How it started, where it’s headed, and how scientists are fighting back
Chasing Plagues
A virologist crawled through bat caves to find the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Fast-Track Drugs
With no time to make treatments from scratch, scientists are searching for existing compounds that reduce harm
Frontline Trauma
Stress from fighting COVID-19 poses an unprecedented threat to health care workers
How the Healers Feel
Interviews by Jillian Mock and Jen Schwartz
The Vaccine Quest
Only genetic engineering can create a protective serum in months rather than years
What Comes Next
Large outbreaks of disease in the past suggest how the current crisis might play out
This article was originally published with the title “Special Report: The Coronavirus Pandemic” in Scientific American 322, 6, 24-25 (June 2020)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0620-24
