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Lab leak: a scientific debate mired in politics — and unresolved
Charles Schmidt
More than a year into the COVID pandemic, some scientists say the possibility of a lab leak never got a fair look
CDC director: Mutant coronaviruses could wipe out gains in fighting COVID-19
Matthew Rozsa
A series of emerging mutant coronavirus strains could forestall the end of the pandemic
COVID-19 has shown how Big Pharma is broken
Charlotte Kilpatrick
Though they were warned, pharmaceutical companies refused to invest in coronavirus research until it was too late
Why opening restaurants is exactly what the coronavirus wants us to do
Caroline Chen
Experts say we could speed viruses’ spread by providing them with superspreading playgrounds
Two mutated coronaviruses have merged into one hybrid virus. Here’s how that happened
Matthew Rozsa
Scientist say that the emergent hybrid virus underscores the need to keep tabs on mutant strains
A new COVID vaccine is 66% effective — but how much does vaccine efficacy matter?
Nicole Karlis
Moderna's is over 90%. Johnson & Johnson's is only 66%. We spoke to experts about what these numbers mean
Immunity after coronavirus infection lasts at least five months, scientists say
Nicole Karlis
We know being infected grants only temporary immunity. We may now know a bit better just how long
How the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed determines how the pandemic will end
Sara May Bergstresser
National health care systems will make things more organized, but the US is still finding its footing
Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late
Liz Szabo
Many leading infectious disease specialists underestimated the fast-moving outbreak in its first weeks and months
Best of 2020: Marriage in the time of coronavirus
Jeannine Hall Gailey
Our 2020 retrospective continues with this essay set in Seattle’s first outbreak, in the early days of the pandemic
How viruses use bats’ bodies as an evolutionary training ground
Matthew Rozsa
Bats' unique immune system helps coronaviruses hone their skills for infectivity
Good news for herd immunity: New study suggests coronavirus immunity could last more than 6 months
Matthew Rozsa
Previous studies have cast doubt on how long coronavirus immunity lasts after infection and recovery
What is the best strategy to deploy a COVID-19 vaccine?
Jill Neimark
Mathematicians are playing a key role in fighting COVID-19 by modeling different scenarios for a vaccine rollout
Will the coronavirus evolve to be less deadly?
Wendy Orent
All pandemics eventually run their course. But history and science suggest many possible pathways
How a misconception about coronavirus immunity is causing thousand of needless deaths
Nicole Karlis
Understanding "durable immunity" versus "transient immunity" is the key to knowing how to defeating the virus
California’s karmic debt to the world
Curtis White
The Golden State’s misdeeds, from genocides to resource extraction to car culture, have come back to haunt it
Inside the fall of the CDC
James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella, Kirsten Berg
How the CDC was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders
Sorting through the science on breast milk and COVID-19
Elizabeth Preston
Researchers are studying the safety — and possible utility — of breast milk from mothers infected with Covid-19
A COVID vaccine, every year, for the rest of your life? It’s starting to look that way
Nicole Karlis
Current science says coronavirus immunity only lasts 3 to 12 months — which may throw a wrench in the vaccine plan
Coronavirus immunity may not last more than 12 months, study finds
Matthew Rozsa
A group of scientists studied protective immunity to similar coronaviruses and reached troubling conclusions
Why “herd immunity” is a distraction
Marshall Auerback
Aiming for “herd immunity” is not an accurate characterization of what has happened in Sweden
The debate over COVID-19 distancing: how far is far enough?
Joanne Silberner
The CDC recommends 6 ft or more, the WHO about half that distance. But experts say the science is far from settled
There are now three known cases of patients contracting COVID-19 twice
Matthew Rozsa
Experts tell Salon that this reveals we still have a lot to learn about COVID-19 and the human immune system
Can you get coronavirus twice? Promising new studies say probably not
Nicole Karlis
In a series of new papers, the question of "durable immunity" is finally answered
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