Omicron-Specific COVID Boosters Are Coming
The FDA has called for updating COVID vaccines to address the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. But will the shots keep up with the virus?
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What We Know About Omicron’s BA.2 Variant So Far
Does the new strain sweeping the globe mean COVID will become ever more contagious?
Tons of COVID Medical Garbage Threaten Health
Burning piles of used gloves, test kits and syringes release toxic pollutants. But there are ways to improve medical recycling
Looks like non-mRNA vaccines can be as good as Pfizer and Moderna in certain scenarios
A new study in Mexico shows that non-mRNA vaccines like the Russian version can be as effective as mRNA vaccines like Pfizer if the patient has previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2.
What’s Holding Up New Omicron Vaccines?
Vaccine makers worry yet another variant will start dominating in the months it takes to roll out shots against this one
Scientists Square Off Over Covid, Wuhan, and Peter Daszak
A group of academics claim the president of EcoHealth Alliance has misled the public amid Covid origins investigations.