Coronavirus
We Want To Hear How The Last Year Has Affected Your Mental Health
This year has been hard on all of us.
Hannah Marder
J&J’s Vaccine Is Still On Pause After A CDC Safety Panel Put Off A Vote
At least six women, including one who died, have developed an extremely rare blood-clotting syndrome after getting the vaccine.
Dan Vergano
Here's Why You Can't Compare The Extremely Rare J&J Vaccine Blood Clots To Ones Linked To Birth Control
The causes and treatments are not the same, doctors told BuzzFeed News. Still, the Johnson & Johnson pause is no reason to panic.
Lauren Strapagiel
A New Study Suggests Empty Middle Seats On Planes Reduce COVID Exposure By A Third
Airlines have returned to filling middle seats, which a new CDC study suggests increases the risk of coronavirus exposure.
Dan Vergano
The US Has Recommended Pausing The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine To Study Rare Blood Clotting Issues
Of the more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered so far in the US, federal authorities are investigating six cases of rare and severe blood clotting.
Dan Vergano
Stop Freaking Out: You Probably Already Have Some Type Of Vaccine Passport
Schools, international travel, and military service — people in the US already have to prove they are vaccinated against many diseases.
Scott Lucas
Vaccinated People Can Safely Travel, According To New CDC Guidance
But as COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, “I would advocate against general travel overall,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
Dan Vergano
A Photographer Captured The Moment A 98-Year-Old Got To See Her Family After A Year Apart
COVID-19 vaccines mean some nursing homes are now reopening, so residents can finally hug loved ones. A series of viral photos captured Yoshia Uomoto's surprise reunion.
David Mack
A Top Medical Journal Said “No Physician Is Racist.” Now Scientists Are Boycotting.
After a podcast from the prestigious journal JAMA questioned whether systemic racism exists in medicine, doctors and researchers are pressing for sweeping changes.
Stephanie M. Lee
Young Doctors Faced Down The Pandemic But Aren’t Sure About Their Futures
“I feel like there has got to be something else that makes me happier.”
Stephanie K. Baer
The CDC Is Pushing Back Against Critics Who Say COVID-19 Death Numbers Have Been Overcounted
COVID-19 drove a 15.9% increase in the nationwide death rate in 2020, alongside increases from heart disease, injuries, Alzheimer's, and diabetes.
Dan Vergano
12 Wild Photos Of What Spring Break Looks Like In Southern California Right Now
Repeat after me: The pandemic is not over.
Daniella Emanuel
The WHO Report On COVID-19's Origins Shows We May Never Know Where The Coronavirus Came From
As a World Health Organization and Chinese study into the origins of the pandemic gives no conclusive answers, the controversial theory that the virus emerged from a lab refuses to go away.
Peter Aldhous
US Cases Of COVID-19 Are Rising Again, Sparking Fears Of A Fourth Major Surge
“We have so much to look forward to,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday. “But right now I’m scared.”
Peter Aldhous
Reporters Did Not Ask Biden About The Pandemic But Apparently We're Already Talking About 2024
Sixty-five days into his first term — as 1,000 people a day continue to die of COVID-19 in the US — reporters asked Biden whether he was going to run for reelection.
Ryan Brooks
Tell Us The Best Purchases You've Made During The Pandemic
It can be anything that's brought some light into your life!
Tafi Mukunyadzi
After A Lot Of Drama With The Government, AstraZeneca Lowered Early Estimates Of Its COVID Vaccine’s Effectiveness By Just 3 Percentage Points
“This is going to turn out to be a good vaccine,” said chief US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci.
Dan Vergano
Absolutely Wild Photos Show Spring Break In Miami As COVID Still Rages
Chaotic scenes from the weekend showed maskless revelers drinking and partying in the streets in defiance of curfew orders.
Kate Bubacz
US Health Officials Questioned AstraZeneca’s Report Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Results
The drug company announced positive trial results on Monday suggesting the vaccine was highly effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in all age groups. Less than a day later, US health officials questioned the results, which still have not been released in full.
Peter Aldhous
Freedom, Hope, Relief: What The COVID Vaccine Means To You
Hundreds of people told us what it felt like to finally get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are your stories.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
These Intimate Photos Show How Moms Coped With The Long Pandemic Year
“To be honest, this year was really about survival for us.”
Kate Bubacz
Europe’s Drug Regulator Said AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is “Safe And Effective”
Experts could not rule out a link to rare blood-clotting conditions seen in a small number of people who received the vaccine and suggested warnings be added to information given to doctors and patients.
Peter Aldhous
A Native American Tribe In Oklahoma Denied Black Citizens COVID-19 Vaccines And Financial Relief
“We’re stuck in a system that doesn’t care about us,” one Black citizen of the Seminole Nation said.
Joseph Lee
This Is What We Know So Far About AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine And Blood Clots
So far there’s no clear evidence of a safety problem. But several European countries have paused vaccinations with AstraZeneca’s shots while investigations continue.
Peter Aldhous
18 People Shared How The Pandemic Year Changed Their Finances And It's Eye-Opening
"I couldn't wrap my brain around the fact that I literally couldn't work. I felt like a failure."
Megan Liscomb
All US Adults Will Be Eligible For A COVID-19 Vaccine By May 1, Joe Biden Said
Biden's announcement, part of a national address, shifts the responsibility for the pandemic response to the federal government.
Ryan Brooks
“I Was The One Who Broke Broadway”: Meet The First Usher To Test Positive For COVID
When usher Peter McIntosh started feeling sick a year ago, he never imagined he’d become the first confirmed COVID-19 case on Broadway — or that theaters would close the next day.
Julia Reinstein
Everything We Felt In The First Pandemic Year, In Photos
Truly an emotional marathon.
Kate Bubacz
Tom Hanks, The NBA, And COVID’s Day Of Reckoning In The US: An Oral History
More than 60 people — from Anthony Fauci to Chet Hanks — told us what it was like in the Oval Office, in the Utah Jazz locker room, and backstage on Broadway on March 11, 2020, the day COVID swallowed everything.
BuzzFeed News
Congress Just Passed Another Round Of COVID Checks And Unemployment Aid
Checks of $1,400, unemployment benefits, and hundreds of billions of dollars in aid are coming soon. President Joe Biden signed the bill Thursday.
Paul McLeod
