Transmission & Prevention (Masking, Lockdowns, etc)

Being proved wrong lies at the heart of scientific progress. Here, experts reveal what they got wrong during the pandemic

Districts should rethink imposing on millions of children an intervention that provides little discernible benefit.

COVID-19 hospitalizations instead of case counts should determine our public health measures to fight the Omicron variant wave

A new simulation shows how the virus survives inside tiny airborne particles of water — and gives clues about how the Delta variant became dominant.

Here’s everything we do.

Dhruv Khullar writes about the development of the antiviral pills molnupiravir and Paxlovid and the effect that they could have worldwide against the coronavirus pandemic.

After two years of pandemic waves, we’re finally learning whether the disease has a predictable schedule.

The US, UK, and Canada have high rates of people unwilling to mask up or get a shot, perhaps because they don't believe COVID-19 will kill them. More 'collective' thinking helps in other countries.

In mid-February 2020, during the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, Liu Lihong, a slight man with a wispy beard, made his way into Hankou Hospital

"Another example of Big Pharma reaping billions from public investment into research by charging extortionate, rip-off prices for lifesaving Covid drugs."

At least three promising antivirals that could prevent symptoms and limit transmission of Covid-19 are in clinical trials.

Cases of COVID-19 are rising fast. Vaccine uptake has plateaued. The pandemic will be over one day—but the way there is different now.

For a year, researchers have been studying and arguing over vitamin D's potential for helping protect against or treat COVID-19. The evidence is still not conclusive.

The only drawback of masks is that they don’t muffle your dumb-ass justifications

A COVID vaccine developer, an Arctic voyager and a prime minister are some of the people behind the year’s big research stories.

What science says about vitamins and supplements for the coronavirus

Vitamin pills will be posted to 5,000 UK residents to see if they help boost immunity.

The high-profile retractions of two COVID-19 studies stunned the scientific community earlier this year and prompted calls for reviews of how science is conducted, published, and acted upon. The warning signs had been there all along.

While the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.

According to Yu Yanhong, 91.5% of COVID-19 patients in China have been treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoctions.

Chinese herbal medicine is proven effective for COVID-19 (coronavirus).

The pathogen is proving a familiar adage: The dose makes the poison.

Every idea needs a Medium

Under the threat of COVID-19, governments are taking drastic measures worldwide to break the chain of the virus’ transmission. You yourself are probably reading this at home under a national lockdown or by practicing social distancing, effective measures recommended by public health authorities.

Claims that a Chinese herbal remedy can prevent COVID-19 is “inappropriate and illegal,” said the national president of the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada (CMAAC).