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We’ll Probably Never Eliminate COVID-19 from the U.S. It’s Still Worth Trying
2021 got off to a grim pandemic start in the U.S. A huge surge in COVID-19 cases followed the holiday season, peaking at around 300,000 new cases on Jan. 8, 2020. More than 20,000 Americans lost their lives to the virus in a single week in January alone and over 146,00 in total have died…
Pfizer-BioNTech Announces They Will Test a Third Dose of Their COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech has begun testing a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine in a small group of people. The vaccine is currently authorized in several countries in a two-dose regimen, given 21 days apart, and has proven in studies to be about 95% effective in protecting against COVID-19 disease. But as new (and more infectious) genetic…
COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Here’s the Real-World Proof
New studies of people who have been vaccinated are supporting early data that COVID-19 vaccines are effective
Moderna Ships a New COVID-19 Vaccine for Testing Against More Infectious Variant
The vaccine manufacturer is launching three new studies to address mutations in the COVID-19 virus
The Disinformation Vaccine: Is There a Cure for Conspiracy Theories?
Inside one massive company's plan to test whether the laws of public health can fight fake news
Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus Among Stars Supporting Global Citizen’s ‘Recovery Plan for the World’
Coldplay, Lars Ulrich, Hugh Jackman also join campaign aiming to end Covid-19
You May Be Surprised by the Type of American Who Is Postponing Basic Health Care During the Pandemic
There’s more than one way to get sick during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can contract the virus, of course, as more than 28 million Americans already have. Or you can dodge the disease but still suffer from the disruption caused by quarantines and social distancing, if they lead you to neglect routine health care. That,…
U.S. Death Toll From COVID-19 Passes the 500,000 Mark
The milestone is a reminder that U.S. deaths are likely to exceed the toll for the Civil War
Baseball Stadiums, Theme Parks, Cathedrals: See the World’s Makeshift COVID-19 Vaccination Hubs
From baseball stadiums and hockey rinks to cathedrals and bars
Why Beatmaking Site Splice Is Suddenly Worth $500 Million
Accessible software to record music from home is big business — and the boom will outlast the pandemic
New Covid-19 Strains: What We Know
The virus is mutating — but what are the most concerning new variants? And what does that mean for our current vaccines?
How Facebook’s Australia News Ban Could Hamper Vaccine Rollout to Aboriginal People
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has become a primary news source in Aboriginal communities.