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COVID-19

Strengthening democracy and pandemic preparedness go hand in hand

By John Bridgeland, Elizabeth (Beth) Cameron, J. Stephen Morrison, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Aquielle Person | Biosecurity

illustration of hands playing What-A-Mole with global threats.

Global threats don’t happen in silos. They shouldn’t be managed separately, either.

By Rumtin Sepasspour, Courtney Tee | Disruptive Technologies

Republicans and Democrats investigating the origins of COVID-19 find a common target: Peter Daszak

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice.

Another state tries to weaken school vaccine rules

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

A biosafety lab.

Awaiting a decision on new research regulations, scientists pen dueling articles to shape ‘gain-of-function’ policies

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

The WHO headquarters.

WHO member states are negotiating a pandemic treaty. But will countries follow the new rules?

By Elliot Hannon, Nina Schwalbe , Susanna Lehtimaki | Biosecurity

The CDC may end the isolation period for COVID-19. Some experts think the change reckless.

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

A COVID-19 test is collected.

Did China keep the COVID virus sequence secret for weeks?

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

A vaccine protest in 2021.

COVID vaccines went ‘on trial.’ Are routine childhood vaccine mandates at risk?

By James G. Hodge, Jr., Jennifer L. Piatt, Erica N. White, Leila F. Barraza | Biosecurity

Merck’s COVID drug may be creating transmissible mutated viruses

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Rabid anti-vaxxers could help spread deadly disease

By Dawn Stover | Biosecurity

Wuhan Institute of Virology

What the US intelligence report on COVID-19’s origins says

By Matt Field | Biosecurity