9 Best Articles in 2021
POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
POLITICO
20+ min read · 1382 saves · 2020-03-20 · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future.
The Washington Post
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”
The Washington Post
7 min read · 1317 saves · 2020-03-14
The Atlantic
How the Pandemic Will End
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 1171 saves · 2020-03-25 · The U.S. may end up with the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.
The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~12 min read · 995 saves · 2020-02-24 · You’re washing your hands, practicing social distancing and coughing into your arm like a good citizen, but will this stop the spread of COVID-19? Your efforts may slow the spread, which offers social benefits, but the ship probably already sailed when it comes to actually stopping the virus. So will the world be able to pull it together and limit impending global disaster? James Hamblin, MD explains the barriers to a happy COVID-19 resolution in this article from The Atlantic, and describes what would be necessary for effective global responses to future pandemics.
The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
The New York Times
7 min read · 921 saves · 2020-03-22 · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough.
Our World in Data
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Statistics and Research
Our World in Data
780 saves · 2020-03-05 · Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead.
The Atlantic
How the Pandemic Defeated America
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 730 saves · 2020-08-03 · A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.
WIRED
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
WIRED
8 min read · 725 saves · 2020-03-19 · Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing.
Vox
How canceled events and self quarantines save lives, in one chart
Vox
5 min read · 681 saves · 2020-03-10 · This is how we all help slow the spread of coronavirus.
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Our World in Data
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Statistics and Research
Our World in Data
780 saves · 2020-03-05 · Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead.
The New York Times
Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak
The New York Times
20+ min read · 137 saves · 2020-02-27 · The virus has infected more than 20 million people and has been detected in nearly every country.
The New York Times
Your Questions About Life Under Coronavirus, Answered.
The New York Times
60 saves · 2020-03-19 · The world has changed a lot in the last few weeks. We’re here to help.
The Washington Post
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
The Washington Post
21 saves · 2020-08-13 · We are tracking 200 experimental vaccines aimed at ending the pandemic, a scientific quest moving at record-breaking speed.
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Why you can't compare Covid-19 vaccines
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192 saves · Mar 20th · What a vaccine's "efficacy rate" actually means.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn the US, the first two available Covid-19 vaccines were the o...
The New York Times
Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus
The New York Times
10 min read · 170 saves · Apr 8th · Collaborating with devoted colleagues, Dr. Kariko laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines turning the tide of the pandemic.
The Atlantic
How mRNA Technology Could Change the World
The Atlantic
10 min read · 145 saves · Mar 29th · mRNA’s story likely will not end with COVID-19: Its potential stretches far beyond this pandemic.
Scientific American
The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands
Scientific American
4 min read · 91 saves · Mar 29th · Rejection of mainstream science and medicine has become a key feature of the political right in the United States and, increasingly, around the world
The New York Times
Opinion | You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic
The New York Times
6 min read · 79 saves · Apr 6th · Our personalities are not set in stone. They are more like sand dunes.
The Atlantic
The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different.
The Atlantic
9 min read · 78 saves · Mar 30th · A deadlier and more transmissible variant has taken root, but now we have the tools to stop it if we want.
The New York Times
Bad News Bias
The New York Times
5 min read · 75 saves · Mar 24th · The U.S. media is offering a different picture of Covid-19 from science journals or the international media, a study finds.
VANITY FAIR
“We Are Hoarding”: Why the U.S. Still Can’t Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to Countries in Need
VANITY FAIR
4 min read · 62 saves · Apr 6th · Thanks to America First–style contracts negotiated by the Trump administration and an alarming uptick in domestic cases, the urgent work of planning to vaccinate the rest of the world is stuck in…
The New York Times
Opinion | We Can’t End the Pandemic Without Vaccinating Kids
The New York Times
5 min read · 59 saves · Mar 29th · So far, children have mostly been spared from the worst aspects of Covid-19. Let’s keep it that way.
The New York Times
Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine
The New York Times
9 min read · 58 saves · Apr 5th · A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.
