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Scientists scoff at Indian agency's plan to have COVID-19 vaccine ready for use next month
“Rushed” timeline would create safety risks and undermine credibility of Indian science, critics say -
Operation Warp Speed’s opaque choices of COVID-19 vaccines draw Senate scrutiny
Witnesses divulge little on how Trump administration's vaccine push selects candidates for clinical testing or funding -
One U.K. trial is transforming COVID-19 treatment. Why haven’t others delivered more results?
Clinical study has been helped by a simple design, a centralized health care system, and lots of infections -
The global AIDS meeting, the Woodstock of science gatherings, goes virtual amid COVID-19
Head of the International AIDS Society says conference organizers hope to retain its unique nature and influence online -
New White House rules restrict use of grant funding to deal with COVID-19 impacts
Earlier rules gave institutions more flexibility in supporting research -
Just 50% of Americans plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how to win over the rest
To stop the pandemic, the world’s public health experts must win the coming “story war” over vaccine misinformation -
The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front?
U.S. and World Health Organization are already debating how to prioritize the initial distribution of a coveted vaccine -
It’s safe to go back to the gym—if there’s little COVID-19 around, study suggests
A trial that recruited 4000 gymgoers in Oslo, Norway, found no new infections -
Podcast: Stopping the spread of COVID-19, and arctic adaptations in sled dogs
On this week’s show: Masking up to stop the spread of COVID-19, and why Greenland’s sled dogs are so different from other modern dogs -
South Africa slashes science budget, funds for giant radio telescope
As COVID-19 cases mount, Square Kilometre Array construction delayed into 2021 -
COVID-19 cancels charity galas and walks. Science is paying the price
Nonprofits that fund research are delaying, trimming, or canceling grants to scientists -
‘It’s a nightmare.’ How Brazilian scientists became ensnared in chloroquine politics
Researchers accused of killing patients after using a high dose to treat coronavirus infection -
Drug recently shown to reduce coronavirus death risk could run out, experts warn
Supply of intravenous version of dexamethasone, preferred by doctors, is especially at risk -
Podcast: Coronavirus spreads financial turmoil at universities, and a drone that fights mosquito-borne illnesses
On this week’s show: Balancing university budgets during a pandemic, and a drone programmed to release sterile mosquitoes -
Source of Beijing’s big new COVID-19 outbreak is still a mystery
New cases are linked to a wholesale food market but it’s not clear how the virus got there
