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
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
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
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
The lack of data around breakthrough infections is giving many Americans a false sense of security. The Delta variant was first identified in the United…
Eric TopolAugust 9, 2021
Here’s a paradox: A new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, aducanumab, gets approved by the Food and Drug Administration through an accelerated process without sufficient data, although there…
Eric TopolJuly 1, 2021
Viruses mutate constantly, though not always in dangerous ways. But we need to keep vaccinating and stay vigilant. News about emerging coronavirus variants can sound…
Eric TopolApril 14, 2021
Developing a Covid vaccine in record time shows how medical research can rev up to fight other diseases. In less than a year, we went…
Eric TopolMarch 19, 2021
Intranasal vaccines might stop the spread of the coronavirus more effectively than needles in arms. The development of highly effective COVID vaccines in less than…
Eric TopolMarch 1, 2021
