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Listen: Infections, Vaccinations, and Other Questions

James Hamblin answers questions from callers with mild COVID-19 cases.
- February 25, 2021
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Listen: ‘A Disaster for Feminism’

Why have the economic and psychological stresses of the pandemic hit women harder—and what can we do about it?
- February 19, 2021
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Listen: A Forever Pandemic

Vaccines are a public good. Until the world regards them as such, the pandemic will not end.
- February 13, 2021
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Listen: Can You Get Reinfected?

The Brazil variant raises a scary question—and reminds us that herd immunity matters across borders.
- February 4, 2021
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Listen: Have We Turned the Corner?

Or is it still risky to be optimistic?
- January 29, 2021
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Listen: Who Gets the Next Shot?

A bioethics expert on the moral questions facing our vaccine rollouts.
- January 24, 2021
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Listen: Coronavirus Mutations

How bad are the new COVID-19 variants, really?
- January 15, 2021
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Listen: How Badly Is Vaccination Going?

We’re behind, but that may change quickly.
- January 8, 2021
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Listen: The Vaccine Is Here! What Now?

We’re very relieved, but now entering the strange time of vaccine purgatory.
- December 18, 2020
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Listen: Americans Are Going Hungry

How could we let people go so long without help?
- December 14, 2020
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Listen: Misinformation Mailbag

How do you talk with a loved one who believes pandemic conspiracy theories?
- December 6, 2020
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Listen: How to Cancel Thanksgiving

Because you should.
- November 20, 2020
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Listen: A 90 Percent Effective Vaccine

The lead principal investigator of the Pfizer vaccine trial explains the news that it’s 90 percent effective.
- November 13, 2020
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Listen: The Virus Is Peaking, but Help Is Going Away

Americans now face a third wave of the coronavirus. New lockdowns may soon follow—this time, without economic support.
- October 26, 2020
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Listen: Is COVID-19 a Preexisting Condition?

What could happen if we lose the Affordable Care Act during the pandemic
- October 16, 2020
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Listen: The Bizarre, Inconsistent Story of Trump’s Illness

What did the president know and when did he know it?
- October 8, 2020
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Listen: College Football Needs to Follow Science, Not Money

As colleges send athletes back on the field, we’re learning more about how COVID-19 could have serious and long-lasting impacts on hearts in even the healthiest among us.
- September 30, 2020
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Listen: How Bad Will Winter Get?

Your cold-month questions, answered
- September 25, 2020
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Listen: Fires Outside, Virus Inside

How wildfires make the virus more dangerous
- September 17, 2020
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Listen: Is Faster Better?

We want vaccines. We want rapid tests. But when is fast too fast?
- September 12, 2020

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