Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

COVID-19 has changed a lot over the years, as has our ability to protect ourselves through vaccines. And we recently got some new news on the virus. On March 19, the CDC released a report stating that ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, researchers say it is important to track how the coronavirus mutates because it could affect the efficacy of a vaccine. Like all living cells, viruses evolve their ...

Unexpected genetic benefit: A PTPN22 mutation tied to autoimmune diseases helped mice survive otherwise lethal coronavirus infection by enhancing natural killer cell function. Therapeutic potential: ...

If vaccines are proven to be ineffective against the newly identified variant that has popped up in California, then consumers and business could face new shelter-in-place orders, further threatening ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A positive COVID-19 test in Berlin on Feb. 9, 2023. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. About three-quarters of people in the U.S. have had COVID-19 at least once, ...

The Code as Witness written by Steven C. Quay is part scientific investigation, part policy strategy, and part warning about ...

A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more efficiently from person to person. That is why scientists and physicians ...