"Children and teens have been spared the worst of the pandemic, but without vaccines they’re sitting ducks as the virus rages. What risks are they facing?"

>"The 2019–20 flu season basically didn’t happen. Same for a couple other respiratory viruses. But that could make future seasons worse."

>"Fighting the pandemic isn’t only about vaccines and drugs. It’s about understanding how viruses mutate and change inside us, and among us."

Epidemiology is essential to the fight against any disease. The study of how diseases spread, and why, has loomed large in the struggle to understand, contain and respond to COVID-19. Analyses of data on infections and deaths, and _...Read More_

>"Across the globe, SARS-CoV-2 is evolving ways to evade the immune system and become more infectious. Blown pandemic response plans are to blame."

>"John Snow showed that London's cholera outbreak arose from bad water, not the moral failings of the poor. His legacy can help tackle new problems _...Read More_

>"It was a mistake that cost 300,000 lives."

>"As bacteria grow more resistant to antibiotics, bacteriophage therapy is making a comeback."

It’s still a scary thing, whether or not how much you be believe in the severity of it all due to the fact that is enveloped in uncertainty. If everything opens up and many people die...we lose. _...Read More_

Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing. "Is this the worst outbreak you’ve ever seen? _...Read More_

“So it's not surprising to witness people behaving in very similar ways to the current pandemic as the WoW players did back in 2005. "Corrupted Blood was this unexpected black swan event. We treat this [coronavirus] as if it's unexpected, _...Read More_

Coronaviruses are divided into four genuses: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. These little invaders are zoonotic, meaning they can live in animals or in humans; gamma and delta coronaviruses mostly infect birds, while alpha and beta mostly _...Read More_