Covid-19
Evidence-based explanations of the Covid-19 pandemic, including how it started, how it might end, and how to protect yourself and others.
The largest cash transfer scale-up ever mirrors global inequalities.
Despite increased cases, public health officials’ plans seem muted, at best.
A number of senior US government officials have tested positive in recent months. The president is the latest.
Omicron is more transmissible than previous Covid-19 variants. What is the plan to tackle it?
The omicron subvariant is tuned to evade immunity, even from previous omicron infections.
The rise of the latest subvariant, explained.
The youngest children may prove to be the hardest to vaccinate.
A series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities around the US.
Pandemic-related hate crimes against Asian Americans have left many feeling unsafe in public. The consequences of missed health care will have lasting effects.
America’s 1.7 million incarcerated people have a constitutional right to medical treatment. During the pandemic, many of them say they didn’t get it in time.
Covid-19 isn’t over, so you should still test before group events.
Covid-19 vaccines for little kids are critical even though they face lower risks.
America’s failures to respond to Covid-19 and to deliver universal health care are part of the same story.
The pandemic’s invisible influence over the midterm elections.
Since 1980, the number of refugees admitted into the US has generally declined, even though the need for resettlement has skyrocketed.
Bad news, but there’s still time to fix it.
What the pandemic took from America’s youngest children — and how to help them get it back.
Hospitals don’t profit off having good nurses. That’s a big problem.
The omicron variant of Covid-19 has branched out into more transmissible and evasive versions.
What researchers are still learning about in-person instruction during Covid-19.
Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere, yet conflicting public health messaging and a lack of funds may only prolong the crisis.
The FDA made a reasonable decision — but one that still shows much of what’s wrong with our current system for emergency approvals.
The Biden administration is begging Congress to fund its pandemic response.
Covid has surged in the Chinese capital. What happens there will reverberate around the world.
The billionaire and public health leader answers five of Recode’s questions about pandemic prevention and economic disparities.
Meet the person who wants to bring effective altruism to Congress.
And what’s standing in the way.
The billionaire’s new book shows why we can’t expect the 1% to come up with solutions for the rest of us.
The dubious track record — and potential risks — of virus hunting, explained.
The virus itself killed millions, but pandemic disruptions led to nearly three times as many deaths.
Covid-19 case numbers aren’t as reliable these days. How can we keep track of the virus?
Covid-19 vaccines and antivirals can’t fix the US health care system’s inequities.
Even if there’s no official mandate, there are things you can do to make traveling and commuting a little safer.
Why even many wealthy people in China’s richest city can’t reliably get food — and what it says about the country’s political system.
What the end of plane mask mandates reveals about our new pandemic normal.
This decision is what happens when judges don’t care what the law actually says.
Rare dissent flares in China’s financial hub as residents struggle to access food and medicine.
An expert explains why a shifting pandemic demands a broader set of solutions.
How will we know if they pass or fail?
Wastewater can help us monitor Covid-19. What else can it tell us?