<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Pandemic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/pandemic Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ I was at ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. RFK's cuts could fuel a new pandemic, just when elimination seemed within reach. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/his/is-the-coming-hiv-pandemic-inevitable-opinion fv5CqticxnSuMjfSt8Ufw Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's coming ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/measles-resurgence-in-the-us-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming pZCsGR9E3pfNLrrqmJVXcL Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/science-history-patient-zero-catches-sars-the-older-cousin-of-covid py5NdnbHj3YD8xctKC2aaM Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:03:59 +0000 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:04:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably, says Dr. Seth Berkley ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/future-pandemics-are-a-certainty-and-we-must-be-better-prepared-to-distribute-vaccines-equitably-says-dr-seth-berkley xHFgw437EXMBJeKLC3NuR9 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:12:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/these-decisions-were-completely-reckless-funding-cuts-to-mrna-vaccines-will-make-america-more-vulnerable-to-pandemics oHbeZRmLySX8imVJoU3izS Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:10:00 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/rfks-proposal-to-let-bird-flu-spread-through-poultry-could-set-us-up-for-a-pandemic-experts-warn 8PhJQMYWDteGAz5wNhmXPo Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:09:52 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:29:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The WHO penned the world's first pandemic agreement — but the US isn't signing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/the-who-penned-the-worlds-first-pandemic-agreement-but-the-us-isnt-signing iKNU5poFjs2xUoJyBjY2NW Tue, 27 May 2025 22:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between humans. Here's how to slow its progress. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/bird-flu-could-soon-evolve-to-spread-between-humans-heres-how-to-slow-its-progress 5yorfF9qWRKPsQmcguciXT Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/it-is-a-dangerous-strategy-and-one-for-which-we-all-may-pay-dearly-dismantling-usaid-leaves-the-us-more-exposed-to-pandemics-than-ever-opinion Gn6CeNFwimfsa5jc9Zfee5 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:43:53 +0000 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:09:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'Camp Hill' virus discovered in Alabama is relative of deadly Nipah — the 1st of its kind in the US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/new-camp-hill-virus-discovered-in-alabama-is-relative-of-deadly-nipah-the-1st-of-its-kind-in-the-us VN3qYJ3Xi6o98Z996ks3tS Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:28:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ US reports 1st outbreak of 'highly pathogenic' H5N9 virus in poultry. Should we worry? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/us-reports-1st-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-h5n9-virus-in-poultry-should-we-worry qxC8Bb9DHmTXKZYz6sf254 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:03:50 +0000 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ A disease unknown to science could spark the next pandemic. Are we prepared? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/a-disease-unknown-to-science-could-spark-the-next-pandemic-are-we-prepared BNA9z4DcB7FoxvGtBykU86 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:48:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Expect more pandemics to sweep the globe in the coming decades ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/expect-more-pandemics-to-sweep-the-globe-in-the-coming-decades i9f5P5RRKfmCyBBQhxYEmX Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:59:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ A single gene mutation could enable H5N1 to spread between people, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/a-single-gene-mutation-could-enable-h5n1-to-spread-between-people-study-finds uaQbZAthnY5dodoaqf8AJW Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:43:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/h5n1-bird-flu-is-evolving-to-better-infect-mammals-cdc-study-suggests 5vTEWgMRnB9tpSo9fjLGhh Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's early mega-settlements mysteriously collapsed — this might be why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/worlds-early-mega-settlements-mysteriously-collapsed-this-might-be-why xb3BXiYN5esio2jRfV8hb9 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:33:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Single-shot HIV treatment suppresses virus 10,000-fold for months, animal study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/hiv/single-shot-hiv-treatment-suppresses-virus-10-000-fold-for-months-animal-study-finds 85Vow3h7eFwH6EMExZCTzk Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI can predict 'tipping points' for future disasters like pandemics or ecological collapse, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/new-ai-algorithm-can-predict-the-tipping-points-for-future-disasters-scientists-say C2NEnKYapomPgsTmeWT92Q Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:30:24 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heart attacks fell dramatically during the pandemic — and they're still dropping ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/heart-attacks-fell-dramatically-during-the-pandemic-and-they-re-still-dropping d3TdGAg7iKT4ywD25RKhGX Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists find secret 'back door' flu viruses use to enter cells ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/scientists-find-secret-back-door-flu-viruses-use-to-enter-cells ZnkjFdwpVch7HM8gPrixh5 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:19:26 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/latest-human-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-us-is-1st-to-cause-respiratory-symptoms g7jwcfGJsV7JVJNqFiR6g4 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:09:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drowning deaths in US on the rise for the 1st time in decades ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/death/drowning-deaths-in-us-on-the-rise-for-the-1st-time-in-decades G9zzAYmDUrDJWER5NHGBii Mon, 20 May 2024 17:21:35 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ H5N1: What to know about the bird flu cases in cows, goats and people ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/h5n1-what-to-know-about-the-bird-flu-cases-in-cows-goats-and-people 6mEV7tLY5GHAeC8EpJjmHZ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:00:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Person in Texas catches H5N1 bird flu in 1st probable case of cow-to-human transmission ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/person-in-texas-catches-h5n1-bird-flu-in-1st-probable-case-of-cow-to-human-transmission 8oPbkPxeMCXN6AxLjVXUZF Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:16:32 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doomsday Clock hovers at 90 seconds to midnight for 2nd year in a row ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/doomsday-clock-hovers-at-90-seconds-to-midnight-for-2nd-year-in-a-row vovyZiY2boHL6rg3XcRG4Z Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:25:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's respiratory outbreak is 'expected' and not caused by new virus ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/chinas-respiratory-outbreak-is-expected-and-not-caused-by-new-virus Wwrsgqz6KcDF7no9BtB8RC Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:58:03 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skeletons from 1918 flu dispel myth that young, healthy adults were more vulnerable to the virus ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/skeletons-from-1918-flu-dispel-myth-that-young-healthy-adults-were-more-vulnerable-to-the-virus QMd3H77sJa5Cu6fhBnsBVR Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:52:48 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Novavax's new COVID vaccine cleared for use by FDA ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/novavaxs-new-covid-vaccine-cleared-for-use-by-fda sj5m79hH8ZQK4azvrdL3eK Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:04:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/excess-deaths-tied-to-covid-have-plummeted-in-america-what-does-that-mean FSqyC5pmUbUKYALPXcAJ7D Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Genetic quirk could explain why not everyone shows symptoms of COVID-19 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/genetic-quirk-could-explain-why-not-everyone-shows-symptoms-of-covid-19 iJ8JHXm8sSyvGaVH6gQ7em Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:00:07 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mystery pathogen is stripping sea urchins of their flesh and turning them to skeletons — and it's spreading fast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mystery-pathogen-is-stripping-sea-urchins-of-their-flesh-and-turning-them-to-skeletons-and-its-spreading-fast j4X4HgKLESg7oiTAhxF9WB Tue, 30 May 2023 11:49:43 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, WHO says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/covid-19-is-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency-who-says 7nnTUkWjV3SyzPVNA7HkKU Fri, 05 May 2023 19:18:12 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ COVID pandemic had 'minimal' effect on mental health, study says. Is that true? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/covid-pandemic-had-minimal-effect-on-mental-health-study-says-is-that-true FbxFYShZXjqFukaPbxs42d Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:36:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among US children and teens, study shows ]]> https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-cause-of-death-children 5Z87keUZ2TiTyW9qHfSZig Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:57:28 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maybe rats didn't spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/black-death-not-primarily-spread-by-rats WN6WEpduei2kfSL2NxDCtJ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:38:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ What does it mean for a disease to be 'endemic'? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/what-is-an-endemic-disease BmXnbLyVbwuQ5fwANTYZz4 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ A new omicron subvariant is spreading in China. Here's what we know so far. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/covid-what-we-know-about-new-omicron-variant-bf-7 yoNqeZNM3LVY9Yd6n3VWcm Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:55:25 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Belief that COVID-19 was a hoax is a gateway drug to other conspiracy theories ]]> https://www.livescience.com/covid-conspiracy-theories-gateway-drug oMLQz7XcuVWEj66wpcd7TX Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:15:47 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lab-made COVID-19 hybrid sparks controversy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/hybrid-covid19-virus-sparks-controversy qgTZdTczc7HcBSaHjhgVFc Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:11:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will monkeypox become a pandemic? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/will-monkeypox-become-pandemic gKBHycYrG7EMDG2eqnBiyU Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:00:29 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Coronavirus variants: Facts about omicron, delta and other SARS-CoV-2 mutants ]]> https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-variants.html oK3pzMK6diNR9VwsX3GdyD Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:27:51 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quick guide: Most widely used COVID-19 vaccines and how they work ]]> https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-vaccines-authorized-for-use.html UqfeGa8ArWUxzCXfZHJFR4 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:57:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/alien-hammerhead-flatworm-named-after-pandemic yPa2afVKPAwcEGEBh9cTk9 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:33:54 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will we need more COVID-19 boosters to end the pandemic? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/will-we-need-more-covid-19-boosters-to-end-pandemic CfxWCKba4vUQ9oRWm2zBTC Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Omicron's not the last variant we'll see. Will the next one be bad? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-variants-after-omicron-2022 jbrST5Fs3DaTq6CcbdPHvh Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:36:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1st case of omicron variant in US confirmed in California ]]> https://www.livescience.com/first-omicron-case-us-confirmed-california y2toNTF5naFX5HLRjFLvC7 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:38:19 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/plastic-pandemic-waste-clogs-oceans UjkKh9kZE9f35S2stLxus6 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:31:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children ]]> https://www.livescience.com/moderna-says-vaccine-safe-and-effective-children Gy6jwWzm8DP5D7aPdXnf2D Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:03:28 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ COVID-19 has now killed as many people in the U.S. as the 1918 Spanish flu ]]> https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-killed-as-many-americans-1918-flu-pandemic AzsCNuYxxqBu8WnVeEEuX9 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:56:58 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The war has changed,' against new delta variant, internal CDC presentation says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/internal-cdc-document-covid-delta-variant.html nsjsDFWx5QSpxvso3oc443 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:55:45 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:10 +0000