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Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

  • Written by Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University
Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirusStaying just a few feet away from other people can help prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Klaus Vedfelt/ DigitalVision via Getty Images

As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic. Social distancing is the way to do it. Geriatrician...

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