What’s Causing Michigan’s COVID Surge, and Who’s Getting Sick?
An anesthesiologist at the University of Michigan describes the new influx of patients and what this may mean for the pandemic’s trajectory
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
Schools Can Open Safely during COVID, the Latest Evidence Shows
The risk of COVID transmission in schools is very low if precautions are taken
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Suspension—What This Means For You
An infectious disease doctor answers questions about the CDC’s and FDA’s decision to pause the vaccine’s use over a possible link with blood clots
How Could a COVID Vaccine Cause Blood Clots?
Researchers are searching for possible links between unusual clotting and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
More Women Than Men Are Getting COVID Vaccines
The reasons may include women’s roles as caregivers and their greater likelihood of seeking out preventive health care in general
Coronavirus News Roundup: April 3–April 9
Pandemic highlights for the week
COVID, Quickly, Episode 4: The Virtual Vaccine Line and Shots for Kids
Today we bring you the fourth episode in a new podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American ’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between...
Slovakia Offers a Lesson in How Rapid Testing Can Fight COVID
One of the country’s top epidemiologists explains how population-wide use of rapid antigen tests—in combination with other measures—helped get its outbreak under control...
Vermont to Give Minority Residents Priority for COVID Vaccines
But some health experts say people of color still need improved access to vaccination sites, along with more information
What’s Next in the Search for COVID’s Origins
A World Health Organization report makes a reasonable start, scientists say, but there are many questions yet to be answered
Coronavirus News Roundup: March 27–April 2
Pandemic highlights for the week
Rapid COVID Tests Are Coming to Stores Near You
Companies backed by millions in public and private cash are racing to bring the tests to market
It’s Much More Likely the Coronavirus Came from Wildlife, Not a Lab
Former CDC director Robert Redfield says he believes in a lab leak—but offers no evidence. The odds are against his notion
COVID Showed How Trials for New Drugs Could Be Faster and Better
The pandemic has spotlighted ways to make clinical trials easier on patients and better for science, a heart drug researcher says
How to Debunk Misinformation about COVID, Vaccines and Masks
We each have more power to be a science communicator than we realize
If You Don’t Have COVID Vaccine Side Effects, Are You Still Protected?
Reactions reflect unique features of an individual’s immune system, not the strength of a response
Your Immune System Evolves to Fight Coronavirus Variants
Antibodies can change to counter new forms of the shape-shifting virus, research hints
WHO Report on COVID Pandemic Origins Zeroes In on Animal Markets, Not Labs
Scientists say the conclusions make sense but note that supporters of the lab-leak theory are unlikely to be satisfied
When Will Kids Get COVID Vaccines?
Pharmaceutical companies are starting clinical trials in young children and adolescents, but they must balance speed and safety
Coronavirus News Roundup: March 20–March 26
Pandemic highlights for the week
