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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—Looking back and looking forward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2021

David K. Henderson*
Affiliation:
Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Sarah Haessler
Affiliation:
Baystate Health, Bethesda, Maryland
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: David K. Henderson, E-mail: dkh@nih.gov

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