The Coronavirus Outbreak

House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into how the pandemic began with witnesses who largely favor a lab origin

Intelligence reports supporting the lab-leak theory for COVID are not based in science

The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system

Pregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit or die than those who are uninfected, but vaccination significantly reduces the risk

When the U.S.’s national public health emergency for COVID expires on May 11, some costs will shift to the private sector and consumers

Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it

New research links bat habitat destruction with the spillover of their viruses to humans

Some scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s suggestion of updating COVID vaccines each year, as happens with influenza vaccines, could boost uptake. But others are less convinced

A new variant of the virus that causes COVID has mutations that make it more transmissible, but vaccines are still likely to protect against severe disease

Societies that farm rice over wheat tend to be more tight-knit and interdependent, which could protect them from pandemic viruses like the one behind COVID

Current monoclonal antibodies fail against COVID virus variants, so drugmakers want to use a fast-track test for new ones

Respiratory viruses have rebounded hard after COVID seclusion, and masks are one of the best ways to avoid getting them