AvatarDon LloydVaccination A Vaccine Reality Check The Atlantic - Sarah ZhangNearly five months into the pandemic, all hopes of extinguishing COVID-19 are riding on a still-hypothetical vaccine. And so a refrain has caught on: We might have to stay home—until we have a vaccine.
AvatarDon LloydMammals How bats have outsmarted viruses—including coronaviruses—for 65 million years sciencemag.org - Elizabeth Pennisi Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus has sickened more than 14 million people, bats contract similar viruses all the time without symptoms. Now, the newly …
AvatarDon LloydCoronavirus (Covid-19) How viruses evolve knowablemagazine.org - By Bob Holmes Pathogens that switch to a new host species have some adapting to do. How does that affect the course of a pandemic like Covid-19? The unusual cases …
AvatarDon Lloyd Why scientists are still studying smallpox Inverse - Patricia L. Foster Smallpox was a terrible scourge on humanity, killing hundreds of millions of people over the centuries. But its origin remains obscure. Egyptian …
AvatarDon Lloyd Did protests drive more Covid-19 cases? New research reveals a surprising answer Inverse - Emma Betuel After the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police, a socially distanced country erupted into mass protest. Given what we know about …
