Vaccinated
June 16, 2021
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WJW (FOX) Channel 8 News at 10p.m. – Research Shows New Health Problems In COVID-19 Long-Haulers
June 15, 2021
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Fox8.com – Research Shows New Health Problems In COVID-19 Long-Haulers (Video)
June 15, 2021
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WKYC.com – Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, County Health Leaders Hold COVID-19 Briefing
June 4, 2021
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WKYC.com – Ohio Seeing Sharp Decrease in New Vaccinations Despite “Vax-A-Million” Lottery
June 3, 2021
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WKYC.com – Ohio Hospitals Seeing Fewer COVID Cases as Nearly 46% Of State Residents Have At Least One Vaccine Dose (Video)
June 2, 2021
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WEWS (ABC) Channel 5 News at 4 a.m. – Anxiety Grows For Immunocompromised Ohioans
June 2, 2021
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News at 11p.m.; News at 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m. – Health Orders Lifting: COVID Cases Dropping
June 1, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – WATCH: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Burns Mask After Health Orders Expire
June 1, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Anxiety Grows For Immunocompromised Ohioans As State Health Mandates Come To A Halt Wednesday
June 1, 2021
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The Washington Post.com, Anchorage Daily News.com – 9 Questions About Traveling with Kids, Answered by Infectious-Disease Experts
May 26, 2021
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Crain’s Cleveland Business.com – Crain’s 2021 Notables in Health Care
May 17, 2021
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News at 11p.m. – Some Northeast Ohioans Turn To Controversial Drug As An Alternative To COVID-19 Vaccine
May 12, 2021
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WKYC.com – Some Northeast Ohioans Turn To Controversial Drug As An Alternative To COVID-19 Vaccine (Video)
May 12, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters A Possibility as Virus Mutates, Experts Say (Video)
April 19, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – University Hospitals Doctor Addresses Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
April 19, 2021
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WJW (FOX) Channel 8 News at 7 a.m. – Booster Shots, Variants and Kids
April 16, 2021
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Fox8.com / YouTube.com – You’re Vaccinated, But Your Kids Are Not – What’s Safe to Do? (Video)
April 16, 2021
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WJW (FOX) Channel 8 News at 8 a.m. – Blood Clots and the J&J Vaccine
April 14, 2021
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News at 11p.m. – Vaccinating Ohio: Michigan Becoming COVID-19 Epicenter; Ohio Is on Alert
April 12, 2021
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ideastream.org – Can I Get COVID-19 After Being Vaccinated?
April 12, 2021
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WKYC.com – Local Doctor Reacts as Michigan Becomes the Epicenter Of COVID-19 In America (Video)
April 12, 2021
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WKYC.com – Vaccinating Ohio: Michigan Becoming COVID-19 Epicenter; Ohio Is on Alert (Video)
April 12, 2021
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ideastream.org – How Long Should You Wait to Get the Vaccine After Having COVID-19?
April 8, 2021
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Cleveland19.com – Moderna Vaccine Is Effective For At Least 6 Months (Video)
April 6, 2021
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WKYC.com – How Northeast Ohio Churches Are Preparing for Easter Services
April 2, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Caution and Optimism: Easter 2021 To Be Different Than Easter 2020, But Precautions Still Urged
April 2, 2021
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Record-Courier.com – Q&A: Amid COVID-19, Can Families Safely Gather for Passover, Easter?
March 27, 2021
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ideastream.org, WCPN.ideastream.org – Cleveland Doctor Concerned AstraZeneca Missteps Weakening Trust Of Vaccine
March 24, 2021
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WKYC.com – Cleveland’s Pivotal Role in The Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccines (Video)
March 22, 2021
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WKYC (NBC) Channel 3 News at 11p.m. – Cleveland’s Pivotal Role in Vaccine Approvals
March 22, 2021
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WCPN.ideastream.org, ideastream.org – Can The COVID-19 Vaccine Give You the Virus?
March 17, 2021
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The Sunday Plain Dealer (Front Page) / Cleveland.com – ’A Dream Come True’: Fully Vaccinated Grandparents Prepare to Visit Family for First Time in A Year
March 12, 2021
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News5 Cleveland.com – Separated by A Century, 1918 Flu and Coronavirus Pandemics Share Startling Similarities (Video)
March 11, 2021
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Fox8.com – One Year Later: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Continues to Impact Ohioans (Video)
March 3, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) CHANNEL 19 | CAN PEOPLE BE PICKY ABOUT VACCINE?
March 2, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Experts Caution Against Comparing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to Others: ’We Have Three Effective Vaccines
March 2, 2021
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FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT | Channel 19 – Should People Be Picky About Vaccine?
March 2, 2021
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Spectrum News1.com (Columbus OH) – Man With COVID-19 Credits Convalescent Plasma for Saving His Life
February 23, 2021
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Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – If the coronavirus continues to mutate, will vaccines let life return to normal?
February 20, 2021
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WJW (FOX) Channel 8 News at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. – COVID-19 Reinfection Rate
February 14, 2021
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HeartRadio.com – Geraldo in Cleveland (Podcast 356)
February 9, 2021
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ideastream.org, WKSU.org – Stark County School Closed Monday Due To COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
February 8, 2021
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ABC17News.com (Columbia MO), WXII12.com (Winston-Salem NC) – Here’s Why Some People Test Positive After Getting a Covid-19 Vaccine
February 2, 2021
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CNN.com, MSN.com, HeadTopics.com (+40 others) – Here’s Why Some People Test Positive After Getting a Covid-19 Vaccine
February 2, 2021
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ideastream.org – Should People with Liver Disease Get the COVID Vaccine? (Audio)
February 1, 2021
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ReliasMedia.com – As COVID-19 Vaccine Rolls Out, Leaders Need to Roll Up Sleeves
February 1, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – Can You Mix and Match Two Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine from Different Manufacturers?
January 29, 2021
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Patch.com (Strongsville) – Gonzalez, Spanberger Bill Would Protect COVID Patients’ Finances
January 27, 2021
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Cleveland Jewish News.com – Federation Webinar Provides COVID-19 Updates
January 26, 2021
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FOX8.com – Could Vaccine Passports Become Requirement of International Travel?
January 25, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – What If You Contract COVID-19 In Between Your Two Coronavirus Vaccine Doses?
January 22, 2021
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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com – If the Coronavirus Vaccine Is 95% Effective, How Will You Know If You’re in The Other 5%?
January 20, 2021
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WOIO (CBS) Channel 19 News at 3p.m., 4p.m., 5p.m. – Should Cancer Patients Get Vaccine?
January 18, 2021
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Facebook Live Event | Channel 19 – Should Cancer Patients and Survivors Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
January 18, 2021
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Best Life.com – The Earliest Signs You Have COVID, according to the Mayo Clinic
January 6, 2021
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Rolling Stone – Can Herd Immunity Save Us?
October 20, 2020
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