Adults over 50 are a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine. But many would rather wait
You'd think everyone is eager to get on with their post-pandemic lives as quickly as possible. Well, not really.
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Resistance is futile: what viruses are, and why we’ll never ‘beat’ them
They’re the most successful group on the planet, and they’re not even alive.
How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they’re a breakthrough and why they need to be kept so cold
As the weather cools, the number of infections of the COVID-19 pandemic are rising sharply. Hamstrung by pandemic fatigue, economic ...
After Pfizer and Moderna, flurry of new coronavirus vaccines are almost ready
It's the most optimistic scenario we have for vaccine development.
In a full-on pandemic, Americans are still planning large-scale gatherings
The country is dealing with a second wave of the virus and cases are going up
Elon Musk is acting like a ‘Space Karen’, says scientist in hilarious Twitter tirade
The billionaire inventor made some silly, entitled statements -- and the internet took note.
These are the “superspreader” places where you’re most at risk of getting COVID-19
Best avoid them to stay safe.
Can aspirin reduce the risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients?
Maybe... if we look at a new study.
Better than expected: Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine prevents 90% of infections
It's still just interim data, but it looks good.
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by December, AstraZeneca says — Australia already producing it
Although it might take longer than that to approve the vaccine, its development has been extremely fast.
In Europe, air pollution fell while plastic use rose during the lockdown
Lockdowns across Europe had a mixed effect on the environment.
How Tokyo’s voluntary lockdown averted a massacre in one of the world’s most crowded cities
The Japanese weren’t ‘made’ to stay at home and social distance. They chose to and in doing so they averted ...
This genetic microlab can detect COVID-19 in mere minutes
It could change the way we test for the novel coronavirus.
Can weather help against the coronavirus? New study says ‘no, but behavior can’
So you know, stay at home, watch a movie.
Slovakia wants to test its entire population for coronavirus, but the project is challenging
Logistical and technical issues make the project difficult to carry out.
Taiwan just went 200 days without a single domestic coronavirus case
No other place has reached such a milestone.
Aerosol microdroplets aren’t very good at carrying COVID-19, new laser study shows
The risk is real, but not very large, researchers say.
Another study connects COVID-19 to a lack of Vitamin D
80% of COVID-19 patients have vitamin D deficiency, a Spanish study found, compared to 40% for the general population
The mystery of coronavirus loss of smell may be rooted in the brain
Changes in the metabolism of sugar in the brain may be responsible for the characteristic loss of sense of smell.
If all Americans wore masks, 130,000 lives could be saved
We're probably headed for a grim winter, a new study concludes. But there are ways to alleviate that.