New Republic

The Pandemic Never Ended

Five years ago, the World Health Organization first declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. The announcement led to an unprecedented moment for our society: lockdown. Restaurants were ...

How pandemic car shortages are still making new and used cars expensive

Pandemic-era shortages are still pushing up used car prices, and automakers learned lessons from that time that stands to keep supply tight ...
Forbes

World Isn’t Ready For Another Pandemic And ‘Moving In The Wrong Direction,’ WHO Report Says

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Investment in global health research, prevention and preparedness has not kept pace with an increasing frequency and intensity of ...
STAT

What Covid tried to teach us — and why it will matter in the next pandemic

Five years ago this week, STAT was interviewing nervous infectious disease scientists about a mysterious disease spreading in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, located roughly 500 miles west of ...
NPR

How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better

People who don't trust scientists. Nations that don't trust each other. And a lab in a suitcase. These are some of the ways the world has changed – for worse and for better – in the wake of the ...
The New York Times

As the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More

Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to new data. By Roni Caryn Rabin Americans started drinking more as the Covid-19 pandemic got underway. They were stressed, ...
The Atlantic

The Novel I’m Searching For

In July of 2020, a little less than six months after COVID-19 sent much of the world into lockdown, I reviewed three newly released books about the coronavirus pandemic for this magazine. Six months ...
Polygon

The real reason PS5 and Xbox feel stuck in time starts with the pandemic

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched five years ago, in November 2020, which means they both debuted in the teeth of the COVID-19 pandemic that massively disrupted economies and societies around ...
Newsweek

The Morbid Reason Hantavirus Is Unlikely to Be Next Pandemic

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Three people died aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic within three ...

‘The Code As Witness’ Is A Book About Science, Politics And Pandemic Inquiry

The Code as Witness written by Steven C. Quay is part scientific investigation, part policy strategy, and part warning about ...
The Conversation

‘Pandemic babies’ turn 5: Here’s what research tells us about their development and remarkable resilience

Early brain development lays the foundation for lifelong health and success. But disruptions to a child’s early environment can leave a long-lasting imprint on their development and success. For ...