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Also, preliminary data show such immunity may not protect against the new variant in South Africa at all.
Why you shouldn’t get a covid antibody test after your vaccine | Lindsey Bever | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostSearch-and-rescue operations were conducted Monday evening and Tuesday, then suspended because of the danger of further avalanches, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Bodies of three skiers killed in Colorado avalanche are found | Cindy Boren | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe technology is useful for preliminary screenings and triaging, but it’s no substitute for professionals who are trained to develop a rapport and counsel those in distress.
How mental-health crisis centers have tried to weather the COVID-19 storm | Jonathan Vanian | February 5, 2021 | Fortune
A preliminary investigation suggests the cluster of cases is linked to off-campus gatherings that were hosted over the weekend, officials said.
Johns Hopkins suspends in-person classes for undergrads until Friday after virus cases | Lauren Lumpkin | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostStrikingly, however, the preliminary efficiency is quite a bit higher than those vaccines are showing, and it's not clear how the Sputnik-specific features could account for the difference.
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine looks good in early analysis | John Timmer | February 3, 2021 | Ars TechnicaI testified merely eight feet from this monster at a preliminary hearing.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo I begin polishing, Boyle begins to make preliminary drawings, and things are buzzing.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHitchcock has a few preliminary ideas for camera moves, and I make a few proposals about characterization and dialogue.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTpreliminary results performed by Italian authorities “have not detected any manufacturing defect,” she added.
These preliminary results give us hope that the project will succeed in the coming years.
The Secret to Tracking Ebola, MERS, and Flu? Sewers | Wudan Yan | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDifferent lots of Wright's fluid vary, and a few preliminary stains should be made with each lot to learn its peculiarities.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe risk usually begins with the date of the policy, unless it is effected by a preliminary contract.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAs he closed in on the V-shaped opening in the ridge, he slowed down, to make a preliminary survey of the country ahead.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsI am to teach the theory of music, and yesterday I held the preliminary examination.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAfter a preliminary defeat he was elected deputy at the time when Sallenauve sent in his resignation, in 1841.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
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