Jon Cohen

How some treatments can lead to a ‘functional cure’ for HIV Specific class of immune cells help keep virus at bay for months or years—even in the absence of drugs

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Book Review: The Urgent Quest to Prevent the Next Pandemic In "Planning Miracles," Jon Cohen chronicles the efforts of scientists and others to eradicate the threat of pandemics.

Thanks to @undark.org for reviewing my new book!

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The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to fight the next pandemic A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn

"It's as if it stopped raining, so why fix the roof?https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-administration-dismantling-efforts-fight-next-pandemic

James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”

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AI drives dramatic expansion of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s funding to end all diseases Entering its second decade, philanthropy with Facebook fortune has shed social causes and now focuses on ambitious science dream

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is poised to become one of the largest philanthropies supporting science, and it now is going "all in" on AI and biology to create a virtual immune system. I spoke with Chan and many of its scientists last week. www.science.org/content/arti...

ACIP tables vote to delay hepatitis B vaccine birth dose

The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth.

In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.

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Many thanks Caitlin. So glad you were asked to review this, and just so there's no confusion, I have no input into Science's book review process--or even whether they choose to review my books!

Man’s pig kidney fails just shy of setting record The xenotransplant, from a gene-edited pig, had survived for nearly 9 months in Tim Andrews

Genetically engineered pig kidney in Tim Andrews unfortunately failed after nearly 9 months, but he fortunately returned to dialysis and is doing well. www.science.org/content/arti...

Science and Society | Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics Online Since Covid-19 swept the world, scientists have been grappling with an urgent issue: How do we prepare for the next pandemic—and at a time when science denial and...

I'll be speaking today at Lewes Library Science and Society webcast talk at 4:45 EDT about my just released book, Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics. Registration required. delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/14650002

Science and Society Lecture to address pandemic prevention Oct. 7 Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series will present Science magazine’s Jon Cohen for an online presentation based on his new book, "Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemic...

I'll be speaking about my book on Oct. 7 at Lewes Public Library's Science and Society Lecture, which is webcast: www.capegazette.com/article/scie...

Thanks Mike!

Many thanks.

Planning Miracles by Jon Cohen: 9780593321225 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A groundbreaking book about the past, present, and future of pandemics, and a behind-the-scenes portrait of the intrepid and innovative community of scientists working tirelessly to stop the next one ...

My book, Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics, comes out next week. It's not about flawed COVID responses. It's about scientific efforts to develop better vaccines, treatments, masks, surveillance--and to move more quickly...as one world.
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Canada’s Supreme Court will decide fate of ostrich flock hit by bird flu Farmers and supporters—including RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz—urge government to spare birds that survived H5N1 outbreak

An ostrich flock, H5N1, culling policy, Canada’s Supreme Court, farmers, biotechs, hair growth and weight loss products, opponents of government overreach, animal rights activists, RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, the Royal Mounted Canadian Police. Read all about it. www.science.org/content/arti...

After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist

To get full flavor of this remarkable collection and its remarkable backstory, read the links.

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After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist

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Promising. Not vaccines.

My mistake. Apologies. We will fix.

Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work? Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn

I took a close look at vaccine mandates in the wake of Florida's push to do away with them. www.science.org/content/arti...

Remembering David Baltimore, a titan who transformed biology and spoke bluntly The influential Nobel laureate ran institutions, trained future scientific leaders, survived a scandal, and shaped policy

David Baltimore, for much of the past three decades, has been one of my most helpful, thoughtful sources. I wrote an obit about his remarkable career, and I included a few of my interactions with him. www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. will fulfill Biden-era pledge to provide HIV prevention breakthrough to millions Trump administration cuts to global health programs had put promise in doubt

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Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work? Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn

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The last gift: How bodies donated for research may help find a cure for HIV Pioneering project uses “rapid autopsies” to find virus hideouts in infected people

I started research for this story, which came out today, more than a year ago. Thanks to all who stuck with me, and shared their thoughts. www.science.org/content/arti...

OK, I was wrong. I thought the call for China to share more data was spotlighting the central problem--and common ground-- and that the other arguments were debatable but far less relevant. I, too, think intelligence communities should produce evidence and not simply reveal how they lean.

Why we still don’t know where COVID-19 came from. And why we need to find out. Five years after COVID-19 emerged, killing millions, costing trillions, and disrupting global life, we still don’t have a definitive answer as to the origins of the pandemic and the virus. This contin...

The rare opinion piece about the contentious origin of COVID pandemic that will find most everyone interested in this question nodding in agreement--everyone, that is, outside of government officials and compliant scientists in China. thebulletin.org/2025/08/why-...

In a first, pig lung survives and functions—briefly—in a person Organ transplanted to brain-dead man lasts for more than a week before succumbing to an immune assault

Xenotransplantation of pig-to-human organs takes a small step forward with the first ever lung transplant. It's not a giant leap for mankind, but it adds to momentum the field has seen over the past year. www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH ponders overhauling HIV budget to capitalize on prevention breakthrough Scientists warn $1 billion push for “implementation science” spurred by promise of lenacapavir will hurt research on new treatments and vaccines

Proposal calls for quintupling implementation science budget at NIH to make it 30% of portfolio, potentially cutting basic research driving treatment, vaccine, and cure studies. Lenacapavir PrEP triggered push for funding shift.

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