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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Residents of several Boston neighborhoods have noticed an increase in rodent infestations since the pandemic began. COURTESY OF G. SCOTT SEGLER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Rat populations increase in Boston neighborhoods

Daniel Kool September 24, 2020
Residents are reporting an uptick in rat infestations throughout several Boston neighborhoods as the pandemic shifts food waste into residential areas.
A shortage in dry ice, which is necessary to transport medical solutions, poses an unforeseen problem as coronavirus vaccines undergo development and testing. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Shortage of dry ice hinders coronavirus vaccine development

Samuele Petruccelli September 9, 2020
As potential coronavirus vaccines undergo development and testing, a shortage of dry ice has created uncertainty over how the vaccines will be transported.
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