As Virus Cases Surge in Europe, Hospitalizations Lag. But for How Long?
LONDON — In Munich, normally brimming with boisterous crowds for Oktoberfest this month, the authorities just banned gatherings of more than five people. In Marseille,...
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Advice on Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website
Just days after publishing significant new guidance on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday withdrew the advice,...
WHO endorses protocol for coronavirus herbal medicine trials
World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed Saturday a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other...
Bill Gates on Coronavirus, Vaccines and Global Health
On Monday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation released the fourth of its annual Goalkeeper reports, which track the slow but steady progress the world...
What if We Have to Wait Years for a Coronavirus Vaccine?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Tuesday, the pharmaceutical company...
What’s Mightier Than the Coronavirus? A Freshly Killed Chicken
HONG KONG — The other day, craving a bowl of fish ball noodle soup, I went to eat lunch at On Lee, a famous 54-year-old...
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
This graph can tell you a lot about your future. Each bar shows how many new infectious diseases emerged in a year. In 1944, there...
My Job? Telling People What Happens Next
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U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year
A worldwide virus-hunting program allowed to expire last year by the Trump administration, just before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, will have a second life...
In N.Y.C.’s Coronavirus Surge, a Frightening Echo of the 1918 Flu
The 1918 influenza pandemic is the deadliest in modern history, claiming an estimated 50 million lives worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States. By some...