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MMR, smoking, and 'in-vitro' models in COVID-19

Good summary of current science news topics for coronavirus in Reuters. Strong responders to MMR II vaccine (since 1979) have less severe disease with COVID-19, cigarette smoke increases risk, and a useful 'in-vivo' model for further study of how SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses might be treated.
Source: reuters.com

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern: WHO

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern: WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International...
Source: who.int