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 COVID-19 booster shots have been approved. When should you get one?

By Tina Hesman Saey and Meghan RosenAugust 22, 2024
Health & Medicine
Long COVID finally gets a universal definition

By Tina Hesman SaeyJune 12, 2024
Health & Medicine
Four years on, the COVID-19 pandemic has a long tail of grief

By Aimee CunninghamMarch 11, 2024
Health & Medicine
The blood holds clues to understanding long COVID

By Meghan RosenMarch 4, 2024
Humans
Here’s why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

By Tina Hesman SaeyJanuary 29, 2024
Health & Medicine
50 years ago, scientists suspected that lost sense of smell could be restored

By Aina AbellNovember 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
The CDC is expanding its disease surveillance of international travelers

By Betsy LadyzhetsNovember 6, 2023
Health & Medicine
Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize

By Tina Hesman Saey, Meghan Rosen and Erin Garcia de JesúsOctober 2, 2023

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Health & Medicine
Here’s how much coronavirus people infected with COVID-19 may exhale

By Saima S. IqbalSeptember 25, 2023
Health & Medicine
Why sewage may hold the key to tracking diseases far beyond COVID-19

By Betsy LadyzhetsSeptember 20, 2023
Health & Medicine
What should we expect from the coronavirus this fall?

By Erin Garcia de JesúsAugust 21, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new device can detect the coronavirus in the air in minutes

By Tina Hesman SaeyJuly 16, 2023
Health & Medicine
WHO declares an end to the global COVID-19 public health emergency

By McKenzie PrillamanMay 5, 2023
Health & Medicine
The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency is ending. What does that mean?

By Erin Garcia de Jesús, McKenzie Prillaman and Helen ThompsonMay 4, 2023
Health & Medicine
The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduces the risk of getting long COVID

By Tina Hesman SaeyMarch 31, 2023
Health & Medicine
Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJanuary 13, 2023