COVID Won’t End Up Like the Flu. It Will Be Like Smoking.
Hundreds of thousands of deaths, from either tobacco or the pandemic, could be prevented with a single behavioral change.
The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
What does society owe immunocompromised people?
Post-Omicron Life Can Be Downright Maddening
How to live with the uncertainty of not knowing what comes next
The COVID Strategy America Hasn’t Really Tried
The clearest way to reduce deaths is to push to vaccinate more of the elderly—yes, still!
How to Reclaim Normal Life Without Being ‘Done’
This next phase of the pandemic doesn’t have to be about what we can’t do.
How Is America Still This Bad at Talking About the Pandemic?
America’s leaders could stand to learn four lessons on how to communicate about COVID.
Joe Rogan’s Show May Be Dumb. But Is It Actually Deadly?
Nothing seems to move the needle on Americans’ vaccine convictions, no matter how beneficial or harmful.
Vaccine Hesitancy Has Seeped Into Home Health Care
Many direct-care workers are unsure about the COVID-19 vaccines, leaving the people who depend on their labor that much more vulnerable.
The Paradox of Sour Food
“It’s a weird sense to need.”
What Actually Changed for Little Kids’ Vaccines?
Authorizing two shots for little kids right now could be a double gamble.
Hospitals Can’t Accept This as ‘Normal’
COVID has pushed one Chicago institution into crisis again and again. The Omicron surge is receding. Now what?
Should We Go All In on Omicron Vaccines?
A shot designed for Omicron can teach the immune system about Omicron. But it might not prepare us for whatever comes next.
Endemicity Is Meaningless
The coronavirus will be with us forever. But we still have no idea what happens next.
The Coronavirus Will Surprise Us Again
The variant after Omicron could look very different from any yet.
Omicron Is Driving Delta Into the Ground
But the older variant isn’t quite dead yet.
What You Can Actually Do After an Omicron Infection
And what you still can’t
A Very Simple Way to Get America Boosted
Nudging people toward third shots with financial incentives may be one of the lowest-hanging fruits in pandemic policy making.
Why a Three-Dose Vaccine for Young Kids Might Actually Work Out
We still don’t know when exactly the shots are coming, but there’s reason to hope that vaccine makers’ current plans are on the right track.
Will Omicron Leave Most of Us Immune?
The variant is spreading widely, but won’t necessarily give us strong protection from new infections.
Families Are Going Rogue With Rapid Tests
Scientifically speaking, it’s gross.
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