Now, a malaria vaccine
How important is it? Pascaline Dupas on what a major pharmaceutical innovation will mean for economic development and the “dream” of eradicating a disease that over time has killed billions of people.
Trade secrets
Why aren’t Covid-19 vaccine makers allowing other manufacturers to produce more doses? James Love on the hype and reality of the new drug technology, messenger RNA.
Not themselves
What’s the trauma of forced displacement doing to the world’s millions of refugees? Essam Daod on the scale and challenge of a global mental-health crisis.
Calculated risk
How safe is in-person schooling as the coronavirus resurges? David Rubin on the public-health challenges of trying to return to normalcy in American education.
The dose makes the poison
Why has there been such a striking increase in American overdose deaths during the pandemic? Noa Krawczyk on the consequences of isolation and a fatal contamination of illicit-drug supplies.
Remote living
Why are Americans becoming more socially isolated and lonely? Daniel Cox on the erosion of friendship in the U.S.
Stress position
How is social media affecting mental health? Tom Chivers on the psychology of life online.
Origin story
Did COVID-19 come from a lab leak? Angela Rasmussen on bats, laboratories, and pandemic history.
To the ends of the Earth
Is it possible to vaccinate enough people to create global herd immunity to Covid-19? Merrill Goozner on patents, production, and prices.
‘The grills in crematoria are melting’
Why is COVID-19 devastating India? Omair Ahmad on government incompetence, willful ignorance, and scapegoating.
