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April 8 COVID-19 roundup: National Academy of Sciences says COVID-19 could continue through summer; plus HHS, SAb-CSL, Vanda-UIC, Avacta-Cytiva and more

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April 9, 2020 1:00 AM UTC
Updated on Apr 9, 2020 at 3:41 PM UTC

As companies and academic groups continue to form new partnerships and identify new drug targets to combat COVID-19, a National Academy of Sciences committee has warned there’s no guarantee the pandemic will be completely contained in the U.S. over the next few months.

A report from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee found that the U.S. should not count on warmer weather to slow the spread of COVID-19...