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Antibodies to the virus faded quickly in asymptomatic people, scientists reported. That does not mean immunity disappears.

In the very near future, countries are going to have to choose whether they make guns or vaccines.

Studies of social networks show that opposition to vaccines is small but far-reaching — and growing

COVID-19 is already spreading in many parts of the world where it’s hot, including Australia and South America, demonstrating that high temperatures are not enough to stop the disease

An international consortium is racing to test three possible antiviral treatments for Covid-19 and 10 different vaccines. No one of these experiments is guaranteed to succeed, but the chances of finding one that will are high.

Understanding how the virus enters cells can contribute to research on drugs or a vaccine for the virus

The near-total lack of interest from markets means there’s precious little foundation for scientists to build on

If only there were some way to safely traverse life without fear of walking into one of those hyper-virulent nebulosities ... Oh wait. That’d be a vaccine that’s been shown to be safe and effective by health authorities.

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