Will Republican political resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mutate into broader vaccine hesitancy?

Will Republican political resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mutate into broader vaccine hesitancy?

Kaleigh Rogers | 
In recent years, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, spurred by low vaccination rates in children, emerged in wealthy, liberal places.... But ...
Infographics: Key charts illustrate split between vaccinated and unvaccinated America

Infographics: Key charts illustrate split between vaccinated and unvaccinated America

Elena Mejía | 
Three in 10 American adults remain unvaccinated, according to the latest survey from the KFF. But they’re not a monolith ...
‘Vaccine refusal has always been a place where left meets right’: Deconstructing the politics of the pandemic vaccine response

‘Vaccine refusal has always been a place where left meets right’: Deconstructing the politics of the pandemic vaccine response

Kaleigh Rogers | 
The modern anti-vaccination movement in America has often been associated with a stereotype of left-wing, coastal, white, wealthy moms — ...
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Colder weather is arriving. What do we know about indoor vs outdoor transmission of COVID?

Maggie Koerth | 
As autumn settles in and the holidays loom, it’s worth pausing to ponder what we’ve learned about COVID-19 transmission over ...
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Herd immunity alone isn’t enough to save us. Why a vaccine is critical

[G]etting to herd immunity without a vaccine isn’t as simple as the idea itself. A number of variables can affect ...
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Infographic: Most Americans still trust scientists

Maggie Koerth | 
It’s easy to look around right now and conclude that popular public opinion has turned against scientists. Twitter hashtags have ...
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No, the coronavirus was not genetically engineered in a Wuhan lab, scientists believe

Philip Kiefer | 
You could be forgiven for wondering how a disease as fast-moving and deadly as COVID-19 could just appear naturally, out ...
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Genetic tracking helps contain Ebola outbreaks. Why hasn’t it worked with the coronavirus?

Philip Kiefer | 
The first sign that viral genomics might transform epidemiology came in the wake of the 2013-16 Ebola epidemic in West ...
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‘Perfect storm’: Why the coronavirus shut the world down, when SARS, Ebola and swine flu didn’t

Kaleigh Rogers | 
In the past two decades, the world battled Ebola, SARS and more than one major flu outbreak. Those left tragedies ...
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Video: What are the chances that Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine will work?

Anna Rothschild | 
A vaccine for COVID-19 has entered Phase 1 of clinical trials in Seattle. How was it made? And how likely ...
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Why can’t we stop rogue scientists from engaging in dubious research?

Maggie Koerth-Baker | 
[C]an the public control science that leaves us with permanent and unenviable consequences? Recent news suggests that the answer is ...
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Why almost all psychologists are ideologically liberal, and why it matters

Christie Aschwanden | 
When New York University psychologist Jonathan Haidt asked about a thousand attendees at the annual meeting of the Society for ...
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Why do humans find classifying animal intelligence so difficult?

Maggie Koerth-Baker | 
[D]oes a chimpanzee deserve more rights than, say, a pigeon? The logic that leads to “yes” is clear enough, but ...
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