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A new COVID vaccine is 66% effective — but how much does vaccine efficacy matter?
Moderna's is over 90%. Johnson & Johnson's is only 66%. We spoke to experts about what these numbers mean
02/07/2021 13:00 UTC
How 40 years without smallpox vaccinations could make the monkeypox outbreak worse
Smallpox vaccinations seem to help prevent monkeypox. Yet they've rarely been given since smallpox was eradicated
06/01/2022 21:07 UTC
Montana mice may hold the secret to virus spillover
Researchers hope to create a model system to better understand ecology of viruses, including coronaviruses
02/27/2022 13:29 UTC
The astoundingly low COVID-19 infection rate in sub-Saharan Africa may be a mirage
Like previous COVID waves, omicron has largely bypassed much of Africa — or has it?
01/24/2022 21:08 UTC
Bats, panthers, and the utterly plausible lab-leak hypothesis
The idea that SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab shouldn’t be dismissed as quackery. A zoo analogy helps illustrate why
03/23/2021 12:00 UTC
Can breathing exercises really help patients with COVID-19? Doctors weigh in
J.K. Rowling says "breathing exercises" helped her beat COVID-19. Here's what experts say
04/08/2020 23:00 UTC
What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection
Wild birds like pelicans and ducks are dying from a new strain of avian influenza that has spread to farm animals
03/01/2023 12:15 UTC
Dr. Fauci's gamble pays off — white-knuckling his way through Trump set him up to steer Biden
For months, Fauci endured calls to resign in protest, but it's good he didn't — now he can shape vaccine policy
12/04/2020 18:12 UTC
Here's how I'm keeping occupied (and positive!) during self-isolation in an already disastrous 2020
The year 2020 arrived with so much promise. Too bad it went all downhill. Here's how I plan to survive the lunacy
03/16/2020 21:00 UTC
Response to nation’s first coronavirus case draws on lessons from measles outbreak
Public health workers are building on lessons learned during the outbreak of measles in 2019
02/01/2020 13:29 UTC
Arizona mega-church hosting Trump rally falsely claims its air filter kills “99.9%” of COVID-19
“This is absurd and will not protect you,” Arizona State University epidemiologist Matthew Scotch warns
06/23/2020 21:50 UTC
The future of the economy depends on antibody testing
So-called "silent spreaders" aren't being tested — and that's a huge problem for public health
04/15/2020 23:27 UTC
"Irregular menstrual cycle" isn't listed as a COVID-19 vaccine side effect — but many report it
Experts say irregular period side effects are a result of under-representing women in clinical vaccine trials
04/16/2021 09:40 UTC
Many scientists think herd immunity may now be impossible in US. Here's what that means
Without herd immunity, life will never quite return to a pre-pandemic "normal"
05/03/2021 21:14 UTC
Pfizer CEO pushes yearly Covid shots while experts hesitate
Assertions by pharmaceutical company executives have created pressure for scientists and politicians to take action
03/23/2022 12:15 UTC
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