How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays
Experts suggest limiting travel and keeping Thanksgiving and other celebrations small and outdoors
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Large Trial, Pfizer Says
Genetic engineering could allow for speedy production as well
Can My Blood Really Help COVID Patients?
I’m not certain the antibodies it contains are any more therapeutic than Trump’s favorite unproven drug, hydroxychloroquine
Beware Political Hype over the ‘Right to Try’ COVID Drugs
Giving some patients fast access to experimental treatments is no pandemic panacea
Scientists Failed to Use Common Sense Early in the Pandemic
The WHO’s initial advice not to wear masks in the fight to contain COVID sowed dangerous confusion
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 24–October 30
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests
Hospital workers who got vaccinated were significantly less likely to develop COVID than those who did not
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 17–October 23
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
What We Know So Far about How COVID Affects the Nervous System
Neurological symptoms might arise from multiple causes. But does the virus even get into neurons?
A Sustainable Alternative to Blanket Lockdowns
Instead of shutting down whole cities, we can use big data to take a more targeted approach
Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Health Insurance for People with COVID
In a case on the Affordable Care Act next month, a conservative court could take away protections for preexisting conditions
Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated
President Trump and other conspiracy fantasists touted the fake claim that COVID death counts are exaggerated. But three kinds of evidence point to more than 350,000 deaths*
America’s Last Line of Defense for a Safe Vaccine
The independent advisers to the CDC and FDA will not bend to politics
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 10–October 16
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Don’t Expect a COVID Vaccine before the Election
A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be available to the public until mid- to late 2021
How Straight Talk Helped One State Control COVID
Nirav Shah directs Maine’s response, which is seeing impressive results despite risk factors
How to Avoid COVID while Voting
Epidemiologists offer tips for U.S. voters and poll workers to limit their chances of getting infected
Eight Persistent COVID-19 Myths and Why People Believe Them
From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, we rounded up the most insidious false claims about the pandemic
Why So Many Americans Are Skeptical of a Coronavirus Vaccine
It’s not just “antiscience thinking”
