Epidemiology
Why Is Omicron So Contagious?
The new coronavirus variant may be better than other versions at avoiding human immune defenses—but that ability may change in different countries
"Vaccines"
Vaccines
COVID Quickly, Episode 17: Vaccine Lies and Protecting Immunocompromised People
Today we bring you a new episode in our 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.You can listen to all past episodes here...
Public Health
Should Children Get COVID Vaccines? What the Science Says
With vaccination campaigns underway in some countries while others weigh the options, Nature looks at the evidence for vaccinating younger people
Medicine
The Battle Over a Fair Price for Zika Vaccines
Sanofi rejects U.S. Army request for more affordable option
Medicine
5 Ways Henrietta Lacks Changed Medical Science
The controversial history of her "immortal" cells will be the subject of an HBO movie
Public Health
Vaccine Skeptics Gather in D.C. to Lobby, Protest
Buoyed by Pres. Trump, advocates are pressing for a new safety commission
Public Health
Obamacare Repeal and Trump’s Spending Plan Put CDC Budget in Peril
The GOP health care bill would slash key funding for the agency
Public Health
Scientists Wonder If the Common Cold May at Last Be Beatable
After decades of disappointment there is a new flurry of vaccine activity
Public Health
Most Pediatricians Say Parents Have Refused Vaccines for Their Kids
Almost 90 percent of children's doctors have encountered such resistance
Salud Pública
¿Podría la fiebre amarilla convertirse en la próxima pandemia?
Expertos en salud están luchando por contener un brote masivo de esta infección letal transmitida por mosquitos.
Public Health
Could Yellow Fever Become the Next Pandemic?
Health experts struggle to contain a massive outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne infection
Public Health
Polio Rears Its Head in Nigeria, after Two Years with No Cases
Two children have been paralyzed by the disease in a region where Boko Haram has blocked access to vaccination
الصحة العامة
متى سيكون لدينا لقاح لفيروس إيبولا؟
تفشي فيروس إيبولا القاتل في غرب أفريقيا، يسلط الضوء على الحاجة المُلحَّة لوجود لقاح ضده، ويقول الباحثون إنه في غضون سنوات قليلة، سيكون هناك لقاح متاح
After Ebola, a Blueprint Emerges to Jump-Start R&D
Accelerated testing of compounds that have shown efficacy against the virus may lead to new drugs and vaccines
The Sciences
California Bill Would Ban Vaccination Opt Out Based on Personal Belief
Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator, discusses his bill pushing the elimination of parental belief exemptions from children’s school vaccination requirements
Everyone, Even Jenny McCarthy, Has the Right to Challenge “Scientific Experts”
Years ago I was blathering to a science-writing class at Columbia Journalism School about the complexities of covering psychiatric drugs when a student, who as I recall had a medical degree, raised his hand...
How Quickly Would Measles Spread if Too Few People Were Vaccinated?
This simulation models what 80 percent vaccination rates of school-age children would look like vs. 95 percent
Biotech
Fact or Fiction?: Vaccines Are Dangerous
Overwhelming medical evidence shows that negative side effects are rare and minor
Vaccines
How to Get More Parents to Vaccinate Their Kids
A look at the financial and behavioral nudges that can provide incentives for change
Vilifying Parents Who Don't Vaccinate Their Kids Is Counterproductive
The ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S., which has spread to 14 states, has provoked a rising vilification of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.
