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How to stop humans dying, too</a></h3><style data-emotion="css llqkfq">.css-llqkfq{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);font-family:var(--ds-type-system-serif);max-width:43.75rem;font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-0);line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-lower);}</style><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">As isolated human cases of H5N1 emerge, now is the time to prepare </p></div></div></div><style data-emotion="css 12zrjtn">.css-12zrjtn{grid-area:group2;position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}.css-12zrjtn::after{background-color:var(--ds-color-london-85);content:'';height:100%;position:absolute;right:-1rem;right:calc(-1 * var(--ds-grid-gap));top:0;width:1px;}.css-12zrjtn:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-12zrjtn en4o1560"><style data-emotion="css 6p3gio">.css-6p3gio{position:relative;width:100%;margin-top:0;overflow:hidden;display:block;}.eeawncf0 .css-6p3gio,.e1ns5z760 .css-6p3gio{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-6p3gio,.e1ns5z760 .css-6p3gio{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-6p3gio,.e1ns5z760 .css-6p3gio{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.eeawncf0 .css-6p3gio,.e1ns5z760 .css-6p3gio{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.eeawncf0 .css-6p3gio,.e1ns5z760 .css-6p3gio{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}.e1ft9m2r0 .css-6p3gio{margin-left:0.75rem;margin-top:0;}@media (max-width:29.9375rem){.e1ft9m2r0 .css-6p3gio{padding-top:0.375rem;}}.ebp5mrt0 .css-6p3gio{padding-bottom:1.5rem;border-bottom:var(--ds-border-rule);}</style><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><style data-emotion="css 1js7g3m">.css-1js7g3m{position:relative;float:none;width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}.css-1js7g3m img{display:block;}.css-1js7g3m svg{bottom:0;display:block;left:0;position:absolute;width:15%;}.css-1js7g3m+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-1js7g3m+style+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-1js7g3m+.e7j57mt0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-1js7g3m+style+.e7j57mt0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-1js7g3m+.e8l300f0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-1js7g3m+style+.e8l300f0{margin-top:0.5rem;}@media (min-width: 30rem){.css-1js7g3m{float:right;margin:0.25rem 0 0 1.5rem;width:33%;padding:0;}.css-1js7g3m+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0;}.css-1js7g3m+.e7j57mt0{margin-top:0;}.css-1js7g3m+.e8l300f0{margin-top:0;}}</style><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="The virologist Zhang Yongzhen is staging a sit-in protest after Chinese authorities allegedly locked him out of his lab." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><style data-emotion="css 1jzypbl">.css-1jzypbl{font-family:var(--ds-type-system-serif-lining);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-2);font-weight:normal;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-upper);}.css-1jzypbl a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ds-color-london-5);display:block;}.css-1jzypbl a:hover,.css-1jzypbl a:hover{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1jzypbl a:focus,.css-1jzypbl a:focus{background-color:var(--ds-color-chicago-95);color:var(--ds-color-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1jzypbl a:active,.css-1jzypbl a:active{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);}.css-1jzypbl a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-1jzypbl+.e7x1xmz0,.css-1jzypbl+style+.e7x1xmz0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.e1p220na0 .css-1jzypbl+.e7x1xmz0{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/china/2024/05/02/the-chinese-scientist-who-sequenced-covid-is-barred-from-his-lab" data-analytics="collection_1:headline_2">The Chinese scientist who sequenced covid is barred from his lab</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps</p></div></div><style data-emotion="css 16c9eiw">.css-16c9eiw{border-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ds-color-london-85);margin:1.5rem 0;margin:1.5rem 0 1.25rem;width:100%;}</style><hr class="css-16c9eiw e188esf01"/><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Josh Gad as ‘Bud’ and Andrew Rannells as ‘Doug’ in Gutenberg! The Musical!" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/united-states/2024/01/11/broadway-is-struggling-to-find-its-rhythm-after-the-pandemic" data-analytics="collection_1:headline_3">Broadway is struggling to find its rhythm after the pandemic </a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The Great White Way is looking slightly less great </p></div></div><hr class="css-16c9eiw e188esf01"/><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><style data-emotion="css 93c3ik">.css-93c3ik{font-family:var(--ds-type-system-serif-lining);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-1);font-weight:500;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-lower);}.css-93c3ik a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ds-color-london-5);display:block;}.css-93c3ik a:hover,.css-93c3ik a:hover{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-93c3ik a:focus,.css-93c3ik a:focus{background-color:var(--ds-color-chicago-95);color:var(--ds-color-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-93c3ik a:active,.css-93c3ik a:active{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);}.css-93c3ik a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-93c3ik+.e7x1xmz0,.css-93c3ik+style+.e7x1xmz0{margin-top:0.25rem;}.e1p220na0 .css-93c3ik+.e7x1xmz0{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 class="css-93c3ik e7j57mt0"><a href="/leaders/2023/12/05/covid-19-was-a-disaster-for-the-worlds-schoolchildren" data-analytics="collection_1:headline_4">Covid-19 was a disaster for the world’s schoolchildren</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The costs of wasting brainpower are huge</p></div></div></div><style data-emotion="css 670k81">.css-670k81{border-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ds-color-london-85);grid-area:line;margin:0;margin:1.5rem 0 1.25rem;margin:0;width:100%;display:block;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-670k81{display:none;}}</style><hr class="css-670k81 e188esf01"/></div></div></div></section></div><div><section class="css-riwnn3 e115cdyu0"><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Economic consequences</h2><style data-emotion="css dhgg2g">@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560 .en4o1560:last-of-type{padding-bottom:1.5rem;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560 .en4o1560{padding-bottom:1.5rem;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560 .en4o1560{padding-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560>hr+.enphw8n0:last-of-type{padding-bottom:1.5rem;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560:nth-of-type(5){padding-bottom:1.5rem;}}.css-dhgg2g .e188esf00 .e188esf00{margin-top:-0.25rem;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-dhgg2g .en4o1560{padding-bottom:1.5rem;}}</style><div class="css-dhgg2g e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-1gljmzf e188esf00"><div class="css-pdqis7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="A circle of Euro coins on a blue background with light blue tape going from one coin to the other " loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-107bvwz e7j57mt0"><a href="/europe/2024/02/15/the-eus-covid-19-recovery-fund-has-worked-but-not-as-intended" data-analytics="collection_2:headline_1">The EU’s covid-19 recovery fund has worked, but not as intended</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The fund should pave the way for more collective European spending</p></div></div></div><div class="css-12zrjtn en4o1560"><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="An illustration of a man using a broom to clean spider webs within a space shaped like a head." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2024/01/17/what-economists-have-learnt-from-the-post-pandemic-business-cycle" data-analytics="collection_2:headline_2">What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The curious and furious recovery has brought some old ideas back to the fore</p></div></div><hr class="css-16c9eiw e188esf01"/><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20230909_WOT917.png"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/graphic-detail/2023/09/07/the-pandemic-has-broken-a-closely-followed-survey-of-sentiment" data-analytics="collection_2:headline_3">The pandemic has broken a closely followed survey of sentiment</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Americans’ opinions about the state of the economy have diverged from reality</p></div></div></div><hr class="css-670k81 e188esf01"/></div></div></div></section></div><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM advert--full-width"><div><div id="econ-collection-1" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div><div><section class="css-riwnn3 e115cdyu0"><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Epidemiology</h2><div class="css-dhgg2g e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-1gljmzf e188esf00"><div class="css-pdqis7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="An illustration showing a brain within a head surrounded by a colourful bar chart that waves up and down and other shapes floating around." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-107bvwz e7j57mt0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2024/02/21/long-covid-is-not-the-only-chronic-condition-triggered-by-infection" data-analytics="collection_3:headline_1">Long covid is not the only chronic condition triggered by infection</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Finding similarities between post-infectious illnesses could lead to better treatments</p></div></div></div><div class="css-12zrjtn en4o1560"><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/leaders/2023/10/05/in-an-ugly-world-vaccines-are-a-beautiful-gift-worth-honouring" data-analytics="collection_3:headline_2">In an ugly world, vaccines are a beautiful gift worth honouring</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">According to the WHO, they have saved more lives than any other medical invention</p></div></div><hr class="css-16c9eiw e188esf01"/><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Collage featuring the projects and research of Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, medicine, and physics. It includes visual elements representing significant contributions in these fields." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2023/10/05/the-2023-nobel-prizes-honour-work-that-touched-millions-of-lives" data-analytics="collection_3:headline_3">The 2023 Nobel prizes honour work that touched millions of lives </a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Besides mRNA vaccines, they celebrate ultra-fast lasers and tiny prisons for light </p></div></div></div><hr class="css-670k81 e188esf01"/></div></div></div></section></div><div><section class="css-riwnn3 e115cdyu0"><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Data trackers</h2><div class="css-7ipy e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-1gljmzf e188esf00"><div class="css-pdqis7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210904_WOP411.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-107bvwz e7j57mt0"><a href="/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_1">The pandemic’s true death toll</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Our daily estimate of excess deaths around the world</p></div></div></div><div class="css-12zrjtn en4o1560"><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20210703_WOP111.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/graphic-detail/tracking-the-return-to-normalcy-after-covid-19" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_2">The global normalcy index</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Is the world returning to pre-pandemic life? Find out with our interactive tracker</p></div></div><hr class="css-16c9eiw e188esf01"/><div class="css-6p3gio enphw8n0"><div class="css-1js7g3m e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20220219_WOP955.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20220219_WOP955.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20220219_WOP955.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20220219_WOP955.jpg 480w, 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How to stop humans dying, too</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">As isolated human cases of H5N1 emerge, now is the time to prepare </p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg 360w, 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src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240504_CNP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> China</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/china/2024/05/02/the-chinese-scientist-who-sequenced-covid-is-barred-from-his-lab" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_2">The Chinese scientist who sequenced covid is barred from his lab</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240224_STD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Science & technology</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2024/02/21/long-covid-is-not-the-only-chronic-condition-triggered-by-infection" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_3">Long covid is not the only chronic condition triggered by infection</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Finding similarities between post-infectious illnesses could lead to better treatments</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240217_EUD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Europe</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/europe/2024/02/15/the-eus-covid-19-recovery-fund-has-worked-but-not-as-intended" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_4">The EU’s covid-19 recovery fund has worked, but not as intended</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The fund should pave the way for more collective European spending</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240120_FND000.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Finance & economics</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2024/01/17/what-economists-have-learnt-from-the-post-pandemic-business-cycle" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_5">What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The curious and furious recovery has brought some old ideas back to the fore</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240113_USP006.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> United States</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/united-states/2024/01/11/broadway-is-struggling-to-find-its-rhythm-after-the-pandemic" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_6">Broadway is struggling to find its rhythm after the pandemic </a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The Great White Way is looking slightly less great </p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231209_LDD004.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Leaders</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/leaders/2023/12/05/covid-19-was-a-disaster-for-the-worlds-schoolchildren" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_7">Covid-19 was a disaster for the world’s schoolchildren</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">The costs of wasting brainpower are huge</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_STD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Science & technology</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2023/10/05/the-2023-nobel-prizes-honour-work-that-touched-millions-of-lives" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_8">The 2023 Nobel prizes honour work that touched millions of lives </a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">Besides mRNA vaccines, they celebrate ultra-fast lasers and tiny prisons for light </p></div></div></div></div></div><div data-test-id="InContentAd"><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM advert--full-width"><div><div id="econ-1" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><div class="css-13yvjcn e188esf00"><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20231007_LDD003.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><p class="css-1cn46a4 e8l300f0"> Leaders</p><h3 class="css-1jzypbl e7j57mt0"><a href="/leaders/2023/10/05/in-an-ugly-world-vaccines-are-a-beautiful-gift-worth-honouring" data-test-id="teaser-card-link" data-analytics="topic_page:coronavirus:headline_9">In an ugly world, vaccines are a beautiful gift worth honouring</a></h3><p class="css-llqkfq e7x1xmz0">According to the WHO, they have saved more lives than any other medical invention</p></div></div></div><div class="css-wx0rq7 en4o1560"><div class="css-ctje7d enphw8n0"><div class="css-1w6u71t e1xwzcy70"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" 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