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Vol 368, Issue 6486
3 April 2020

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Vaccine designers take first shots at COVID-19

By Jon CohenApr. 3, 2020
Infect volunteers to speed a coronavirus vaccine?

By Jon CohenApr. 3, 2020
United States strains to act as cases set record

Apr. 3, 2020
As normalcy returns, can China keep COVID-19 at bay?

By Dennis NormileApr. 3, 2020
Lead pollution tracks the rise and fall of medieval kings

By Ann GibbonsApr. 3, 2020

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