COVID-19 (Page 5)

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Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic

Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

Person putting cloth face mask on a small child

How to sanitize a face mask safely and easily

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?

By Kate Baggaley

Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand

By Kate Baggaley

A hand in a blue glove holds a small vial labeled "Comirnaty," the new name for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.

The FDA officially approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Claire Maldarelli

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered

By Kate Baggaley

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

COVID booster shots will be available to all Americans this fall

By Rachel Feltman, Sara Chodosh

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen

By Kate Baggaley

COVID hospitalizations for kids and younger adults are at record highs

COVID hospitalizations for kids and younger adults are at record highs

By Claire Maldarelli

A laptop on a college-dorm desk

8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19

By Candice Wang

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The COVID-19 delta variant is almost as contagious as chickenpox

By Sara Chodosh

A hand holds a black sticker against a green background. The sticker has a red bandage on it and says 'I got my COVID-19 vaccine.'

People who had COVID should still get vaccinated, according to the CDC

By Erin Fennessy

Two women sit cross-legged, facing each other on a beige sofa. They are each holding a white mug and look absorbed in conversation.

How to talk to your vaccine-hesitant friends and family

By Lauren Leffer

Child wearing gray facemask

Kids make up 19 percent of new US COVID-19 cases now

What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

By Philip Kiefer

A man wearing a grey suit and glasses has a white surgical mask partially covering his mouth and chin. He is walking down a cobblestone street facing towards the camera while others walk facing the other way. It is nighttime and a building and street vendor are in the background.

As Olympics continue, Japan struggles with its largest COVID spike yet

By Lauren Leffer

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How long will we keep wearing masks?

By Eleanor Cummins

A person washing their hands with soap and water spreads soap between their fingers over the basin of a sink.

Why you should recommit to hand-washing to help prevent COVID

By Erin Fennessy

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CDC: Vaccinated people in two-thirds of the US should mask up

By Sara Chodosh and Claire Maldarelli

A dark haired person wearing a black and white patterned mask with a red backpack stands in a grocery store aisle, holding up a smartphone in one hand and running their other hand through their hair. They are looking intently at an array of colorful packaged foods.

What the CDC’s new mask guidance means for you

By Lauren Leffer

Several glass vials of the COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table top.

Despite surging Delta variant, a national vaccine mandate is unlikely

By Erin Fennessy

A healthcare professional administers a shot in an arm to a person in a brown shirt.

The J&J vaccine may be less effective against the Delta variant than we hoped

COVID cases are plaguing the Olympics even before they’ve begun

By Lauren Leffer

A blue-gloved hand holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine

moderna covid shot

What you should know about COVID booster shots so far

By Philip Kiefer

A person wearing a surgical hair net, face mask, face shield and protective surgical gown pulls on surgical gloves while standing in a health clinic.

Under-vaccinated hotspots fuel 60 percent increase in US COVID-19 cases

By Erin Fennessy

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

Plexiglass barriers shield cashier stations in grocery store checkout lanes.

This new plexiglass coating could grab viral droplets from the air

A doctor with a mask on hold a COVID vaccine vial

All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant

By Lauren Leffer

bike resting against wall

How to wheel your way through the global bike shortage

A sticker placed on the pocket of a brown tee shirt, which reads: I got my COVID-19 vaccine.

Immunity from mRNA vaccines could last for years

By Erin Fennessy

A female nurse examines a male patient's chest for heart problems.

What you need to know about heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines

A doctor prepares a COVID-19 shot

A booster shot trial is underway using Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

An illustration of the COVID-19 spike protein.

The Delta variant is on the rise in the US

By Erin Fennessy

red cross volunteers with masks on

What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about COVID-19, in four charts

By Sara Chodosh

person-holding-mask

How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety

By Jean Levasseur

Man is getting vaccine in arm

Novavax’s COVID vaccine might be key for vaccinating the world

By Lauren Leffer

wet street market selling fish

New data shows Wuhan markets were ripe for diseases to jump from animals to people

By Philip Kiefer

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?

By Sara Kiley Watson

A golden retriever dog.

Dogs can sniff out COVID faster than PCR tests

microbiologist in BSL4 lab

Regardless of COVID-19’s origins, experts say it’s time to tighten up biosecurity lab protocols

By Philip Kiefer

A doctor puts a bandage on a woman's arm.

Why Belgium is limiting the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine to adults over 40

Those ‘nature is healing’ memes stem from a problematic take on environmentalism

Those ‘nature is healing’ memes stem from a problematic take on environmentalism

By Angely Mercado

A senior gets a shot.

A new Pfizer trial combines a COVID booster and pneumonia vaccine for seniors

yankee stadium before coronavirus hit

What the Yankees COVID outbreak means for the rest of us

By Neel Dhanesha

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

By Ellie Shechet

covid-19 vaccine production facility

Experts says blood clots from AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine are rare enough to justify its use

By Philip Kiefer

mother masked holding her baby

How should parents with unvaccinated kids handle the CDC’s new mask guidelines?

By Marion Renault

test tubes in a tray

The US will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need

Black students in masks and track suits at desks

Your questions about kids and COVID-19 vaccines, answered

By Debbie-Ann Shirley/The Conversation

Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks—but there’s a catch

Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks—but there’s a catch

By Claire Maldarelli, Emily Cerf

thermometer and masks

Why no one knows if you can catch COVID-19 twice

By Kate Baggaley

One way to slow the spread of COVID-19? Stop talking. Seriously.

By Claire Maldarelli

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August

By Claire Maldarelli

The racial disparities in COVID cases are even more striking than we thought

By Claire Maldarelli

All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

By Claire Maldarelli

face mask and gloves

One in three young people could face serious symptoms from coronavirus

By Claire Maldarelli

The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?

The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?

By Marion Renault

middle schoolers

Kids age 12 to 15 can now get vaccinated in the US

A person wearing a mask rides a scooter

The WHO approved China’s easy-storage Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Medical worker in scrubs moving oxygen canister in Palghar, India

This village’s story shows just how unprepared rural India is for the latest COVID surge

By Puja Changoiwala/Undark

Woman with tissue sneezing

How to tell seasonal allergies from COVID-19 symptoms

By Rachel Feltman

Pfizer and Moderna are studying their COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months

Pfizer and Moderna are studying their COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months

Ask Us Anything: Can viruses be good for us?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy