Coronavirus

Recent findings blow up assumptions about who chooses to get vaccinated against the disease

How to limit your risk of transmitting or getting infected with SARS-CoV-2

Burning piles of used gloves, test kits and syringes release toxic pollutants. But there are ways to improve medical recycling

Scientists are debating whether to use a little-known measure to determine who is truly contagious. The NFL is already using it

Opinion among physicians and scientists still ranges widely on how quickly to proceed

The reports’ authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence

Vaccination definitely lowers the odds, but the exact answer is hard to find

Infectious disease expert William A. Haseltine cautions that a coronavirus variant could emerge with the transmissibility of Omicron and the deadliness of the original SARS

Hamsters are only the second species known to have spread SARS-CoV-2 to humans

Hamsters eating Cocoa Krispies reveal inflammation pathways from the olfactory system to the brain

My colleagues and I use a protocol to inoculate safely, and the CDC needs to revise its recommendations

The huge number of Omicron infections could add a lot more people with disabling long-term symptoms. Vaccinations could blunt the impact