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Two New Studies Show That the U.K. COVID-19 Virus Variant Is Not Linked to Severe Disease—But Questions Remain
Two new studies suggest the U.K. COVID-19 virus variant (known as B.1.1.7) is not linked to severe disease, but does seem more transmissible.
Black Women Are Fighting to Be Recognized as Long COVID Patients
It took five years of chronic pain, nausea, fuzzy thoughts and a cruel mixture of fatigue and insomnia for Wilhelmina Jenkins to be diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). But even after she received that diagnosis, in 1988, she faced her fair share of doubters—not because her symptoms didn’t meet the bar for diagnosis,…
Blue States Are Failing Their Students by Not Reopening Schools. Here’s How They Got It So Wrong
More than a year into the pandemic, the majority of K-12 students in blue states are still not attending school in person full-time. The failure to resume the normal rhythm of schooling in historically progressive states amounts to the most significant failure of public policy in a generation. What began as needed and understandable caution…
Two New Studies Point to How AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Linked to Blood Clots
The studies provide a possible explanation for the clotting side effects
The U.S. Offered Up $16 Billion to Venues. No One Could Apply
The Small Business Administration's grant site for music and arts venues crashed within hours, with no reopening date in sight. "The financial hole we are all digging to stay afloat is getting deeper by the day," says one venue owner
Electric Daisy Carnival to Take Place in May Despite Continued Covid-19 Concerns
Passes have already sold out even as festival has yet to release detailed safety protocols or a lineup
CDC Declares Racism a ‘Serious’ Public Health Threat
Racism "negatively affects the mental and physical health of millions of people," the agency said when announcing an initiative to address health inequities
Fauci Warns New Cases Are ‘Disturbingly High’ as US Races to Vaccinate
The US is in "a race between getting people vaccinating and this surge," the president's medical advisor said
Exclusive: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky Unveils Agency Initiative to Address Racism in Health
In an exclusive interview, Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses the first major effort of her directorship of the CDC, which will focus on racism.
Is the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Working? We’re Not Sure Yet
The vaccines are effective on an individual level, but it's too early to tell if they're having a big-picture impact
I Missed My Second COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment. What Happens Now?
Here's how to make sure you're protected against COVID-19
From Sirens to Songbirds: COVID’s Second Spring Brings Hope
On a cloudless April day on the West Side of Manhattan, Erin Fox emerged from the giant glass building where she had gotten the first dose of her Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. The Javits Center—normally the home of various comic-book confabs and one highly dramatic presidential non-victory—had become “operational nirvana,” said Fox, a vice president…