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Are people with pets less likely to die if they catch the coronavirus?

  • Written by Clarissa M. Uttley, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Learning, and Curriculum, Plymouth State University
Even in quarantine, people around the world have to walk their dogs.AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis

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