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May 2020
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Would you get infected on purpose? One w...

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A historian says she's willing to get infected with COVID-19 to help speed vaccine development.  Clogging the streets and freeways with traffic could be an effective way to stop the virus.  Financial help will end soon for those struggling in the middle of the pandemic. How do they get by?  Augmented Reality could be the coolest tool to make sure people socially distance.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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