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Just as in coronavirus, young people are key to stopping tuberculosis

  • Written by Leslie A. Enane, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine
World TB Day awareness rally and skit featuring young people on March 24, 2018 in Mumbai, India. Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

The world is experiencing a historic pandemic of a novel coronavirus that has completely altered our daily lives and the entire world economy. Younger people experience more mild or moderate infections,...

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