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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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International students face unique challenges with mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the Fall

Madhri Yehiya April 16, 2021
Students cited concerns around travel restrictions and receiving vaccines not approved by BU.
Boston University’s “F--- it Won’t Cut It” campaign and College of Arts and Sciences professor Robert Corley recommend wearing two masks to better protect against COVID-19 and its variants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students reflect on new COVID-19 safety on double-masking

Sophie Nye February 11, 2021
With the CDC's new guidance encouraging tightly fit surgical masks or double-masking, BU community members agree students should continue to take additional precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Distrust in COVID-19 vaccine is understandable, but shouldn’t undermine public health

Editors December 3, 2020
The distrust and vaccine hesitancy among the general public speaks to how long it will take to return to any semblance of normalcy. If we want to see pre-pandemic life restored by the end of next year, we’ll need a unified, national effort to continue wearing masks, practice social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as we’re able.
The race to create a COVID-19 vaccine has opened up greater transparency in the vaccine-making process, also opening the process to public scrutiny. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Search for COVID-19 vaccine continues with promising results

Daily Free Press Staff October 29, 2020
With more than 1 million people around the world dead from COVID-19, the hunt for a vaccine is underway, and more than 100 countries are aiding its development.
A shortage in dry ice, which is necessary to transport medical solutions, poses an unforeseen problem as coronavirus vaccines undergo development and testing. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Shortage of dry ice hinders coronavirus vaccine development

Samuele Petruccelli September 9, 2020
As potential coronavirus vaccines undergo development and testing, a shortage of dry ice has created uncertainty over how the vaccines will be transported.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
Cambridge biotechnology company Moderna Inc. announced Jan. 23 that it is developing a vaccine to combat the coronavirus, which it is preparing to test in a Phase 1 trial. COURTESY U.S. ARMY

Local biotech company developing coronavirus vaccine

Angela Yang January 30, 2020
A Cambridge company is working to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has ignited concern around the globe.
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