Charting the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, through STAT headlines
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Opinion: Let’s put the straw man of pandemic denial out of his misery
Listen to the chorus and you’d come to think that our biggest problem in responding…
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccines are safe. But let’s be clear about what ‘safe’ means
Unprecedented collaborative efforts in vaccine development have culminated in multiple vaccines being tested in advanced…
‘Every day is an emergency’: The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide
The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically cut the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, with facilities across…
‘There’s no back to normal’: For people with terminal illnesses, time lost to Covid-19 can’t be made up
After Aaron Hoover found out he had glioblastoma in 2019, a new imperative imbued each…
Opinion: Let the ultra-rich and influential skip the line for Covid-19 vaccines? Hear me out
It’s one thing to talk about vaccinating the majority of people living in the United…
3 lessons from Stanford’s Covid-19 vaccine algorithm debacle
Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution…
The looming questions scientists need to answer about the new variant of the coronavirus
A variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom has forced London to…
STAT’s most memorable photos of 2020
This year was one that no one could have imagined — 2020 has been marked…
STAT-Harris Poll: Most Americans would support Biden issuing a mask mandate
Most Americans believe the Biden administration should mandate several steps — such as requiring people…
A ‘duty to warn’: An ER doctor, shaped by war and hardship, chronicles the searing realities of Covid-19
As a Marine combat medic in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province, Cleavon Gilman saw bodies torn apart…
Adults over 75, frontline essential workers should be in second Covid-19 vaccine priority group, says CDC advisory panel
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that…
CDC advisory panel unanimously recommends use of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on…
Operation Warp Speed leader takes sole responsibility for Covid-19 vaccine distribution confusion
The military leader of Operation Warp Speed, Gen. Gustave Perna, said Saturday that he takes…
A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so…
Opinion: In the shadow of Covid-19 lurks the threat of a fearful measles outbreak
I grew up in the 1940s and 1950s. My mother had polio. I and all…
Opinion: As the pandemic rages, demoralization deflates health care workers
“There’s a surge in calls. We need more backup,” read the text I got last…
FDA grants authorization to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the second in the U.S.
And now there are two. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency…
Listen: Moderna’s vaccine milestone, Warp Speed’s hurdles, and biotech in 2021
How long do Covid-19 vaccines last? Who should get them first? And when will we…
Opinion: Emergency use authorization of Covid-19 vaccines could hinder global access to them
Within the span of 10 days, regulators in the United Kingdom and the United States…
Opinion: To get the Covid-19 vaccine right, we must close the confidence gap and stop pathologizing communities of color
Broad skepticism about the safety and effectiveness of potential Covid-19 vaccines has created major challenges…
Opinion: Did the FDA understaff its review of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine?
In what is arguably the most important decision the Food and Drug Administration has made…
Opinion: On the road to herd immunity, vaccination speeds the journey
On a recent Skype call with my grandmother, I broached the topic of the fast-arriving…
Tracking an FDA advisory panel’s review of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
An expert panel is meeting Thursday to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration should…
Pfizer decision to turn off temperature sensors forced scramble to ensure Covid-19 vaccines kept ultra-cold
A last-minute snafu this fall threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of the first Covid-19…
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Labeling confusion led to wasted doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in first days of rollout
With the Covid-19 vaccine in short supply, hospital pharmacists found themselves in the unexpected position…
After experts criticized its approach, Facebook overhauls its Covid-19 misinformation policy
Facebook has overhauled its approach to harmful Covid-19 health misinformation, announcing major changes that would…
‘Frustrated and panicking’: For some rare disease patients, shortages of protective gear pose a continued threat
When the coronavirus sent cities across the United States into shutdown in March, Laura Bonnell…
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Misting the White House between administrations won’t kill Covid-19 — and it could be harmful, experts say
The federal government is putting $29,000 in taxpayer funds toward a type of cleaning that…
One-quarter of the world may not get a Covid-19 vaccine until 2022, experts warn
As wealthy governments race to lock in supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, nearly a quarter of…
Covid’s strange moment: Joy over vaccines coincides with new levels of deaths and hospitalizations in U.S.
The vaccines — the elixirs that will help drag this pandemic to a close —…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: Talking through the vaccine rollout
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
Opinion: Covid-19 is temporary. The health ramifications of failing to provide adequate economic relief may last decades
The rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine across the U.S. that began this week suggests that…
What does success look like for the Covid-19 vaccine effort?
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
FDA scientists endorse Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, as documents provide new hints on efficacy
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration endorsed the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna as…
Opinion: Don’t repeat the mistakes of past vaccine distribution efforts
When it comes to planning how Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered to the people who…
‘I haven’t even told my wife’: Inside the frantic and secretive sprint to name the Covid-19 vaccines
The United States has a Covid-19 vaccine, the result of science carried out at breakneck…
A guide to who can safely get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
With the first doses of Covid-19 vaccine being administered across the United States, questions abound…
Early data suggest wearables can catch some cases of Covid-19 before symptoms emerge
The results of several ambitious studies testing wearables as early predictors of for Covid-19 are…
Opinion: Let patients speak for themselves on the Biden task force and elsewhere
Ever since President-elect Biden named his Covid-19 task force, advice for improving its makeup has…
The polio vaccine had Elvis. Can celebrities similarly spur acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine?
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton announced earlier this month their…
The coronavirus at 1: A year into the pandemic, what scientists know about how it spreads, infects, and sickens
The coronavirus behind the pandemic presents some vexing dualities. It’s dangerous enough that it dispatches…
CDC says people with history of severe allergic reactions can get Covid-19 vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday said people who have experienced severe…
‘It’s peace of mind’: Covid-19 vaccines can’t arrive soon enough for many frontline health workers
Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been cleared for emergency use, frontline health care…
As Covid-19 vaccines are shipped, experts appear divided on guidance for those with history of severe allergic reaction
An independent advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted overwhelmingly on…
First Covid-19 vaccines to arrive in states Monday, marking a pivotal moment in the pandemic response
WASHINGTON — Shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech’s newly authorized Covid-19 vaccines should arrive in states…
FDA grants historic authorization to a Covid-19 vaccine, setting stage for rollout
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine developed…
Listen: Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine: the debate, details, and distribution
Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for teens? Is the U.S. taking too long to authorize one?…
The timeline for Covid-19 vaccine distribution keeps slipping. Experts say it will change again
When Bruce Lee was helping the U.S. government model delivery plans for H1N1 influenza vaccines,…
Sanofi suffers major setback in development of a Covid-19 vaccine
One of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers has suffered a major setback in its work…