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Pandemics

just asking questions Nov. 25, 2024

America’s Alarming Bird-Flu Strategy: Hope for the BestTwo virology professors discuss the lackluster response to an increasingly concerning outbreak.

By Benjamin Hart
just asking questions Feb. 7, 2023

What Fresh Hell Is the New Bird-Flu Outbreak?Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina on how to think about the virus’s recent worrying trajectory.

By Benjamin Hart
build back better Oct. 29, 2021

Congress Decides to Learn Almost Nothing From PandemicCOVID cost America 734,000 lives and $16 trillion. Biden’s new Build Back Better bill invests just $2.7 billion into pandemic preparedness.

By Eric Levitz
public health Aug. 3, 2021

Congress Is Already Botching the Next PandemicAs Delta surges, congressional Democrats are poised to slash Biden’s proposed investment in pandemic preparedness.

By Eric Levitz
pandemics Oct. 3, 2014

The Inhuman Heroism of Health-Care Workers in the Ebola Zone The acts required to impose isolation on an infected population are brave and terrible.

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
sad scary things Oct. 1, 2014

The Lessons of the Dallas Ebola CaseEven the smallest mistakes by hospitals can have dire consequences.

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
scary things May 19, 2009

Swine Flu: Not Just for the Outer Boroughs AnymoreA private school on the UES has shut its doors after students fell ill.

By Jessica Coen
scary things May 15, 2009

Comeback of the Year: Swine FluThree schools in Queens have shut down after an outbreak.

By Jessica Coen
panic-demics Apr. 29, 2009

Live From Mexico: Avoiding Swine Flu While Working on That TanThis is no time to cancel a vacation! Um, right?

By Emma Rosenblum
panic-demics Apr. 28, 2009

CDC Discourages Kissing As Swine Flu SpreadsSwine flu spreads, but not in proportion to the panic over swine flu.

By Jessica Pressler