
Contagions Worse Than COVID Will Prevail if Neglect of Global Public Health Continues
Health security is as important to a nation as a standing army

Contagions Worse Than COVID Will Prevail if Neglect of Global Public Health Continues
Health security is as important to a nation as a standing army

The Pandemic Deepened Fault Lines in American Society
COVID energized the Black Lives Matter movement—and provoked a dangerous backlash


Introducing a Special Issue on How COVID Changed the World
Please share your observations about how the pandemic changed life for you and yours

Nasal Spray COVID Preventives Are Finally in Development
Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease

Vaccine Inequality Has Shut Vulnerable People Out of Plans to Save the Planet
Those with the most at stake were heard the least

Pandemic-Era Research Will Pay Off for Years
The COVID research infrastructure will help fight all sorts of pathogens

A High-Speed Scientific Hive Mind Emerged from the COVID Pandemic
The pandemic pushed researchers into new forms of rapid communication and collaboration

New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic’s Origin Point
The reports’ authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence

What Is a Vaccinated Person’s Risk of Dying from COVID?
Vaccination definitely lowers the odds, but the exact answer is hard to find

These Vaccines May Be Ready to Take On New COVID Variants
Novel types of jabs could enhance T-cell immunity or protect against emerging strains

COVID Still Threatens Millions of Immunocompromised People
People who suffer from diseases or take treatments that leave them highly vulnerable to COVID fear being left behind as the country drops pandemic restrictions

Chewing Gum with GMO Could Reduce the Spread of COVID
Gum carrying a protein produced by genetically modified lettuce traps SARS-CoV-2