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Commentary: Rapid search for COVID-19 vaccine faces undue skepticism despite life-saving potential

“I’m very, very frustrated about the disdain in general for science,” said Dr. Don Forthal, a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UC Irvine...

As COVID spreads in Missouri, Parson and Galloway differ starkly on state’s response

Michael Buchmeier, a University of California, Irvine professor of medicine and biological sciences and associate director of its Center for Virus Research is quoted in the article. Read it here....

No sign of second wave before election, but U.S. COVID-19 cases could get worse

Andrew Noymer, CVR member and associate professor of public health at the University of California, Irvine said the U.S. is dealing with “sub-epidemics” in an interview with Newsweek. … Noymer said...

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Tom Lane

Thomas E. Lane, Ph.D.
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