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Viktor_Gladkov/iStockBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Guidance on non-essential travel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not relaxed because summer is upon us. “Travel increases your chances of getting infected and

MarianVejcik/iStockBy JOHN SANTUCCI, KATHERINE FAULDERS, OLIVIA RUBIN, JAY BHATT and ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As many as 20 states across the country are reporting a rapid decrease in the number of children receiving their

Ivanko_Brnjakovic/iStockBy BECKY WORLEY and SARAH MESSER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — For many, summer is usually spent among friends and family at barbecues or bon fires. And for kids out of school, it usually means daytime play

The Mayo ClinicBy DR. MARK ABDELMALEK and MEGAN CHRISTIE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A number of commercially available COVID-19 antibody tests, which look at a patient’s blood for signs of past infection, did not pass Mayo

Prostock-Studio/iStockBy ABBY CRUZ (NEW YORK) — With mental health resources in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic, one doctor has stepped up to give tips online and through her book to help others cope. Dr. Rheeda Walker

oonal/iStockBy BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — After researchers at Columbia University this week estimated about 36,000 lives in the United States could have been saved from the novel coronavirus had social distancing and other restrictions

FG Trade/iStockBy ALLISON PECORIN and MATTHEW MOSK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nursing homes serving mostly minority populations are twice as likely to experience a deadly coronavirus outbreak as those with mostly white residents, according to new

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy PRIYA AMIN, DR. MARK ABDELMALEK and LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The old saying goes: “There’s strength in numbers.” And now, it turns out numbers may be the greatest defense against the spread

narvikk/iStockBY EDEN DAVID, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) — You may have heard a lot about COVID-19 antibody testing recently. In fact, your doctor may have even offered you the option of getting the test. Just because you can

Oks_Mit/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (ATLANTA) — If you’re heading to the pool this summer, you’ll have to bring your swim cap, goggles, towel — and face covering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new