Nasal Vaccines Are Here
Now they’re being used in China. But do they work?
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Maybe Consider Not Kissing That Baby
Close your mouth and step away from the human.
Consider Armadillo COVID
Animals could give us the virus—again.
Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?
Its symptoms have changed a lot.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Another COVID Surge
Once again, our pandemic numbers are creeping in the wrong direction.
China’s COVID Wave Is Coming
The world’s most populous nation is being forced onto a zero-COVID off-ramp.
The Year Without Germs Changed Kids
Children who spent their formative years in the bleach-everything era will certainly have different microbiomes. The question is whether different means bad.
How Many COVID Deaths Will Chinese Protesters Accept?
Strict zero-COVID policies have kept disease from spreading, but at enormous social cost. How far should they be rolled back?
Expiration Dates Are Meaningless
Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.
The Future of Monkeypox
As case numbers fall, the outbreak could become entrenched.