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What does 'recovered from coronavirus' mean? 4 questions answered about how some survive and what happens next

  • Written by Tom Duszynski, Director Epidemiology Education, IUPUI
Recovery is the result for most coronavirus patientsAP Photo/Tony Dejak

The coronavirus is certainly scary, but despite the constant reporting on total cases and a climbing death toll, the reality is that the vast majority of people who come down with COVID-19 survive it. Just as the number of cases grows, so does another number: those who have...

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