COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic

UCS experts are closely tracking the ongoing outbreak, working to ensure a science-based response to the pandemic. and monitoring any attempts by federal and state leaders to sideline scientists and public health experts. Photo from the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Bureau of Laboratories.

The National Guard/Flickr

November 16, 2020

Science Is Taking Center Stage in President-Elect Biden’s Plan to Combat COVID-19

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

KonstantinV9/Shutterstock

November 12, 2020

Fighting the Pandemic Can’t Wait for Inauguration Day

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

H_Ko/Shutterstock

October 23, 2020

Herding People to Slaughter: The Dangerous Fringe Theory behind the Great Barrington Declaration and Push toward Herd Immunity

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

October 23, 2020

Who Do You Trust?: Mobilization, Polarization and the Erosion of Public Expertise

UCS Science Network

US Census Bureau

October 21, 2020

Supreme Court Allows Census to Be Cut Short—and Considers Defying 150 Years of Precedent

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever.

October 19, 2020

What to Expect at FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

SKR_RGR/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

October 19, 2020

The Postal Service is Under Attack. Our Research Shows Who This Hurts Most

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

Source: The New York Times

October 14, 2020

Trusted Sources of Information about COVID-19: What We’re Watching and Following

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Pan American Health Organization/Flickr

October 13, 2020

A Win for Science and Transparency: FDA Publishes New, Strict COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Claudia Wolff/Unsplash

October 9, 2020

As the Virus Rampages through Washington, Essential Workers Nationwide Are Paying the Price

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

US Census Bureau

October 2, 2020

The Census Crisis: Commerce Secretary Tightens Grip on a Vital Public Good

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

PA Governor's office/Flickr

September 25, 2020

The Quandary of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials for Black Americans Who (Rightfully) Distrust Medical Researchers

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

September 18, 2020

Thank Science for Vaccines – Not Funders, Industries, or Politicians

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Phil Roeder/Flickr

September 15, 2020

Political Officials Undermine CDC Scientists’ COVID-19 Studies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

SELF Magazine/Flickr

September 14, 2020

Who Gets the First COVID-19 Vaccines? The Answer is a Complex Tangle of Science and Ethics

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

Christopher Michel

September 10, 2020

The Evidence is Clear: The US Public Wants Science-Based Policies for COVID-19

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock

September 3, 2020

The Deadly Consequences of Sidelining Science and Government During a Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

September 3, 2020

Did EPA’s Non-Enforcement Policy Cause Lake Charles Chemical Plant Fire As COVID-Climate Disasters Pile Up?

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

August 27, 2020

Three Reasons Why the COVID Relief Executive Order Is Bad Policy

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

surgical mask

Gilbert Mercier/Flickr

August 7, 2020

Without Clear Information from Leaders, We Face the COVID-19 Pandemic Alone

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

August 6, 2020

With Hurricane and COVID-19 Preparedness, Communities Are Damned if they Do and Damned if they Don’t

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

August 6, 2020

Real-Time Lessons on COVID-19 and US Hurricane Response: What We’ve Learned from Hanna and Isaias

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

White House/Flickr

August 3, 2020

150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Self-Help Enterprises

July 30, 2020

Groundwater Sustainability is a Necessity More Than Ever

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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