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100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways

by Carla K. JohnsonNicky Forster
| August 26, 2021 9:27 AM

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.

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