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Vaccine hoarding could lead to deadly new vaccine resistant variants
By failing to equitably distribute Covid-19 vaccines to lower- and middle-income countries, wealthier nations are setting the stage for a pandemic that never ends
Research suggests faith leaders can help religious people overcome Covid vaccine objections
While political objections are strongly correlated to vaccine hesitancy and refusal, new evidence is suggesting that moral discomfort with scientific advances may be the root cause
Vaccine incentive programs are taking off everywhere, over the objections of critics
Covid vaccine lotteries and cash incentives are becoming wildly popular, but critics say they’re a blunt instrument with some potential downsides
COVID-19 vaccines work well, but finding cures for the disease will be just as important
The search for a COVID cure has flown under the radar while we pinned all our hopes on a vaccine
Pandemic highlights gaps in medical research for pregnant women
Pregnant women have long been excluded from drug and vaccine research. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting how few treatments are available for them.
No pandemic is forever
Every pandemic has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Believe it or not, the end is in sight.
No, mRNA vaccines cannot change your DNA
mRNA vaccines have a lot of moving parts, but not that many…
Pandemic enters new phase with advent of the UK variant
The emergence of coronavirus mutants marks a new phase in which viral evolution will become increasingly important to the outcome of the pandemic.