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Michael Harris, whom Roy McGrath recruited to handle finances for the Maryland Environmental Service, said he felt he lacked the authority to question the expenses and merely checked to make sure his boss included receipts with his claims.
Why experts say COVID-19 contact tracing may be more valuable than ever
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The source of COVID-19: What we know
A team assembled by the World Health Organization recently visited Wuhan to research where COVID-19 came from, but it could be years before there are clear answers about how the outbreak started.Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images, FILE
Many states are rolling back restrictions and masking guidance now that just over half of American adults are vaccinated against COVID-19. But public health experts say this summer could be a crucial moment for contact tracing the process of identifying those exposed to communicable infectious disease.