Exporting Geography Into A Virtual Landscape: A Global Pandemic Locally Discussed

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global health crisis playing out in the age of social media. Even though the virtual environment makes interaction possible regardless of physical location, many of the most pressing issues during the pandemic -- case counts, lockdown policies, vaccine availability -...

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Main Authors: Katherine Van Koevering, Hong, Yiquan, Kleinberg, Jon
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