Melody Schreiber

@m_scribe

Two years into the Covid pandemic, the agency is still confusing the public with contradictory, erratic messaging.

The lab leak theory is dead. Covid-19’s true origins show why we need better disease surveillance of wild and domesticated animals alike.

The physicians and scientists of the Urgency of Normal are cherry-picking data in their push to end pandemic precautions, but are getting favorable mainstream media attention and support from wealthy, white communities that never felt the full brunt of Covid-19.

Face masks keep kids safe from Covid-19 and keep schools open. There’s no evidence they harm kids developmentally.

The New York Times’ David Leonhardt and others would have you believe that liberal overreaction to the pandemic is as big a problem as the anti-vax right.

New treatments raise the possibility that we may one day be able to treat Covid-19 like just another respiratory infection. But there are a few key steps before we get there.

We’re getting Covid-19 severity all wrong.

We weren’t ready for omicron—by choice—and we’re paying in lost lives and livelihoods. What will convince our leaders to prepare for the next, inevitable surge?

Of course you’re tired of the pandemic. We all are. But succumbing to pandemic fatigue will condemn many to death.

Jen Psaki’s scornful response to the idea of free at-home tests reflects just how shortsighted the U.S. government’s response to Covid-19 still is.

As omicron spreads around the world, countries are adopting ineffective and divisive strategies. What’s really needed is cooperation.

Vaccines are making many holiday gatherings possible this year. But not everyone agrees on the acceptable level of risk.

First the Covid vaccine, now a malaria one: The race is on to beat zoonotic diseases as climate change spreads them all over the world.

Failing to mask fully, provide testing, consider community Covid rates, and support teachers has turned the fall term into a nightmare.

Until we have solid data on who needs them and how often, booster shots are going to be tough to distinguish from vaccine hoarding.

At long last, the White House is acknowledging that America can’t afford to respect personal choices in a pandemic.

Hurricane Ida, wildfire evacuations, and Orlando’s oxygen shortage all show that we need policy solutions to address multiple crises at once.

There are structural reasons people are swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda. Sneering at the unvaccinated won't solve them.

The next six months of this pandemic may look dispiriting. But that doesn’t mean we’re doomed.

The delta variant is dangerous. A third vaccine dose could be helpful for those with weaker immune systems, but giving third doses to healthy people would be wildly counterproductive.