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Weekly Health Quiz: Coronavirus, Vaccine and Pregnancy
ByTOBY BILANOWJUNE 26, 2020

On Wednesday, the United States reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The daily total count was:
368
3,688
36,880
368,808
These states all reported their highest daily numbers this week,except for:
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Maine
Globally, the number of reported cases of coronavirus now exceeds 9 million. After the United States, this country has the highest number of reported cases:
China
Brazil
Russia
India
In recent weeks, cases have been rising in all of the following countriesexcept:
Argentina
India
United Kingdom
United States
A manufacturing error with the original Salk polio vaccine led to illness and death in some children. This occurred in:
1945
1955
1965
1975
True or false? We can release up to 10 times more viral particles through speech than a cough.
True
False
True or false? Studies show that the viral particles we emit during talking are potentially more infectious than the larger droplets we expel during a cough or sneeze.
True
False
A new analysis suggests that pregnant women may be:
More likely to develop severe Covid-19
Less likely to develop severe Covid-19
Pregnancy is thought to have little impact on Covid symptoms

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