Op-Ed 2 | Eric Topol

We need a definitive exit from our Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the roadmap

As the virus accelerates its evolution, the humans capitulate. For two and a half years, Covid-19 has been outrunning our response, getting more and more…

Eric TopolMay 16, 2022

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COVID vaccines need to be evolving much faster

The virus that brought us COVID-19 is now going through accelerated evolution. Our vaccines must do the same. The Omicron wave was by far the…

Eric TopolMay 4, 2022

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Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave

When it comes to Covid, the United States specializes in denialism. Deny the human-to-human transmission of the virus when China’s first cases were publicized in…

Eric TopolMarch 16, 2022

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What do we know about Covid’s impact on the brain?

One of the most important studies in the pandemic – studying the potential impact of Covid on the brain – was just published. The major findings…

Eric TopolMarch 9, 2022

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The pandemic isn’t over. Omicron won’t be the last coronavirus variant to haunt us.

American COVID-19 pandemic with fewer than 12,000 new cases a day and a total of 15,000 patients in the hospital. There was a declaration of independence from the…

Eric TopolFebruary 21, 2022

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Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxe.

The term ‘fully vaccinated’ needs to be redefined. It’s time for the United States and the CDC to see natural immunity as a partial path…

Eric TopolFebruary 20, 2022

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It’s not too late

As the Biden administration took office last January, with the pandemic peaking at more than 130,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States, there were high…

Eric TopolJanuary 18, 2022

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Pandemic fatigue has Americans glossing over Omicron. But we can’t give up.

The holidays should be a time for getting together with friends and family, but instead we have a double dose of coronavirus strains — Delta…

Eric TopolDecember 16, 2021

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We can prevail over Omicron. We just need to use the tools we have.

Masks, vaccines, boosters, rapid tests and anti-Covid pills will all be essential in the months ahead. ast week, we learned from virus sequencing and rapid…

Eric TopolDecember 1, 2021

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Covid cases are surging in Europe. America is in denial about what lies in store for it

The US thinks it will be ‘immune’ to what is happening in Europe. That’s wishful thinking. It’s deja vu, yet again. The pandemic first hit…

Eric TopolNovember 12, 2021

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