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Ellis: Kids and face masks

By Glenn Ellis Will the vaccine slow down transmission of Covid-19? This is one of the key questions that scientists will seek to answer over coming weeks. The vaccines now being administered are designed to protect people from severe side-effects of the disease. They were not developed to block transmission of the virus. Scientists believe […]

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