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NBC’s Today Show interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about a potential wintertime surge.
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NBC’s Today Show interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about a potential wintertime surge.
“This virus loves cold environments where people are indoors in close proximity to each other; that is the best place for this virus to spread,” Rimoin said. “Testing is going to be critical at this moment to be able to make sure that you know what you have.”
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