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What older adults need to know about long COVID

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

A microscope image of several SARS-CoV-2 virus particles.

An estimate of how many Americans have died from each COVID variant

By Philip Kiefer

A line of people queue up in front of a blue tent.

What’s next for China’s zero COVID policy

By Philip Kiefer

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A massive new study confirms vaccinated people are still at risk of long COVID

US Army service members in surgical masks saluting the coffin of a veteran who died of COVID-19

What 1 million COVID deaths looks like from the frontlines

By Philip Kiefer

A photo of an open window, skylight.

How better ventilation can fight the spread of COVID in your home

By Liz Szabo / KHN

A girl getting vaccinated.

Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID boosters

National Mall in Washington, D.C. covered in thousands of white flags to represent each US COVID death

We’ve lost more than 1 million Americans to COVID

By Purbita Saha

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CDC estimates 58 percent of Americans have been infected with COVID so far

N95 Masks laid out on a blue background

Masks can work—even if you’re the only one wearing them

By Philip Kiefer

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What to consider when taking Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid

By Kate Baggaley

Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Washington, DC hosting a COVID vaccine booster meeting

The FDA is inching closer to a long-term COVID booster plan

By Philip Kiefer

a woman wearing a mask finished receiving a shot and is getting a bandaid on her arm

Everything you should know about getting a second COVID booster

By Kate Baggaley

People in masks waiting on a New York City street in daytime for free COVID-19 testing at a blue truck

COVID relief funds are drying up—and so are free tests and treatments

By Lauren J. Young

Box of COVID-19 medical masks on wooden floor.

Your disposable COVID masks could be reborn as fuel

By Carla Delgado

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Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’

Best high-filtration masks

Best N95 and other high-filtration masks

By Rebecca Sohn

A sunny European plaza with empty tables because of the BA.2 COVID surge

COVID’s coming back in Europe. Are we next?

By Philip Kiefer

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mRNA COVID vaccines pose no serious risks for immunocompromised people

By Kate Baggaley

COVID test samples with tubes and labels for detecting variants like Delta and Omicron

‘Deltacron’ could exist after all

By Philip Kiefer

A man standing under some trees outside at sunset, holding his face in his hands because he is stressed out or anxious.

How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up

By Alexandra Frost

SARS-CoV-2 or COVID virus infecting human cells in a green and purple microscopy image

A deep dive on the evolution of COVID and its variants

By Philip Kiefer

a man using his phone on the New York City subway, while other passengers also use their phones

Your smartphone is gross. Learn how to clean it properly.

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Young kids should also wear better masks to protect against COVID. Here’s what to consider.

By Alexandra Frost

Focused black woman in mask reading newspaper in new york city subway train

You still probably have to wear a mask while traveling

By Maggie Galloway

Biden State of the Union 2022 with the US president, vice president, and speaker of the House of Representatives in front of an American flag and two other individuals wearing COVID masks in the Capitol

A quick look at Biden’s new COVID preparedness plan

By Purbita Saha

People wearing COVID surgical masks in a dark movie theater

The CDC is relaxing indoor mask guidelines and shaking up how it measures COVID risk

By Purbita Saha

A long COVID patient with short brown hair and a white sweatshirt wearing a respirator mask while sitting on the street

Long COVID can manifest in dozens of ways. Here’s what we know so far.

SARS-CoV-2 virus, the origin of the Omicron, BA.2, and Delta variants, under a microscope

‘Stealth Omicron’ is spreading slowly in the US

By Popular Science Team

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Will the world run out of COVID vaccines?

By Kate Baggaley

Cemetary with large stone chapel and headstones.

COVID-19 is overcrowding cemeteries and causing heavy metal pollution

By Anuradha Varanasi

A man wearing a surgical mask is vaccinated by a healthcare worker wearing gloves.

Just had COVID? Here’s when you should get a booster.

By Philip Kiefer

Person putting cloth face mask on a small child

Why several states say they’ll lift COVID mask mandates soon

People wear COVID masks in on public transportation

The 5 phases of COVID’s endgame

A pile of books to represent scientific journals and COVID preprint studies

‘Preliminary research’ on COVID has been surprisingly solid

By Philip Kiefer

Person throwing COVID-19 disposable mask in trash can.

This new recycling system could keep COVID PPE out of landfills

By Sara Kiley Watson

A COVID vaccine for young US children may be closer than ever

A person in workout attire trying to run but they're chained down to a viral particle.

The long road back to fitness after COVID

By Urmi Bhattacheryya

COVID antiviral pills work against Omicron—when people can get them

By Kate Baggaley

A patient sitting on a hospital bed with an IV, with two medical providers wearing protective clothes on either side.

Why the FDA paused monoclonal antibody treatments

By Philip Kiefer

Can cannabis protect people from COVID? Buzzy studies can’t say.

Can cannabis protect people from COVID? Buzzy studies can’t say.

Multicolored masks for COVID-19 hanging from clothesline.

What to do with your old cloth masks

By Sara Kiley Watson

a doctor in a face mask, gloves, and hair net draws a vaccine with a syringe out of a vial

Why healthy, vaccinated people should still care about Omicron

By Kate Baggaley

Person in white buttondown and with long black hair in COVID surgical mask leaning against a table with milk, a bowl of cereal, and green apples and oranges

Some people still can’t smell or taste a year after COVID

By Maggie Galloway

A volcanic Tongan island.

Tonga is fighting multiple disasters after a historic volcanic explosion

A white COVID respirator mask and blue surgical masks hanging on a clothesline in a window

Here’s what the CDC is now saying about masks and respirators

By Purbita Saha

A doctor in a protective suit taking a nasal swab from a person to test for possible coronavirus infection

What does it mean for Omicron to peak?

By Philip Kiefer

Bits of marijuana lay on a table on top of a doctor's prescription pad.

No, smoking weed will not protect you against COVID-19

N95 respirators

The ultimate guide to reusing and buying N95 masks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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The ‘Deltacron’ COVID variant almost certainly doesn’t exist

Razer Zephyr review: A mask out of time

By Mike Epstein

COVID rapid antigen tests for Omicron detection lined up like dominoes

Why at-home antigen tests might be missing early cases of Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

Woman with tissue sneezing

Hearing people talk about ‘flurona?’ Here’s the deal.

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks

The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15

A nurse in a mask and gown writes in a medical chart in front of a patient in a hospital bed.

Here’s more evidence that vaccines help against Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

How does BMI change your COVID-19 risk? The answer reveals how little we know about body fat and health.

How does BMI change your COVID-19 risk? The answer reveals how little we know about body fat and health.

By Isobel Whitcomb

E. coli bacteria on a green background to show germ theory vs. terrain theory

This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence

By Isobel Whitcomb

female doctor in protective clothing prepares test tubes for covid

Why it’s so hard to make quick, accurate estimates on new COVID variants

By Philip Kiefer

What to do if you test positive for COVID, were exposed, or have symptoms

What to do if you test positive for COVID, were exposed, or have symptoms

By Philip Kiefer

A doctor in a protective suit taking a nasal swab from a person to test for possible coronavirus infection

Omicron isn’t overtaking Delta as quickly as the CDC thought—and that’s bad news

Why the CDC just shortened COVID quarantines to 5 days for asymptomatic cases

Why the CDC just shortened COVID quarantines to 5 days for asymptomatic cases

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

a woman in a purple coat and a red hat looks at a shop covered in christmas lights

What the Omicron surge means for your holiday travel

By Rachel Feltman

a COVID-19 at-home test

Which at-home COVID-19 test should you buy?

By Marion Renault