Amy Maxmen
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Are new Omicron subvariants a threat? Here's how scientists are keeping watch
In South Africa, a network of researchers are studying whether new lineages BA.4 and BA.5 escape immunity from COVID-19 vaccines and prior infections. → Read More
African clinical trial denied access to key COVID drug Paxlovid
Supply shortages and limits on research leave low- and middle-income countries struggling to access Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral. → Read More
Scientists struggle to probe COVID’s origins amid sparse data from China
Origin investigations typically take years, but some researchers say China is delaying the process for political reasons as international tensions rise. → Read More
Wuhan market was epicentre of pandemic’s start, studies suggest
Report authors say that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 jumped to people from animals sold at the market on two occasions in late 2019 — but some scientists want more definitive evidence. → Read More
Two scientists will replace disgraced US science adviser Eric Lander
Celebrated sociologist Alondra Nelson and genome leader Francis Collins will temporarily split Lander’s duties. → Read More
South African scientists copy Moderna’s COVID vaccine
Researchers at WHO’s technology transfer hub complete first step in a project aimed at building capacity for vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries. → Read More
Has Biden followed the science? What researchers say
As the US president’s first year in office ends, Nature assesses whether he’s kept his promise to make evidence-based decisions. → Read More
WHO chief Tedros looks guaranteed for re-election amid COVID pandemic
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the only nominee to head the World Health Organization, a possible nod from countries on their approval of his pandemic leadership. → Read More
Omicron blindspots: why it’s hard to track coronavirus variants
Researchers are rapidly sequencing the genomes of virus samples worldwide, but shortcomings in the global surveillance system make the task a challenge. → Read More
World commits to a pandemic response pact: what's next
Following a failure to rein in COVID, world leaders begin shaping an accord to prevent future disasters — one that holds them accountable. → Read More
Hundreds of Scientists Weigh in on a High-Stakes U.S. Abortion Case
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many → Read More
WHO names researchers to reboot outbreak origin investigations
The group, called SAGO, will create a permanent framework for probing epidemics, and initiate the next phase of the COVID origins hunt. → Read More
US COVID origins report: researchers pleased with scientific approach
Intelligence investigation is inconclusive on virus’s origins, but finds SARS-CoV-2 wasn’t weaponized and unlikely to have been engineered. → Read More
Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?
Researchers warn that plans to prevent the next global outbreak don’t consider the failures that have fuelled our current predicament. → Read More
COVID boosters for wealthy nations spark outrage
Nations short of vaccine should get first doses to curb the pandemic, researchers say. → Read More
The COVID lab-leak hypothesis: what scientists do and don’t know
Nature examines arguments that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab in China, and the science behind them. → Read More
Divisive COVID ‘lab leak’ debate prompts dire warnings from researchers
Allegations that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab make it harder for nations to collaborate on ending the pandemic — and fuel online bullying, some scientists say. → Read More
In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines
The development from the Biden administration draws cheers from public-health researchers and ire from drugmakers. → Read More
One million coronavirus sequences: popular genome site hits mega milestone
Popular genome site GISAID’s impressive effort to understand the spread of COVID-19 has seen scientists upload sequences from most nations on Earth. → Read More
One million coronavirus sequences: popular genome site hits mega milestone
Popular genome site GISAID’s impressive effort to understand the spread of COVID-19 has seen scientists upload sequences from most nations on Earth. → Read More