Opinion: STAT+: Rethinking triage in an era of vaccine nationalism
Just about every schoolchild learns that Napoleon Bonaparte was a small man. But few know…
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Watch: You got vaccinated. Now what?
Covid-19 vaccines are great tools for combating the pandemic, and are becoming widely available in…
Watch: You got vaccinated. Now what?
Covid-19 vaccines are great tools for combating the pandemic, and are becoming widely available in…
CDC advisory panel delays decision on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
The U.S. government’s recommended pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is…
Opinion: Looking back at 15 years of sharing viral genomes to forge ahead
Anniversaries represent an opportunity for revisiting the past to make a leap forward. I’m using…
Opinion: Beware the ‘last mile, first smile’ syndrome when we near the end of the Covid-19 pandemic
Fatigue, distracted attention, and the sense that a crisis will soon be over contribute to…
A deathbed double standard: It’s hard to get released on medical parole — unless you’re about to become a Covid-19 statistic
During his 39 years in prison, the closest Joseph Messere ever came to walking free…
Researchers search for answers in puzzle of blood clots and Covid vaccines — and see some clues
A week after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a 37-year-old woman in Norway went to…
U.S. urges pause on use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after rare blood clotting cases
Federal authorities on Tuesday recommended that states stop using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine while…
Opinion: No evidence that patents slow access to vaccines
At this point in the exhausting and deadly Covid-19 pandemic, people around the globe are…
Opinion: Make it easier for employers to help get America vaccinated
Businesses across the country are ready, willing, and able to help America get vaccinated. They…
Regeneron says antibody cocktail prevented Covid when given as simple injection, not an IV
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday that a single shot of its monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced the…
Opinion: ‘It shouldn’t be this hard’ for foreign-trained health professionals to work in the U.S.
When people ask if they should call me “doctor,” I’ve always answered, “Please, call me…
Scientists work toward an elusive dream: a simple pill to treat Covid-19
The world has vaccines that can prevent most cases of Covid-19. It even has drugs…
AstraZeneca’s latest vaccine woes, the compassionate use dilemma, & what it’s like to give out Covid vaccines
What’s next for AstraZeneca? Are there any right answers when it comes to compassionate use?…
Opinion: How humility can save us from Covid-19
“I was wrong.” That simple statement should have been at the top of the soundtrack…
Biden officials rebuff appeals to surge Covid-19 vaccine to Michigan amid growing crisis
WASHINGTON — Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the…
In the Covid-19 vaccine push, no one is speaking Gen Z’s language
WASHINGTON — Useful Covid-19 information isn’t reaching the Instagram generation. There’s almost no messaging specifically…
In rare instances, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine linked to blood clots, regulators say
The European Medicines Agency has concluded there is a link between AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine and…
Opinion: Listen: Antibiotic experts on the threat of antimicrobial resistant superbugs
This week’s “First Opinion Podcast” takes a look at antimicrobial resistance, a topic that should…
Akili’s therapeutic video game will be tested as a treatment for Covid ‘brain fog’
Akili, which made history last summer by earning regulatory clearance for the first video-game based…
Opinion: India shouldn’t insist on ‘bridging trials’ in the middle of a pandemic
India is facing a brutal second wave of Covid-19, with daily case counts approaching 100,000….
Covid-19 reinfections still seem rare, but the U.S. lacks good data
Reinfections from Covid-19 continue to seem rare, and are not responsible for the current, stubbornly…
1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds
Six months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, 1 in 3 patients also had experienced a…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on how to find that elusive Covid-19 vaccine
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1:15 p.m. ET….
Opinion: To stem the pandemic, the U.S. needs a national Covid-19 genomic sequencing effort
More than a year into the pandemic, the United States is at yet another critical…
Opinion: ‘Authorization’ status is a red herring when it comes to mandating Covid-19 vaccination
Covid-19 vaccines offer a way out of the global crisis that has upended — and…
Opinion: Thank private risk-taking, not public funding, for Covid-19 vaccines, therapies
A growing chorus of lawmakers and activists is calling on the Biden administration to invalidate…
An HIV lab’s pivot to develop a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine wins STAT Madness ‘Editors’ Pick’
On Jan. 10 last year, Dan Barouch and members of his vaccine research lab were…
Former Biden, Trump advisers renew push to delay second Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases spike and coronavirus variants continue to spread, the Biden administration…
Resistance from health experts and business owners could doom ‘vaccine passports’ even before they launch
WASHINGTON — When it comes to decrying the concept of “vaccine passports,” conservatives have company….
Opinion: MAPGuide: A tool to help improve health-related public-private partnership agreements
Whenever a new infectious outbreak threatens global health, pharmaceutical companies, governments, international organizations, and philanthropies…
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Pfizer and BioNTech say vaccine prevents Covid-19 in adolescents
Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that their Covid-19 vaccine prevented symptomatic disease and was well-tolerated…
Opinion: Vaccination certificates won’t end lockdown. Prosocial approaches will
Covid-19 immunity and vaccination certificates are being held up as golden tickets to the new…
Opinion: Adding social determinants gives public health maps a sense of place and time
Before becoming a public health researcher, I trained as a geologist. That may seem like…
With light at the end of the tunnel, loved ones feel the anguish of Covid-19 deaths particularly hard
Mark Collins received his Covid-19 vaccine earlier this year through work. His husband, Tony Murray…
Opinion: Many hospitalized Covid-19 patients are given antibiotics. That’s a problem
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues into its second year, public health experts are increasingly concerned…
STAT+: The operation formerly known as Warp Speed: Biden leans heavily on the flagship Trump-era initiative
WASHINGTON — The Biden White House has made no secret of its disdain for President…
‘Right now I’m scared’: CDC director warns of a coming spike in Covid-19 case counts
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases begin again to spike throughout the United States, CDC Director…
‘Real world’ study by CDC shows Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were 90% effective
A new study suggests the messenger RNA vaccines produced by Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership…
Opinion: How will people act after getting vaccinated? The complex psychology of safety
A friend invited me to her home for a birthday party. “Ten of us will…
Amazon, on the move in health care, is granted authorization for its own Covid-19 test
Amazon is now the developer of an authorized Covid-19 test. The company on Thursday received…
What to make of the AstraZeneca vaccine data — and the surrounding controversy
AstraZeneca’s up-and-down quest to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 stands out from what has otherwise…
Opinion: A vaccine for my shame
The Covid-19 crisis has revealed all manner of injustices, from hazardous work to overcrowded nursing…
A user’s guide: How to talk to those hesitant about the Covid-19 vaccine
As the Covid vaccine supply increases throughout the U.S., the next hurdle to reaching herd…
AstraZeneca and the very good, then quite bad, then deeply confusing week
Who’s to blame for the AstraZeneca vaccine scandal? Can boldness backfire for pharma CEOs? And…
Pfizer and BioNTech to begin testing Covid-19 vaccine in children
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are beginning a study aimed at showing their Covid-19…
Opinion: Shattering the infertility myth: What we know about Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy
During trying times, myths and falsehoods sprout like mushrooms after rainfall. One of many that…
HHS is urged to use its patents for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to widen global access
Seeking to quickly widen global access to Covid-19 vaccines, academics, and patient advocates are urging…
Opinion: Biden should use emergency powers to license Covid-19 vaccine technologies to the WHO for global access
President Biden’s aggressive new timetable for the sprint to full vaccine availability — his target…