Last Updated December 13, 2020
Read about the science of #COVID19 #vaccine trials, as well as the science of COVID-19, COVID-19 news, and more in our articles with @TheSharedScope.
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NEW!! Check out our newly updated guide to how the most promising COVID-19 vaccines work [now also in Spanish!], our explainer on vaccine efficacy, and a guide to why spike proteins are important in the COVID-19 vaccine race!
Fancy Comma, LLC has partnered with science writer and illustrator Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope to develop a variety of COVID-19 resources for the general public. Read more about Nidhi’s work on this page here.
We will update this page to keep you informed regarding COVID-19 — explaining the complexities in the simplest terms possible. As we add to this growing list of COVID-19 information, including news and updates on vaccine trials, and more, we will link to them below.
Quick Navigation:
- How Do the Most Promising COVID-19 Vaccines Work?
- How Do Existing COVID-19 Treatments Work?
- How Does COVID-19 Affect the Brain?
- How Is the Anti-Vax Movement Derailing Global COVID-19 Efforts?
- What’s It Like to Participate in a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial?
- What Will the Future Be Like in a COVID-19 World?
- What Is SARS-CoV-2, the Novel Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19?
- General Science Articles Useful to Understand COVID-19
- Traveling and COVID-19
- Additional Resources
How Do the Most Promising COVID-19 Vaccines Work?
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Read our comprehensive guide to COVID-19 vaccines [in Spanish here] or read about individual vaccines below.
- United States (Cambridge, MA): Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine – Published June 28, 2020 [Spanish version]
- England: Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine – Published July 2, 2020
- China: How CoronaVac, Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Works – Published July 22, 2020
- United States (Germantown, MD): How the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works – Published July 24, 2020
- United States (New York, NY) and Germany (and China): Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine – Published September 20, 2020 [Spanish version]
- United States (New Brunswick, NJ): Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine – Published October 31, 2020
- How does vaccine efficacy work? – Published November 20, 2020
- What Is the Spike Protein in COVID-19? – Published December 13, 2020
- Guest Posts:
COVID-19 Vaccines: The Frontrunners (mentions Moderna, Oxford) – Published July 10, 2020
Top Contenders in the COVID-19 Vaccine Race – Published September 2, 2020
How Do Existing COVID-19 Treatments Work?
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- Here’s Everything We Know about Remdesivir for Treatment of COVID-19 – Published October 20, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
How Does COVID-19 Affect the Brain?
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- Latest Research Suggests COVID-19 Affects the Brain, Raises Even More Questions – Published September 12, 2020
How Is the Anti-Vax Movement Derailing Global COVID-19 Efforts?
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- Why the Anti-Vax Rhetoric Prevails – Published September 1, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
- Guest Posts:
Debunking 5 Anti-Vax Myths – Published September 1, 2020
What’s It Like to Participate in A COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial?
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What’s It Like to Participate in a Clinical Trial for a COVID-19 Vaccine? – Published July 13, 2020
What Will the Future Be Like in A COVID-19 World?
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- 5 Experts Muse about the Future of COVID-19 – Published July 14, 2020
- COVID-19 and the Winter Flu Season – Published October 18, 2020
What Is SARS-CoV-2, the Novel Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19?
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- What is COVID-19? – Published February 23, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
- What is a Pandemic? – Published March 4, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
- The Importance of Handwashing to Curb the Spread of COVID-19 – Published March 25, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
General Science Articles Useful to Understand COVID-19
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- How does the clinical trials process work? – Published August 3, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
- How do viruses work? (Part 1, Part 2) – Published February 23-24, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
Traveling and COVID-19
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- Traveling during COVID-19 – Published August 17, 2020 at The Shared Microscope
- How Can Entrepreneurs Make the Most of COVID-19 Wanderlust? – Published August 23, 2020
Additional Resources
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We recommend checking out MIT’s “COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, and the Pandemic” Series on YouTube.
About Nidhi Parekh and The Shared Microscope
Science writer and illustrator Nidhi Parekh creates technically precise science writing and illustrations on her blog, The Shared Microscope. Find her on Instagram @TheSharedMicroscope, on Facebook @TheSharedMicroscope, and on Twitter @TheSharedScope.
About Fancy Comma, LLC
The team at Fancy Comma, LLC has 20+ cumulative years of academic research experience in both the sciences and social sciences, and about a decade of cumulative freelance writing and editing experience. Learn more about our team, or contact us here.
Founder and Lead Writer/Researcher, Sheeva Azma, has over 10+ years of experience in scientific research as well as 7+ years of freelance science writing experience. Read more about how Fancy Comma can help you in the time of COVID-19 here.
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