Immunocompromised and at-risk Americans feel left behind as COVID restrictions disappear

Four years after the COVID ... able to participate in things and not being able to socialize with people and meet people that we would have," she says. Millions of other Americans have compromised ... Read More

Scientists tried to give people COVID — and failed

Researchers deliberately infect participants with SARS-CoV-2 in ‘challenge’ trials — but high levels of immunity complicate efforts to test vaccines and treatments. Read More

New ‘FLiRT’ Variants Spark Summer COVID Surge Warning

A data scientist who has accurately predicted COVID waves since the beginning of the pandemic warns that a surge is on the horizon. Read More

Bird Flu Is Spreading. Did We Learn Nothing From Covid?

Zeynep Tufekci studied the U.S. response to Covid. Now she’s concerned about the nation’s response to bird flu. Read More

Does anybody care about COVID-19 anymore?

As the state prepares to stop reporting hospital admissions due to COVID, a state official wonders what’s next for the disease — and what lessons we have learned. Read More

65 or Older? You’re Probably Due for Another COVID Booster, Say Experts

“Today’s recommendation allows older adults to receive an additional dose of this season’s COVID-19 vaccine to provide added protection,” said Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, the director of the CDC in the ... Read More