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Dr. Fauci speaks during a Senate hearing

Fauci Explains How to End the COVID Pandemic

The country’s leading expert on infectious diseases shares his thoughts on resolving the current public health crisis and preparing for the next

  • Publisher: Scientific American
December 2020 sw_admin 0
Covid patient wearing mask in a dark room

These Drugs Might Prevent Severe COVID

Even with vaccines on the way, treatments are needed to prevent the disease from getting worse—and to be ready for COVID-25, COVID-37, and so on

  • Publisher: Scientific American
December 2020 sw_admin 0
Albert Bourla, the CEO of Phizer, speaking to a group of people

Early COVID Vaccine Results Bode Well for an Approval This Year

The data are preliminary, however, and it is not yet clear whether the vaccine protects against severe disease

  • Publisher: Scientific American
November 2020 sw_admin 0
picture of someone getting a vaccine

Don’t Expect a COVID Vaccine before the Election

A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be available to the public until mid- to late 2021

  • Publisher: Scientific American
October 2020 sw_admin 0
patient being injected with a vaccine

‘Warp Speed’ COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts Aim for Diverse Volunteers and Long-Lasting Protection

The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed program is backing six efforts with the ambitious goal of delivering an effective vaccine by January

  • Publisher: Scientific American
August 2020 sw_admin 0
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For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication

They warned that the next great pandemic would be a coronavirus, but research funding went to studying other threats.

  • Publisher: Undark
June 2020 sw_admin 0

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I’m a science writer based in southern Maine. For more than two decades, I’ve been covering health, medicine, the environment, technology, and other topics for numerous publications.
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    Inflammation and Brain Health

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