Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic

January 19, 2021

Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic

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January 19, 2021

Medicine

Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic

Lessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don't completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it

By Stacey McKenna

Climate

Biden's Pick to Lead FEMA Signals Urgency on Pandemic and Climate Change

Deanne Criswell, an experienced emergency manager, will be the first woman to lead the agency since it was created in 1979

By Thomas Frank,E&E News

Biology

Story of Mammoth Survival Is in the Soil

Ancient DNA preserved in soil may rewrite what we thought about the Ice Age

By Riley Black

Neuroscience

Electrical Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors

Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months

By Diana Kwon

Behavior & Society

How Elvis Got Americans to Accept the Polio Vaccine

Campaigns to change behavior thrive on three factors: social influence, social norms and vivid examples

By Hal Hershfield,Ilana Brody

Math

The Timeless Journey of the Möbius Strip

After the disaster of 2020, let's hope we're not on a figurative one

By Serena Alagappan

Policy & Ethics

Biden Names Top Geneticist Eric Lander as Science Adviser

U.S. president-elect also elevates the position to the cabinet for the first time

By Nidhi Subbaraman,Alexandra Witze,Nature magazine

Conservation

How the Suburbs Could Help Save Biodiversity

The first step is to redefine our concept of what a garden should be

By Daniel Rubinoff

Public Health

Another Way to Protect Against COVID Beyond Masking and Social Distancing

Boosting indoor humidity in winter can hinder transmission of the virus

By Akiko Iwasaki

Policy & Ethics

We Need STEM Mentors Who Can Reduce Bias and Fight Stereotypes

Scientific mentorship needs reform to become more equitable and accountable

By Stephanie Knezz

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B--these are all epidemic-prone diseases. They show that we don't need 100 percent effectiveness at reducing transmission, or 100 percent coverage or 100 percent effectiveness against disease to triumph over infectious diseases."

Natasha Crowcroft, senior technical adviser for measles and rubella at the World Health Organization

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