Vaccines
This Cheap Device Could Expand the World’s Access to Vaccines
A new delivery method for certain vaccines could make the lifesaving treatments more effective and accessible
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Neurology
How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain
SARS-CoV-2 appears to travel widely across the cerebral cortex
Vaccines
Why Vaccine Doses Differ for Kids and Adults
An immunologist explains how the immune system changes as people mature
Vaccines
COVID Vaccine Authorized for Kids Aged 5 to 11
The FDA’s decision to expand eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine to young kids could mean less illness, safer school and more freedom
Vaccines
How COVID Vaccines for Young Kids Could Change the Pandemic
As U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers recommend authorizing shots for children aged five to 11, researchers predict what this might mean for populations
Vaccines
Surprising Conflicts and Collaborations Built the Coronavirus Vaccines
A new book reveals how quiet scientists, big drug companies and the Trump administration raced to meet the COVID threat—and why kids are just now being considered for shots
Vaccines
Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta’s Deadly Toll
The number of pregnant people suffering from severe COVID is preventable tragedy
Climate Change
Pandemic Could Stymie Effort to Cut Health Care Emissions
The strain from COVID will mean fewer resources and less attention on reducing carbon footprints
Public Health
Masks Protect Schoolkids from COVID despite What Antiscience Politicians Claim
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and politicians in Texas say research does not support mask mandates. Many studies show they are wrong
Public Health
A New Nurse Struggles to Save Patients in a New COVID Surge
Cases peaked, then fell, then rose again. “It is so much worse this time”
Medicine
Rogue Antibodies Involved in Nearly One Fifth of COVID Deaths
Self-targeting antibodies attack part of the immune system that plays a key role in fighting infection
Sociology
The Pandemic Caused a Baby Bust, Not a Boom
Birth rates in many high-income countries declined in the months following the first wave, possibly because of economic uncertainty
Public Health
YouTube’s Plan to Showcase Credible Health Information Is Flawed, Experts Warn
Search results may include a special section with videos from sources that are deemed reliable
Epidemiology
Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict Zones
Pandemic ceasefires offer an opportunity to expand vaccination efforts, experts say. But negotiation is tricky
Vaccines
COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function
The novel coronavirus, in contrast, can disrupt both things in unvaccinated men and women
