Tag: SARS-CoV-2
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against...
William Petri, University of Virginia
This week I was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, which brought to mind some frequently asked questions...
COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time – but are these...
William Petri, University of Virginia
There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective....
How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they’re a...
Sanjay Mishra, Vanderbilt University
As the weather cools, the number of infections of the COVID-19 pandemic are rising sharply. Hamstrung by pandemic fatigue, economic constraints...
Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience
Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University - Newark
Between the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associated economic downturn and widespread protests over racism, it’s difficult for everyone....
A tiny circular racetrack for light can rapidly detect single molecules
Judith Su, University of Arizona
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
My Little Sensor Lab at the University of...
How the Civil War drove medical innovation – and the pandemic...
Jeffrey Clemens, University of California San Diego
The current COVID-19 pandemic, the largest public health crisis in a century, threatens the health of people across...
Group testing for coronavirus – called pooled testing – could be...
Darius Lakdawalla, University of Southern California and Erin Trish, University of Southern California
Hopes for a summertime reprieve from COVID-19 have been dashed as cases...
The US isn’t in a second wave of coronavirus – the...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
After sustained declines in the number of COVID-19 cases over recent months, restrictions are starting to ease across the United States....
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France’s ‘everyday sexism’ starts at school
Bérengère Stassin, Université de Lorraine
In France, the #MeToo movement has a livelier name: #BalanceTonPorc, or “Name and Shame Your Pig.” It inspired hundreds of...
