SARS-CoV-2

We have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, new viral variants, such as the many subtypes of Omicron, are less susceptible to the vaccines developed to protect against th

The peak of COVID-19 infections might be behind us – at least until the next “variant of concern” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears – but the scourge of long COVID lives on.  And on.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has evolved continually, and sometimes drastically, since the appearance of the original “Wuhan strain” three years ago.

Join ACSH directors of bio-sciences and medicine Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein as they break down these stories on episode 12 of the Science Dispatch podcast:

There are at least two (1) scenarios in which COVID becomes "scary" (as in 2020 scary) again. We're already witnessing one at this time; the other is theoretical and has not yet come to pass.

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time secretary of defense (Gerald Ford and George W.

Do children under five years old need COVID-19 vaccines? Answering that question should be a simple matter of comparing the risk of infection to the risks and benefits of vaccination in this age group.

California children 12 years and older may soon be allowed to get COVID-19 vaccines without their parents' consent if Senate Bill 866 (SB866

We've all heard the argument, and it goes like this: misinformation drives millions of people into COVID denialism.

Any time I see the phrase "according to fact-checkers" in a headline, I can't help but roll my eyes.