MedicineMay 21, 2021
Mix-and-Match COVID Vaccines Trigger Potent Immune Response
Preliminary results from a trial of more than 600 people are the first to show the benefits of combining different vaccines
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Public HealthMay 21, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 7: The Coming Pandemic Grief Wave, and Mask Whiplash
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.
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Mental HealthMay 19, 2021
COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder
COVID deaths are leaving millions bereaved. For some, the intense grief never recedes, making daily life almost impossible
OpinionMay 18, 2021
Why Monoclonal Antibody COVID Therapies Have Not Lived Up to Expectations
The drugs used to treat Donald Trump have not been widely administered to other patients, but they still have a role to play
MedicineMay 17, 2021
Delaying a COVID Vaccine’s Second Dose Boosts Immune Response in the Elderly
People older than 80 who waited 11 to 12 weeks for their second jab had higher peak antibody levels than did those who waited only three weeks
Public HealthMay 13, 2021
Will COVID Force Public Health to Confront America’s Epic Inequality?
In California’s San Joaquin Valley, some researchers are turning political to address the social determinants of health
MedicineMay 13, 2021
Adolescents Can Finally Get Vaccinated against COVID
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approval is younger teens’ shot at freedom
OpinionMay 10, 2021
It’s Time to Reevaluate How We Talk about COVID Risk
It exists on a spectrum, and pretending activities are either deadly or risk-free helps no one
OpinionMay 7, 2021
Coronavirus News Roundup: May 1–May 7
Pandemic highlights for the week
Public HealthMay 7, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 6: The Real Reason for India’s Surge and Mask Liftoff
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.
OpinionMay 7, 2021
Brazil’s Pandemic Is a ‘Biological Fukushima’ That Threatens the Entire Planet
The largest country in Latin America now has states and cities where deaths are outpacing births
Public HealthMay 5, 2021
Reckless Rush to Reopen Threatens Chile’s Exemplary Vaccination Strategy
Easing restrictions without clear risk communication undercuts some of the country’s hard-won progress in fighting the pandemic