Issue # 298 _ December 2020

Research during the quarantine

“When I woke up, it was wonderful to realize that I was still alive.”

Research during the quarantine

“I began valuing my personal relationships more during the pandemic”

COVID-19

Welcome voices

Pandemic leads to greater communication between doctors, scientists, and the general public

COVID-19

The pandemic detectives

Health professionals use a variety of methods and instruments to follow the trail of the novel coronavirus and to try to contain the epidemic

COVID-19

Back to school?

Obstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school

Cover

Vaccines edge closer

Early test results indicate that four vaccines with various dosing schedules provided protection against COVID-19 in adults, with efficacy levels ranging from 62% to 95%