The Coronavirus Pandemic

The latest research and developments on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the 2020 global pandemic.

Health & Medicine
New Pfizer results show its COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective

By Tina Hesman SaeyNovember 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 95 percent effective

By Erin Garcia de JesúsNovember 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing. Here’s what it will take to gain control

By Jonathan LambertNovember 11, 2020
Health & Medicine
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, preliminary trial data show

By Erin Garcia de JesúsNovember 9, 2020
Health & Medicine
COVID-19’s death rate in the U.S. could spike as new cases soar

By Aimee CunninghamNovember 3, 2020
Health & Medicine
How COVID-19 may trigger dangerous blood clots

By Erin Garcia de JesúsNovember 2, 2020
Psychology
‘Deaths of despair’ are rising. It’s time to define despair

By Bruce BowerNovember 2, 2020
Health & Medicine
How two immune system chemicals may trigger COVID-19’s deadly cytokine storms

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 30, 2020

Animals
Why bat scientists are socially distancing from their subjects

By Jerimiah OettingOctober 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
The arthritis drug tocilizumab doesn’t appear to help fight COVID-19

By Aimee CunninghamOctober 23, 2020
Humans
We still don’t know what COVID-19 immunity means or how long it lasts

By Erin Garcia de JesúsOctober 19, 2020
Health & Medicine
Remdesivir doesn’t reduce COVID-19 deaths, a large WHO trial finds

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know

By Laura BeilOctober 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
How will Trump’s COVID-19 treatments work together?

By Erin Garcia de JesúsOctober 5, 2020
Health & Medicine
What does COVID-19 vaccine efficacy mean?

By Aimee CunninghamOctober 4, 2020
Health & Medicine
Neandertal genes in people today may raise risk of severe COVID-19

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 2, 2020