Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.
Vaccine regimens need both science and public trust to succeed.
America’s Health Will Soon Be in the Hands of Very Minor Internet Celebrities
Local health departments are counting on lifestyle bloggers and fitness experts to get their message out.
Podcast: A Forever Pandemic
Vaccines are a public good. Until the world regards them as such, the pandemic will not end.
The Body Is Far From Helpless Against Coronavirus Variants
The virus is evolving, but the antibodies that fight it can change, too.
The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing
Cases are down 57 percent from the country’s all-time peak in early January, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
How Dementia Locks People Inside Their Pain
When a person feels pain but doesn’t understand it, they can end up silently suffering.
Leave Your Antibodies Alone
Antibody tests can determine whether your immune system has seen the coronavirus before—and not much else.
What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?
Hitting the threshold might actually be impossible. But vaccines can still help end the pandemic.
A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19
The case count in the U.S. hadn’t dipped that low since November.
The Absurd Logic of Internet Recipe Hacks
Spaghetti-Os pie has warped my understanding of reality.
Podcast: Can You Get Reinfected?
The Brazil variant raises a scary question—and reminds us that herd immunity matters across borders.
The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all dropped this week.
The Pandemic Broke the Flu
This winter has been an extraordinarily quiet flu season. Scientists aren’t sure the silence will last.
Vaccine Centers in Cathedrals, Stadiums, and Parking Lots
Some of the venues and clinics where the early stages of a global COVID-19 vaccination effort are taking place
Fewer Americans Are Getting COVID-19 Tests
Our best coronavirus tracking tool is still underused.
The Pandemic Is Heading Toward a Strange In-Between Time
Americans can plan for the pandemic’s end in the fall. What happens between now and then?
The Deadliest Month Yet
January saw one-fifth of all American COVID-19 deaths to date.
The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells
Side effects are just a sign that protection is kicking in as it should.
The Brazil Variant Is Exposing the World’s Vulnerability
Somehow the coronavirus is rampaging through a city that was supposedly immune.
They Called for Help. They’d Always Regret It.
Two families called 911 to get help for their sons. They didn’t know that they’d be thrusting them into a complex and often brutal system.