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About Helen @HelenBranswell

Helen Branswell is STAT’s infectious diseases and public health reporter.

Helen’s Recent Stories

Health Dec 08

Some experts suggest omicron variant may have evolved in an animal host

The theory goes that some type of animal, potentially rodents, was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus sometime in mid-2020.

Health Sep 21

What to expect from COVID-19 this winter

A COVID season + a flu season = a whole lot of bad news.

Health Sep 03

COVID-19 vaccines never promised perfection. Experts say it’s time to curb our highest expectations

It is increasingly clear mRNA vaccines aren’t going to prevent infection in the upper respiratory tract of some proportion of the vaccinated.

Health Aug 18

How health experts are navigating daily life amid the delta variant surge

With the highly transmissible Delta variant spreading, caution prevails.

Health Aug 11

Scientists debate potential benefits of intranasal COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccines that are injected into the arm don't generate the kind of protection in nasal passages that would be needed to block all infection.

Health Jul 02

12 lessons COVID-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic

Experts weigh in on what we did right when developing the COVID-19 vaccine. And what we did wrong.

Health May 28

As COVID dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance

Some experts point to a series of factors that could make for a rough re-entry to the mixed microbes world of cold and flu viruses.

Health May 14

International panel calls for overhaul of pandemic preparedness efforts

The experts say the COVID-19 crisis should trigger a series of actions to ensure this pandemic is the last of its kind the world ever faces.

Health Oct 22

WATCH: FDA advisory committee assesses COVID-19 vaccine development

This week's meeting, while likely dry and technical, "shows the public that this is how FDA is going about its decisions," one expert said.

Health May 21

Why experts are cautious about Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial

While Moderna blitzed the media, it revealed very little information — and most of what it did disclose were words, not data.

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