The Coronavirus Outbreak

A critical care nurse confronts the Omicron surge filling her hospital

A catchy name has spawned false statements and panic over being infected with two viruses at once

The CDC’s recent move highlights the growing problems that arise when federal agencies ignore scientific data

With proved technology and no-frills tech transfer, CORBEVAX is poised to reach hundreds of millions in the coming weeks

It’s too soon to know if the variant causes milder COVID, but its transmissibility and ability to evade vaccines are still cause for concern

The federal testing strategy has tried to improve availability but still puts the burden on people to find expensive tests that are often in short supply

A rapidly spreading variant could dangerously strain health-care systems, even if the severe disease risk is relatively low for an individual

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.

The new coronavirus variant may be better than other versions at avoiding human immune defenses—but that ability may change in different countries

After my son got sick, I dived into the data, and it turns out vaccinated people can and do spread COVID

An expert answers questions about when and how to use the tests

Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain