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The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other
Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus,…
2020-05-05
How Big Will The Coronavirus Pandemic Be? An Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis,…
2020-03-11
Plans To Fight Coronavirus Must Pay Attention To The Environment
The rapid onset and spread of coronavirus is proving to be a huge challenge for public health officials…
2020-03-01
What Are Viruses Anyway, And Why Do They Make Us So Sick? 5 Questions Answered
You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became sick…
2020-02-28
Coronavirus: We Need To Start Preparing For The Next Viral Outbreak Now
The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis – let’s not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking…
2020-02-26
Here’s Why The WHO Says A Coronavirus Vaccine Is 18 Months Away
The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus…
2020-02-15
Coronavirus: The Latest Disease To Fuel Mistrust, Fear And Racism
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, stories of courage and strength have captured…
2020-02-13
A Clue To Stopping Coronavirus: Knowing How Viruses Adapt From Animals To Humans
As the novel coronavirus death toll mounts, it is natural to worry. How far will this virus travel…
2020-02-05
The Simple Reason Why We Are Seeing More New Infectious Diseases Today
One would think that our world, compared to the past centuries where pandemics have killed millions of people…
2020-02-03
Is The Coronavirus Outbreak As Bad As SARS Or The 2009 Influenza Pandemic? A Biologist Explains The Clues
As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds…
2020-02-01
Fear Spreads Easily. That’s What Gives The Wuhan Coronavirus Economic Impact
One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and…
2020-01-31