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John Lauerman

ARTICLES BY JOHN LAUERMAN

A man reacts as he receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine (REUTERS)

Can a covid-vaccinated person still spread the coronavirus?

6 min read . 30 Mar 2021

A file photo of President-elect Joe Biden (Photo: AP)

Biden to mend World Health Organization ties, ask Fauci to speak

3 min read . 20 Jan 2021

More than 130 shots are in the works for Covid-19 prevention, according to the World Health Organization (Photo: Reuters)

The first coronavirus vaccines may not prevent you from getting covid-19

5 min read . 15 Jun 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Photo: Reuters)

Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, top US infectious disease specialist warns

1 min read . 10 Jun 2020

The Trump administration has accused Beijing of a massive cover-up about the severity of its epidemic

Where did the coronavirus come from? Scientists race to find origin

6 min read . 12 May 2020

Health-care workers and researchers would be particularly appropriate for coronavirus challenge studies (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus vaccine: Infecting subjects may speed Covid-19 studies, WHO says

2 min read . 07 May 2020

Experts have cast doubt on whether this happens in everyone with the new coronavirus, fueling concerns about the insidious nature of the illness (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus is likely to generate antibodies, says Anthony Fauci

3 min read . 01 May 2020

Because of its ability to spread from people who don’t appear to be ill, the virus may be harder to control than influenza, the cause of most pandemics in recent history (Photo: PTI)

Coronavirus pandemic likely to last 2 years, says report

1 min read . 01 May 2020

The trial, run by the National Institutes of Health, aimed to sign up about 800 patients to test the drug and give a definitive answer as to whether it can help treat the illness (Photo: Bloomberg)

Coronavirus: Gilead says remdesivir hit primary target in Covid-19 study

1 min read . 29 Apr 2020

Coronavirus transmission: virus spreading mostly within families, say experts

1 min read . 28 Feb 2020

Coronavirus could infect two-third of globe, says WHO adviser

2 min read . 13 Feb 2020

Health officials check body temperatures of flyers arriving from Wuhan on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

China virus sparks global rush to track cases and contain spread

5 min read . 23 Jan 2020

Authorities are acting aggressively as the number of cases in China has grown to more than 300 and stretched to five additional countries, including the first diagnosis in the US. (Reuters)

US reports first case of Wuhan virus, sparking rush to contain Outbreak

4 min read . 22 Jan 2020

Some new cases have involved doctors and nurses, a sign that the virus is being transmitted from person to person. (Photo: AP)

China virus spreads to US with health officials on high alert

4 min read . 22 Jan 2020

Google will increase its use of technology to identify extremist and terrorism-related videos across its sites, including YouTube. Photo: Reuters

Google says it will do more to suppress terrorist propaganda

2 min read . 19 Jun 2017

The Donald Trump administration is considering changes to the scope of the H1B programme, said a White House spokesman. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump visa crackdown threatens medical miracle search

5 min read . 14 Feb 2017

The Donald Trump administration is considering changes to the scope of the H1B visa programme, one of the main routes through which US employers sponsor skilled staff for immigration. Photo: AFP

H1B visa changes will infect medical research too, not just tech

4 min read . 07 Feb 2017

The WHO now estimates that there could be 3 million to 4 million cases of the virus in the region, and the travel industry has begun to feel the first impacts of worried vacation and business customers who are changing plans to avoid affected areas. Photo: Reuters

Zika spreads ‘explosively’ in Americas, vaccine work starts

3 min read . 29 Jan 2016

The spread of Ebola on three continents has increased focus on the leadership needed to battle such a disease. Photo: Unicef via Reuters

Ebola spread over months as WHO missed chances to respond

8 min read . 18 Oct 2014

Diabetes affects 347 million people worldwide, and its chronic high blood sugar levels can injure hearts, eyes, kidneys, the nervous system and other tissues. Photo: Hindustan Times

Harvard breakthrough grows insulin-control cells by the billion

4 min read . 09 Oct 2014