William A. Haseltine, Contributor

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The Infection Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Healthcare Workers Worldwide Poses A Threat To National Health Systems

A new study highlights the enormous risk that high numbers of healthcare worker infections and deaths pose to national health infrastructures.

Do Not Ignore Covid-19 Safety This Thanksgiving

Caution must hold precedence over anything else as families question whether to gather in the coming weeks. We must set aside traditions for everyone’s safety.

A Note Of Caution On Moderna’s Promising Covid-19 Vaccine News

Early and favorable Covid-19 vaccine trial results from Moderna are a hopeful sign but still no quick fix to the pandemic.

A Ray Of Hope For Treatment Of Covid-19

Reports on the effectiveness of two different monoclonal antibody therapies have given us a ray of hope that we can prevent Covid-19 from turning deadly.

Long Lasting HIV Drugs Hold Lessons For Us All

The successful results from a clinical trial of a new, long-acting HIV prevention drug are not just a critical milestone for those working on HIV/AIDS, but also for researchers working on other deadly infectious diseases.

This Nasal Spray Could Be The Breakthrough We Need To End Covid-19

Researchers have discovered a new peptide, delivered in the form of a nasal spray, that appears to block transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in ferrets. But will it protect humans?

Are Frozen Foods A Risk For Covid-19 Infection? Possibly.

A study out of the National University of Singapore confirms contaminated food and food packaging as a potential source of new Covid-19 outbreaks and clusters of infection.

One Tenth Of Americans Infected By Covid-19 Are Children

More than 61,000 children in the United States—a record high—were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the span of one week alone.

Pregnant Women Are At Higher Risk For Severe Covid-19 And Death

Pregnant women are in fact at higher risk for severe Covid-19 and death compared to nonpregnant women in the same age range.

A More Transparent And Trusted Covid Vaccine

A new article highlights the need to increase transparency around Covid-19 vaccines.