vaccines
How to Get a Covid-19 Booster Shot
Here's everything you need to know about finding and receiving the booster shot in the age of Omicron.
10 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them
How accurate are rapid at-home tests? Does your insurance cover them? We have answers.
Pregnant People Are Still Not Getting Vaccinated Against Covid
Misinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents. Now Omicron's surge is putting both carriers and babies at risk.
As Omicron Surges, Parents of the Youngest Kids Wait for Vaccines
With vaccine authorization months away and schools in chaos now, families fret over how best to protect their children.
2021 Revealed the Depths of Global Vaccine Inequity
Previous pandemics saw rich countries grabbing up vaccine supplies, leaving poor countries behind. Has the world learned nothing since?
Austria’s Covid Surge Is a Warning to the World
As the nation locks down and plans a vaccine mandate, a bleak second pandemic winter risks overwhelming Europe and beyond.
A Vaccine Against Valley Fever Finally Works—for Dogs
People and canines suffer horribly from the disease, caused by a fungus spreading through the increasingly dry US Southwest.
Moderna's CEO on the Fight Over the Covid-19 Vaccine's Future
The roadblocks to getting the Covid-19 vaccine into poorer countries partially come down to a contentious patent dispute.
The Race Is On to Develop a Vaccine Against Every Coronavirus
A “universal” shot would protect against every branch of Covid’s viral family tree—even future ones. But getting there won’t be easy.
How to Put a Vaccine Card on Your Phone
Is that proof of vaccination card too big to fit in your pocket? Stick it on your phone instead.
New Booster Approvals, Data on Kids' Shots, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
More Covid Vaccine Boosters Are Coming. Who Should Get Them?
Federal advisers meet again this week to discuss third shots, but it’s still not clear what the best timing is—or what the US owes the world.
FDA Backs Boosters, Travel Restrictions Lift, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
The Malaria Vaccine Is a Big Deal, but Not a Silver Bullet
RTS,S proves that shots can work against parasites. But to eradicate this disease, scientists say we need more than just one tool.
Another Global Pandemic Is Spreading—Among Pigs
African swine fever killed half the pigs in China. There is no vaccine and no treatment. Now it’s in the Caribbean and on the doorstep of the US.
Shots for Kids Get Closer, US Strategy Evolves, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
What Can Convince People to Just Get Vaccinated Already?
Researchers are struggling to figure out why people don’t get their Covid shots, and what language might persuade them. Saying “You gotta” seems to work.
Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandates Shouldn't Exist
Freedom of religion was never meant to excuse people from obligations that apply to everyone.
Vaccinating Kids, Advances in Treatments, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
What If Getting a Kids’ Vaccine Approved Is the Easy Part?
Just because something has the FDA’S green light doesn’t mean it’s simple to obtain—or that everyone wants it.
The ‘Forever Virus’ Won't Go Away Until Kids Get Vaccinated
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on the Delta surge, chaos at the CDC, and why the under-12s are key to ending the pandemic.
Why It’s So Hard to Predict Where the Pandemic Is Headed Next
Human behavior has changed along with the virus and public health measures to contain it. For modelers, it’s a curveball.
Sweeping Mandates, New Vaccines Underway, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
Vaccine Mandates and Boosters—What Does It All Mean?
This week, we talk about the latest public health directives from the White House.