The Role of Public Health, Vaccines, and Home Care in COVID-19 Prevention Medscape InDiscussion: COVID-19

Drs Matteo Bassetti and Giuseppe Remuzzi discuss the future of COVID prevention, vaccination priorities, new variants, and home-based healthcare in the coming winter.
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