Health By Matthew Herper and Helen Branswell FDA scientists strike skeptical tone on need for Covid-19 vaccine booster at this time, likely fueling debate
Health By Helen Branswell A conversation with Bill Gates on how public health has fared in the midst of the pandemic
Health By Andrew Joseph FDA vaccine regulators argue against Covid-19 vaccine boosters in new international review
Health By Andrew Joseph How the Delta variant’s remarkable ability to replicate threw new twists into the Covid-19 pandemic
Health By Helen Branswell CEPI warns of major hurdle to developing new Covid-19 vaccines and studying best booster approaches
The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde, Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein Listen: Elizabeth Holmes on trial, FDA in disarray, & the quest for Covid antivirals
Health By Helen Branswell The debate over Covid-19 vaccine boosters, what to call them, and whether they’re needed
Health By Andrew Joseph Vaccination reduces risk of long Covid, even when people are infected, U.K. study indicates
First Opinion By James Kwak, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. and Peter Siegelman Two insurance-based ways to get more Americans vaccinated
First Opinion By Matshidiso Moeti Africa has a chance to help the world end polio for good. It needs to seize it now
Exclusive By Olivia Goldhill Inside Pfizer’s labs, ‘variant hunters’ race to stay ahead of the pandemic’s next twist
Health By Theresa Gaffney ‘Tired of worrying’: As some parents press for vaccines off-label, pediatricians call for patience
The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde and Meg Tirrell Listen: Vaccine mandates, biotech’s messy summer, & a pharmaceutical thriller
Health By Helen Branswell Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated
Health By Andrew Joseph As Delta spread, Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against infection fell from 90% to 66% in one key study
Health Tech By Katie Palmer To boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake, one health system hunts for patients who fell through the cracks
Health By Helen Branswell and Andrew Joseph FDA grants full approval to Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, BioNTech
First Opinion By Jennifer S. Bard and Chloe Reichel Covid-19 booster shot distribution must learn from vaccine roll-out mistakes
Health By Helen Branswell U.S. officials’ decision on Covid-19 booster shots baffles — and upsets — some scientists
First Opinion By Matthew Harris Booster shots alone won’t protect immunocompromised people from Covid-19
First Opinion By Michelle McMurry-Heath Waiving intellectual property rights would compromise global vaccination efforts
Health By Helen Branswell What’s safe to do during summer’s Covid surge? STAT asked public health experts about their own plans
