Science and Society Are Failing Children in the COVID Era
The school reopening debate points toward a broader range of problems facing the young
The school reopening debate points toward a broader range of problems facing the young
Sign-up systems for vaccines are horribly confusing, so people across the U.S. set up Facebook pages and phone lines with hands-on help
Trusted messengers and repeated reminders can overcome hesitancy, social science shows
Intranasal vaccines might stop the spread of the coronavirus more effectively than needles in arms
Pandemic highlights for the week
Today we begin 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...
ICE detention centers have some of the worst outbreaks in the country, endangering immigrants, staff and local communities
Deaf people are adapting signs to accommodate the limitations of video communication while working from home
Top things our brains need to help us get through the coming months
Requirements that travelers be vaccinated must be implemented in a humanitarian way
Infection with the pandemic-causing virus seems to trigger diabetes in some patients. Here are five plausible explanations as to why
The case history of a U.K. man in his 70s shows how selective “pressures” bring about viral mutations
False beliefs, similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s patients, may result from a lack of science literacy
A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time
If we’re lucky, mutations will make SARS-CoV-2 less lethal, as happened with the 1918 flu—but there’s no guarantee of that
What does “95 percent effective” mean? Should you get vaccinated if you have had COVID? Is there a best vaccine?
An analysis of incomplete data shows they had a death rate higher than that of loggers and may have rivaled fishers for the most perilous profession
Vaccine makers are designing follow-up shots, based on new mutations, to keep the disease at bay
As more coronavirus vaccines are rolled out, researchers are learning about the extent and nature of side effects
It will require the federal government to use a scientific, data-driven system for identifying those most in need
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