What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause...
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is...
Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19
A team of forensic researchers explain the science of training and learning from the amazing power of the canine nose
Kenneth G. Furton, Florida International University;...
A new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine could be a game changer
CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally
Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology
The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine...
Myocarditis: COVID-19 is a much bigger risk to the heart than...
Glen Pyle, University of Guelph and Jennifer H Huang, Oregon Health & Science University
The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the...
How effective are vaccines against omicron?
An epidemiologist answers 6 questions about vaccine effectiveness against Omicron
Melissa Hawkins, American University
The pandemic has brought many tricky terms and ideas from epidemiology into everyone’s...
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine effective in animal studies
US National Institutes of Health
At a Glance
A nasal spray of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine protected hamsters and monkeys against serious disease and reduced...
Could oral antiviral pills be a game-changer for COVID-19?
An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed
Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia
Nearly two years into the pandemic, it has become starkly clear...
White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection
Graeme Shannon, Bangor University; Amy Gresham, Bangor University, and Owain Barton, Bangor University
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being...
The Latest on COVID-19 Boosters
Dr. Francis Collins
US National Institutes of Health
More than 180 million Americans, including more than 80 percent of people over age 65, are fully vaccinated...
A healthy diet and exercise are not a substitute for vaccination
Can healthy people who eat right and exercise skip the COVID-19 vaccine? A research scientist and fitness enthusiast explains why the answer is no
Richard Bloomer,...
