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Compare the two headlines: Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention of Covid-19 and Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19, what is the difference? One is without the article and the other with it.
We are used to drop articles in a headline to spare space. But if the space was sufficient, it would be better to add articles back because with articles it appears clearer and more accurate. Am I on the right track thinking so?
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EDITORIAL
Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19
— Searching for Evidence
List of authors.
Myron S. Cohen, M.D.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has generated a worldwide pandemic. The interruption of its spread depends on a combination of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. Initial SARS-CoV-2 prevention includes social distancing, the use of face masks, environmental hygiene, and hand washing.1 Although the most important pharmacologic interventions to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection are likely to be vaccines, the repurposing of established drugs for short-term prophylaxis is another, more immediate option.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine June 3, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2020388
We are used to drop articles in a headline to spare space. But if the space was sufficient, it would be better to add articles back because with articles it appears clearer and more accurate. Am I on the right track thinking so?
=================
EDITORIAL
Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19
— Searching for Evidence
List of authors.
Myron S. Cohen, M.D.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has generated a worldwide pandemic. The interruption of its spread depends on a combination of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. Initial SARS-CoV-2 prevention includes social distancing, the use of face masks, environmental hygiene, and hand washing.1 Although the most important pharmacologic interventions to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection are likely to be vaccines, the repurposing of established drugs for short-term prophylaxis is another, more immediate option.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine June 3, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2020388