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A leading infectious disease expert explains how to be as safe as possible on this very different Fourth

  • Written by William Schaffner, Professor of preventive medicine, health policy, infectious diseses, Vanderbilt University
imageSherry Brewer, a teacher at the Galloway Children's Center, watches over children as they enjoy snacks after a pre-Fourth of July parade in Jackson, Mississippi, June 26, 2020.AP Photo/Rogilio V. Solis

Editor’s Note: Dr. William Schaffner, one of the nation’s leading infectious disease experts and a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt...

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