On Saturday, the World Health Organization released a scientific brief on the multisystem inflammatory syndrome seen in children and adolescents with COVID-19. Today in Science Speaks two guest posts respond to findings around the syndrome. The following is a guest post Daniel R. Lucey M.D., MPH and Kristen R. Kent, MPhil. Since April 26 England, […]
On Saturday, the World Health Organization released a scientific brief on the multisystem inflammatory syndrome seen in children and adolescents with COVID-19. Today in Science Speaks two guest posts respond to findings around the syndrome. The following is a guest post by Bertha Serwa Ayi, M.D., FACP, FIDSA, MBA During a World Health Organization briefing, […]
HIV
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Policy
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