CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL EDITION: Why a vaccine could take much longer than a year

Plus: Some good news from America's first hot spot, what it looks like when the world goes quiet, and more [WHEN THE WORLD GOES QUIET]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [THE WORLD GOES QUIET]( [National Geographic]( The Coronavirus Pandemic To help you and your families better understand COVID-19—and learn how to protect yourselves—National Geographic is providing [free access]( to all of our coronavirus coverage. To support more content like this, please [consider subscribing to National Geographic](. PHOTOGRAPH BY TED S. WARREN, AP PHOTO [Is America’s first hot spot flattening the curve?]( As the rest of the nation grapples with a rising death toll and the surging spread of coronavirus, early actions appear to be working in Washington state. But officials here are emphatic: The danger hasn’t passed. [READ THE STORY]( SHARE [F]( [T]( PHOTOGRAPH BY THIBAULT SAVARY, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES [Developing a vaccine in one year would be 'unprecedented']( The mumps vaccine—considered the fastest ever approved—took four years to go from collecting viral samples to licensing a drug in 1967. [LEARN MORE]( SHARE [F]( [T]( RYAN MORRIS, NGM STAFF [Pollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air.]( Even before the coronavirus, air pollution killed seven million people a year. Will today's cleaner air inspire us to do better? [SEE THE MAPS]( SHARE [F]( [T]( Other coverage [Is it safe to eat takeout? (NPR)]( ›› [How NOT to wear a mask (NYT)]( ›› TAYLOR MAGGIACOMO AND MAYA WEI-HAAS, NG STAFF [These charts show how coronavirus has ‘quieted’ the world]( As people stopped commuting and traveling, the Earth’s surface vibrated less—and seismologists tracked the change. [SEE THE DATA]( SHARE [F]( [T]( PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCENT J. MUSI, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION [The hunt for the next potential coronavirus animal host]( Some scientists warn there’s a small but real possibility the virus could take refuge in a new animal host and reintroduce it to humans in the future. [READ THE STORY]( SHARE [F]( [T]( PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL SALOPEK [A new battle zone looms: the developing world]( One of the poorer countries in the world, Myanmar is girding for the brutal onslaught of COVID-19, which has overwhelmed the economies and hospitals of far richer nations. [READ MORE]( SHARE [F]( [T]( PHOTOGRAPH BY APU GOMES, AFP/GETTY ['It’s surreal': Faith leaders preach to empty pews at Easter]( “I keep saying to people, ‘This has happened before. Remember all those scriptures we’ve read through the years? About God’s people in exile? That was all to prepare us for moments like these.” [READ THE STORY]( SHARE [F]( [T]( MORE FROM NAT GEO [Trespassing, vandalism abound in national parks affected by coronavirus]( [This ‘hand-washing’ orangutan went viral—but the story isn’t true]( [Lost your sense of smell? It may not be coronavirus.]( [Experts warned of a pandemic decades ago. Why weren't we ready?]( [Barcelona goes from overtourism to no tourism]( [Poaching threats loom amid lockdowns and loss of tourism]( [Sign up here]( to receive our daily newsletters, covering History, Travel, Science, Animals, and Photography. [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( Clicking on the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. This email contains an advertisement from: National Geographic | 1145 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy]( [Manage all types of email preferences]( with National Geographic Partners. [Unsubscribe]( this type of email. If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here.]( © 2020 National Geographic Partners, LLC, All rights reserved.