Vaccine Refusal Will End When Businesses Start Telling People No

Marketplace solutions, not…

Scientists Predict Covid-19 Will One Day Be Like a Common Cold

In the New York Times, science reporter Apoorva Mandavilli writes that some experts predict that once immunity from Covid-19 is widespread among adults—either through vaccination or infection—the virus will come to…

Is It Ever Ethical to ‘Cut’ the Vaccine Line?

Science writer Dana G Smith interviewed bioethicist Arthur Caplan about what people should do if they are offered an available vaccine even though it might not be their group’s turn yet. There have been stories of people being at a pharmacy near…

Vaccine Questions, Answered

The vaccine rollout throughout the United States is progressing, and news indicates that the White House will soon call for the expansion to people age 65 and older. If you have questions about the vaccines, here are two helpful stories.

What Life Is Like as a Navajo Nation Health Worker

Roxanna Yazzie works long hours to keep her community safe from Covid-19. She is one of eight women helping run the health clinic in Navajo Mountain, a chapter of the Navajo Nation that straddles the border of Arizona and Utah. Science writer…

“If folks in larger bodies have symptoms of Covid-19, but they delay and delay and delay seeking medical treatment because they’re worried about experiencing stigma, maybe that’s why it’s more complicated to treat…

Orthodox Judaism and the Pandemic

In a feature for Elemental, Keren Landman, MD reports on how what makes Orthodox Jewish communities special can also give them an extra layer of risk — or an extra layer of protection. Read the full story below.