DURHAM, N.C. Americans anxious for life to return to normal should prepare for occasional future COVID-19 outbreaks in the same way they ready themselves for significant weather events and similar disruptions, a Duke expert said Tuesday. Though COVID cases finally appear to be declining, there will be future flare-ups, and people need to be ready to mask back up and make other small sacrifices if need be, said Dr. Mark McClellan, a physician and economist who directs the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.
DURHAM, N.C. COVID-19 may soon evolve from a chaotic and unpredictable pandemic to a more manageable endemic, but will remain dangerous and require people to remain vigilant, safe and responsible, three Duke experts said Monday. People must continue to embrace vaccines, masking, distancing and other smart behaviors while also understanding the global reach of the virus, experts said during a virtual media briefing with journalists. Watch the briefing on YouTube. Here are excerpts from the conversation:
DURHAM, N.C. – In amassing military troops along the Ukraine border, Russian President Vladimir Putin is pressing his opposition to NATO membership for the former Soviet satellite state while burnishing his own bonafides domestically as a strong, forceful leader, a Duke University scholar of Russia and the Soviet Union said Wednesday. And Putin is threatening military action from a stronger position than he did six years ago when Russia invaded Crimea, another border state, said Simon Miles, an assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy.
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