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Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Reporter, recently graduated from Indiana University with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science. Her interest in health care during her collegiate years led her to volunteer in Panama and translate for patients at a local nonprofit clinic in Bloomington, Ind. Prior to becoming a Kaiser Health News reporter, Heredia Rodriguez also worked as an intern for South Bend Tribune and KHN, where her work was featured in KQED, Miami Herald and The Washington Post.
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As with so many other aspects of this novel coronavirus, determining when a patient has recovered is still fraught with uncertainties. Early research has suggested that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may also continue to spread!-->…