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WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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NIAID-RMLResearchers identified a dozen key symptoms that help distinguish long COVID. They say doctors shouldn't use the list to diagnose patients — it's only a first step — but it might help future studies.
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