Over half of healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic are already suffering mental illness, according to an ongoing investigation. What can be done to help these people?

Science Unscripted - Daily news on COVID-19

The unseen scars of COVID-19 frontline workers

Our immune system will remember the coronavirus for a long time, years maybe, according to new data. This is potentially huge news for global vaccination efforts.

'Immune memory' gives shot in the arm to vaccine hopes

We are told that contagious mutations of Sars-CoV-2 have ushered in a new phase in the pandemic. How important are anti-viral therapies now that the vaccines are out? And — when is the right time to close schools during a pandemic?

Weekly roundup — Variants, anti-virals & fake vaccines

That the new Sars-CoV-2 genetic variants can spread so quickly through communities already under strict lockdown has experts alarmed. How should we respond to this data streaming in from all over the world?

Variants are a wake-up call for pandemic's new phase

The message is simple — but very important. At this point, demand for one of the handful of approved COVID-19 vaccines around the world is enormous. And fake vaccines are in circulation.

DO NOT ORDER A COVID-19 VACCINE ONLINE

From the very beginning, testing for COVID-19 was one of the most essential - and challenging - aspects of controlling the spread of the disease. Even after the swab is taken and the results are in, they can't always be trusted. Why?

COVID-19 testing — why do false negatives happen?

Across Europe, schools are closed to hamper the spread of COVID-19. There is ample data that justifies the move from an epidemiological perspective. And yet, it's divisive. Why?

Whether to close schools 'more than just a scientific question'

We check out a medication in development that promises to destroy COVID-19 — at least in ferrets. Even if the results were similar with humans, do we still need such therapies now that the vaccines are out?

Antivirals are still vital against COVID-19

After Dr. Camilla Rothe and others working on the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Germany had sounded the alarm regarding asymptomatic transmission, their warning fell on deaf ears. Why did it take so long for public health bodies to get the message?

The German doctor who saw COVID's invisible spread — Part 2: Vindication

In late January 2020, a doctor in Munich made a startling discovery about COVID-19 with major implications. It ended up being one of the most important aspects of this emerging disease and, at least initially, one of the most controversial.

COVID-19 asymptomatic spread: German doctor who saw what nobody wanted to see

Happy holidays!

Sifting through the 100+ episodes we've done this year about the coronavirus has given us time to reflect on what we've actually learned. And the things that are most important don't have anything to do with virology or epidemiology...

When looking back at science in 2020, where exactly do you start?

Will Germans change their Christmas plans enough to avert a coronavirus catastrophe in January? Also, why are women so much less likely to take a vaccine? And how, exactly, does SARS-CoV-2 reach our brain?

Weekly roundup — Christmas plans, vaccine gender gap & COVID in the brain

Wait — is it four people? Or four households? And do children count as well? In Bonn, there's a fair amount of confusion as holiday lockdown rules come into effect. But with COVID-19 infections soaring, many Germans say their Christmas plans have already changed.

'Corona Christmas' — How Germans say they'll be celebrating

Just 51% of women to 69% of men — that's the staggering gender gap in COVID-19 vaccine willingness, according to a US survey. But how on earth did that happen? And how do we go about fixing it?

Why are women so much less willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

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