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How One Country Stopped COVID Dead in Its Tracks

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Japan has a death rate of around 5 percent of the carnage in the U.S. thanks to massive vaccine rollout success and the universal acceptance that masks are a good idea.

David Axe | Published Dec 15, 2021

What the Omicron Hysteria Is Getting Wrong

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The new coronavirus variant has triggered a wave of mass panic across the globe. Is the frenzy justified?

David Axe | Published Nov 29, 2021

This Is What’s Fueling the U.K.’s Mega-COVID Surge

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Experts say there are valuable lessons to be learned from the alarming COVID infection rates sweeping the United Kingdom.

David Axe | Published Oct 24, 2021

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Triple-Jabbed Israel Exposes America’s Booster Shot Blunders

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Israel’s aggressive booster-shot campaign seems on track to be a big success. Experts think America should take note.

David Axe | Published Oct 14, 2021

Mixing and Matching Could Make This Vaccine Hot Again

IT TAKES TWO

Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine has taken a beating in the press. Some early data suggests vaccines like it could be a key ingredient in ideal protection.

David Axe | Published Sep 29, 2021

Is America Heading Toward COVID Vaccine Mixing and Matching?

HETEROLOGOUS JABS

Much of the world is already doing it, and now some experts are pressing the CDC to follow suit here.

David Axe | Published Sep 23, 2021

This New COVID Variant Ran Rampant While We Weren’t Looking

MUTATION NATION

First identified in Uganda, the A.23.1 variant is now in 27 countries around the world. Experts told The Daily Beast how it was left unchecked—and why we should watch it closely.

David Axe | Published Sep 21, 2021

Inside the Feds’ Surprise Rejection of COVID Booster Shot

WHAT IT MEANS

Now it’s up to the FDA to act, or not act, on the recommendation that only certain groups of Americans need a third shot.

David Axe | Published Sep 17, 2021

Why Is a COVID Vaccine for Kids Taking So Long?

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY

Scientists point to the rollout of the polio vaccine as a cautionary tale.

David Axe | Published Sep 14, 2021

FL Guv’s School Reopening Scheme Looks Like a Delta Disaster

Back to Hell

Florida has been a pandemic mess virtually from the jump. Now Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates—and lots of unvaxxed kids—could make a bad situation even worse.

David Axe | Published Aug 04, 2021

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