Vaccines

Despite similar leadership at the start of the pandemic, Brazilians are more trusting of government and view vaccination as a necessity and a right

Three nasal spritzes, now in advanced trials, could trigger stronger immunity than shots in the arm

An individual’s health risks, treatment access and local case levels come into play for those who are eligible

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.

Veterinarians and rabbit owners are racing to protect bunnies as a hemorrhagic disease spreads

New research counters high-profile claims that people who had COVID don’t benefit from vaccination

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.

Such protection declines within months of the mRNA COVID vaccines’ third dose. Yet the vaccines continue to ward off severe disease

Recent findings blow up assumptions about who chooses to get vaccinated against the disease

Novel types of jabs could enhance T-cell immunity or protect against emerging strains

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.

My colleagues and I use a protocol to inoculate safely, and the CDC needs to revise its recommendations