• Johnson & Johnson launched a 60,000-person clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on three continents, becoming the fourth experimental shot to enter final-stage testing in the U.S.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging Americans to avoid higher-risk Halloween activities like trick-or-treating or indoor costume parties in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
• Recent research suggests some people who recovered from COVID-19 might have lingering heart inflammation and injury, even if their cases weren’t severe, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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