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Most Americans still don’t know someone who’s had the disease, never mind died from it. But the numbers are still extraordinarily high.

Getty Few viruses have instilled as much fear as HIV. Although it was discovered nearly 40 years ago, we still do not have a vaccine or a cure. But the COVID-19 pandemic has rivaled that level of fear as researchers race to find a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes this disease. The largest…

An EMT wearing protective equipment carries a patient into Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York. Preliminary data suggest COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images An EMT wearing protective equipment carries a patient into Elmhurst Hospital…