Elijah Wolfson

Wolfson is a senior editor at TIME, responsible for its health and science coverage.

The transport team moves the body bags of deceased COVID-19 patients from the overflowing morgue of Brooklyn's Wyckoff Heights Medical Center into the improvised morgue set up outside on April 27. Three refrigerated semitrailers, capable of holding more than 150 bodies between them, were brought in as an emergency solution during the height of the pandemic. The transports often occurred at night to avoid upsetting neighbors of the hospital.

COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 200,000 Americans. How Many More Lives Will Be Lost Before the U.S. Gets It Right?

How the U.S. succumbed to complacency and let 200,000 people die of COVID-1...

How the U.S. succumbed to complacency and let 200,000 people die of COVID-19

Falling Coronavirus Testing Numbers Obscures the Reality of the U.S. Pandemic

July was devastating in the U.S. After the country had appeared to flatten ...

July was devastating in the U.S. After the country had appeared to flatten the curve in late spring, daily new cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed as the season turned, peaking at 20.5 per 100,000 people on...

Introducing TIME’s One-Stop Coronavirus Dashboard

In July of any other year, many of us would be starting our mornings catchi...

In July of any other year, many of us would be starting our mornings catching up on the score of last night’s game, or checking in on the stock market. But in 2020, the most...

Visitors arrive ahead of an event at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., on Friday, July 3, 2020. The early Independence Day celebration, which will feature a speech by President Donald Trump, a military flyover and the first fireworks in more than a decade, is expected to include about 7,500 ticketed guests who won't be required to wear masks or socially distance despite a spike in U.S. coronavirus cases. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Fourth of July Weekend Threw America's Coronavirus Failures Into Stark Relief

If you’re American, you can be forgiven if you didn’t particularly feel lik...

If you’re American, you can be forgiven if you didn’t particularly feel like celebrating your country during this year’s Fourth of July holiday. If you’re not, your feelings toward the U.S., whether pity or schadenfreude,...

Cardboard figures of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in front of a souvenir shop in downtown Moscow on June 3, 2020. China on June 1 accused the U.S. of selfishness after President Donald Trump said he would terminate the US relationship with the World Health Organization.

Trump Said He Would Terminate the U.S. Relationship With the W.H.O. Here's What That Means

The World Health Organization(WHO) has driven the charges leading to some o...

The World Health Organization(WHO) has driven the charges leading to some of the 20th century’s greatest public health triumphs. And throughout WHO’s 72-year history, the U.S. has been the organization’s star player, coach, and biggest...

A temporary field hospital built in New York City's Central Park (shown on April 2, 2020) to help alleviate the stress on the city's health care system created by the coronavirus pandemic.

How Are States Across the U.S. Projected to 'Flatten the Curve'?

TIME crunched the data to show how COVID-19 will play out in various states...

TIME crunched the data to show how COVID-19 will play out in various states across the U.S. based on current projections.

A police officer mans the entrance to a coronavirus testing center in Hansen Dam Park on Mar. 25 in Pacoima, CA

Is the U.S. 'Flattening the Curve?' Check Our Coronavirus Chart for Daily Updates

The idea is to slow the spread of the virus to avoid overwhelming the healt...

The idea is to slow the spread of the virus to avoid overwhelming the health care system