Inside the Fall of the CDC
ProPublica’s James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg tell how the world’s greatest public health organization was brought […]
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Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19
With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel […]
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New document reveals scope and structure of Operation Warp Speed and underscores vast military involvement
Nicholas Florko writes in STAT that when President Trump unveiled Operation Warp Speed in May, he declared that it was “unlike anything […]
Bill Gates slams ‘shocking’ U.S. response to Covid-19 pandemic
Speaking to STAT’s Helen Branswell, philanthropist Bill Gates, who has long warned of the need to prepare for pandemics, is dumbfounded by […]
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Pay People to Get Vaccinated
Once a reliable vaccine exists, it won’t stop the pandemic unless most people are willing to take it. Economics provides […]
U.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine
STAT’s Helen Branswell reports that a new report that aims to prioritize groups to receive Covid-19 vaccine focuses on who […]
Patchwork approach to contact tracing hampers national recovery
The Hill’s Jessie Hellmann and Nathaniel Weixel write that a patchwork approach to contact tracing across state health departments is […]
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Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19
The amazing writer Helen Branswell discusses in STAT that as the world wearies of trying to suppress the SARS-CoV-2 virus, […]
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Seven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain
Andrew Joseph, Helen ‘Branswell and Elizabeth Cooney write in STAT that the “before times” seem like a decade ago, don’t […]
Dozens of public health officials are quitting during pandemic
Reid Wilson writes in The Hill that health officials across the country are calling it quits in the midst of […]
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