Melody Schreiber

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Experts want to know why the agency approved a questionable Alzheimer’s drug but has withheld full approval from Covid vaccines.

Vaccinate. Do it quickly.

New models suggest that if vaccination rates only reach 68 percent and people refuse to wear masks, this autumn could be dangerous—particularly given the spread of the highly infectious delta variant.

Yes, getting 70 percent of all Americans vaccinated is a worthy goal. But what matters even more is that enough people in enough places are vaccinated.

Letting people copy Covid vaccines without being sued is good. Helping them do it is better.

India’s severe outbreak shows why the world needs early warning systems for variants that could evade vaccines.

To overcome hesitancy and reach herd immunity, we may have to treat vaccination like a political campaign.

The evidence is still very patchy that the vaccine increases blood clot risk. But even if it does: So does the birth control pill.

According to a new study, the Amazon is no longer acting as a net carbon sink.

Vaccine distribution is accelerating in the U.S. There are still several ways we could screw this up.

The Covid-19 vaccines are extremely safe and effective, but many people are still hesitant to take one. Here’s how to persuade them.

Certain states have had much smoother, faster vaccinations than others—but it’s not because they’re prioritizing speed over equity.

The president could use the Defense Production Act much more aggressively to fight the development of new Covid-19 variants.

The furor around D.C.’s vaccine prioritization shows how hard it is to get this vaccine to those who need it most.

The vaccine rollout has been plagued by bottlenecks and avoidable confusion. The Biden team says it wants to fix that.

Jon Ossoff’s and Raphael Warnock’s victories in Georgia have opened up a whole new world of pandemic response.

Many who stormed the Capitol in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic did not wear masks. Then they went back to D.C.’s hotels and shops.

Oysters are one of the few crops that are hard to overfarm—and they come with a bevy of ecological benefits.

The new U.K. variant making headlines this week was caught with gene sequencing—something the U.S. hasn’t invested in.

The CDC and FDA got a black eye in 2020. Here’s how they can earn back the public’s trust.