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Army captain in scrubs administers COVID-19 vaccine to man in black shirt

The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine

Medicine

A growing number of researchers are working to develop a variant-proof vaccine that would provide lasting immunity against different strains of the coronavirus, as well as other types of coronaviruses.

Several people are shown walking on a white-lined road and wearing face masks.

China accuses US of whipping up panic over virus as stocks tumble

COVID-19
Fruit bats like the ones pictured here are often key vectors for diseases like Ebola, and disturbing their habitats may have made humans more vulnerable.

Here’s how cutting down West African trees made us vulnerable to Ebola

Environment