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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

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

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

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

By Sara Chodosh

DIY face mask final folding

How to make face masks for kids and adults—no sewing machine required

By Alden Wicker

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

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

two gloved hands hold up a black and white globe with a medical mask stretched over it against a blue background with several red coronaviruses on it

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

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

moderna covid shot

What you should know about COVID booster shots so far

By Philip Kiefer

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

A doctor with a mask on hold a COVID vaccine vial

All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant

By Lauren Leffer

Plexiglass barriers shield cashier stations in grocery store checkout lanes.

This new plexiglass coating could grab viral droplets from the air

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

FCC broadband map

As more people work from home, internet speed requirements have become a critical issue

By Stan Horaczek

An illustration of the COVID-19 spike protein.

The Delta variant is on the rise in the US

By Erin Fennessy

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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 doctor prepares a COVID-19 shot

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

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

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

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

friends-eating-outdoors-without-masks

If you’re fully vaccinated, you (mostly) don’t need to wear a mask outdoors

By Sara Chodosh

Ask Us Anything

Ask Us Anything: Can viruses be good for us?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

couple walks along boardwalk

The CDC is set to update its outdoor mask guidance

Jumping rope is an unbeatable cardio workout—if you do it correctly

A hand caryrying a phone with the Empire Pass vaccine app on it

Here’s how New York’s ‘vaccine passport’ app works.

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The pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine doesn’t mean it’s not safe

blood cells moving through blood vessel

COVID might be linked to more blood clots than we thought

By Philip Kiefer

Woman with tissue sneezing

How to tell seasonal allergies from COVID-19 symptoms

By Rachel Feltman

Person in white jacket wearing a red HIV/AIDS ribbon.

An HIV vaccine could arrive sooner than we thought—using Moderna’s mRNA tech

covid-19 vaccine production facility

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

By Philip Kiefer

Doctor examines MRI brain scans.

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders

bike resting against wall

How to wheel your way through the global bike shortage

A phone with the New York COVID vaccine site on it

How to protect your privacy while signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine online

people wearing masks walking down a street

Most states will open vaccinations to all adults by mid-April

Healthcare worker speaks with patient.

Getting COVID after vaccination is really rare—and likely to be more mild

Older man wearing a medical mask

Is it okay to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? We’ll know soon enough.

White-tailed deer fawn standing in grass

White-tailed deer test positive for COVID-19 in lab studies

By Dave Hurteau/Field & Stream

Vaccine vials in a lab

What went wrong with AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine data?

Countries resume use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after new data shows it’s safe

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Native American communities take the lead on vaccinations after facing staggering rates of COVID-19

newborn baby with its parent

We now know babies can be born with COVID-19 antibodies

Tourist in surgical mask in front of the Eiffel Tower

COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’ could set a troubling precedent

By Yara M. Asi/The Conversation

Chick sitting on woodchips in a wire pen

US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?

By Jonathan Moens/Undark

Two Black women with curly hair hug against a blue background featuring red coronavirus illustrations

Can we ever hug again?

By Leigh Cowart

Line graphs in blue, pink, and green for mask, mask mandate, and kn95 masks

A year of pandemic life, as told by the things we Googled

By Philip Kiefer