Science
Rural Doctors And Nurses Are Treating COVID Patients They Know — And Watching Them Die
As the pandemic now devastates rural America and small towns, healthcare workers are watching people they know die. But they’re still struggling to get people to listen.
David Mack
I’m 33 Years Old. I Got COVID-19 Eight Months Ago. I’m Still Sick.
I’m just one of the thousands of Americans who have long-term post-COVID symptoms. This crisis won't end with a vaccine.
Nidhi Prakash
The Busiest Hurricane Season On Record Is Officially Over
This hurricane season blew through predictions from federal scientists and set a string of new records along the way.
Zahra Hirji
The CDC Changed Its Guidance To Say A Shorter Quarantine Is OK With A Negative COVID-19 Test
Quarantine after exposure to someone diagnosed with COVID-19 can be shortened from 14 days to 7 days if people have no symptoms and a negative coronavirus test.
Dan Vergano
Health Care Workers And Nursing Home Residents Should Be First In Line For A Coronavirus Vaccine, A CDC Panel Just Voted
The panel recommendations will help governors decide who gets first priority for any vaccines authorized by FDA.
Dan Vergano
Moderna Has Submitted Its Coronavirus Vaccine For Emergency Approval From The FDA
If approved, the vaccine could become the second shot to become available in the US by December.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Artificial Antibodies Are The Latest COVID-19 Treatment. But Hospitals May Struggle To Use Them.
As hospitals face the logistical nightmare of giving people the few doses of new antibody drugs available, scientists say they're concerned we still don’t have enough data to show they work.
Dan Vergano
Congress Isn't Passing Pandemic Relief, But They Are Passing The Coronavirus
Nearly 1 in 10 senators and 1 in 20 House members have been diagnosed with COVID-19, but even wearing masks on the Senate floor is still a source of contention.
Paul McLeod
“I Think He’s Selfish”: How Friendships Have Been Tested During The Pandemic
With coronavirus cases rising exponentially, people are living at different levels of risk. And it’s causing a strain with some of their closest relationships.
Michael Blackmon
A Third Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Has Reported Promising — But Confusing — Results
The vaccine, which Oxford University developed alongside the company AstraZeneca, was reportedly highly effective in preventing hospitalizations or severe cases of the coronavirus.
Ikran Dahir
As Americans Start Their Thanksgiving Travels, COVID-19 Cases In The US Hit A New Record
On Friday, as people began crowding in airports to travel for the holiday, the US set a daily incidence record with 195,542 new coronavirus cases.
Ryan Mac
Democrats Turn To Door-Knocking To Win Georgia
"It’s about having high-quality face-to-face conversations, and we tend to be able to do that by knocking on people’s doors," said the executive director of New Georgia Project.
Zahra Hirji
Pfizer Is Submitting The First US Coronavirus Vaccine To The FDA For Emergency Approval
If authorized, healthcare workers and vulnerable groups might start getting the two-shot vaccine before the end of the year.
Dan Vergano
Joe Biden Is Working With Governors On COVID-19, But There’s Not Much They Can Do Without Trump
The president-elect spoke about coronavirus relief with governors from across the country, including Republicans. The next steps are still hazy.
Nidhi Prakash
Coronavirus Is Surging Across The US So Mike Pence Held A Useless Briefing
With coronavirus cases surging nationwide, experts fear another 150,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 within the next three months.
Dan Vergano
Airlines Say Flying During COVID-19 Is Safe. The Science Isn’t Quite So Certain.
Your chances of catching the coronavirus on a plane are probably low, studies indicate. But the airline industry, which has funded a chunk of that research, hasn’t always stuck to the science.
Stephanie M. Lee
The CDC Is Now Strongly Recommending You Don't Travel For Thanksgiving
The CDC says people will put their families at risk of contracting COVID-19 by traveling to meet them.
Dan Vergano
More Than A Quarter Of A Million People In The US Have Now Died From COVID-19
Despite the rising death toll, simple measures that are effective in reducing the spread of the coronavirus, like wearing a mask, remain politically divisive.
Salvador Hernandez
People Are Making Vaccine Memes About Moderna And Pfizer
2020 has left us resorting to memes about Big Pharma.
Julia Reinstein
Joe Biden's COVID-19 Team Can't Get The Data It Needs From The White House
"We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets," said David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board.
Zahra Hirji
The First Coronavirus Vaccines Are Looking Very Effective. Here’s What That Means For You.
"The vaccines that we are talking about and the vaccines to come are really the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Anthony Fauci.
Dan Vergano
Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Early Data Says
The new results suggest that the two early vaccine candidates will be extremely effective against the coronavirus.
Azeen Ghorayshi
The US Added 1 Million New Coronavirus Cases This Week Alone
The US on Sunday hit the grim milestone of 11 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 as several states announced new lockdown measures.
Olivia Niland
Is It Safe To Get Together With Loved Ones This Thanksgiving? We Asked 7 Experts.
We asked coronavirus experts about their plans for the holidays during the pandemic: “Whatever you do, whoever you invite to sit around the table, you’re also inviting the virus.”
David Mack
Chicago's Mayor Wants People To Cancel Thanksgiving And Stop Having People Over — Including Family
The governor of Illinois said he will also take more "more stringent action" statewide on containing the spread of COVID-19 "if the numbers keep going in the wrong direction."
Tanya Chen
Trump Was Expected To Lose Votes In Places Where More People Died Of COVID-19. He Didn’t.
If anything, Trump did better in counties with higher COVID-19 death rates.
Peter Aldhous
Climate Activists Put Aside Their Differences With Biden To Help Get Him Elected. Now They Want Results.
The Sunrise Movement has high expectations for the Biden administration. And it’s planning to hold the president-elect to them.
Ryan Brooks
More Americans Are In The Hospital With COVID-19 Than Ever Before
More than 60,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Several states and cities are reporting ICUs are at full capacity.
Dan Vergano
The FDA Has Authorized The COVID-19 Antibody Drug That Chris Christie Took
Eli Lilly’s experimental coronavirus therapy, bamlanivimab, received an emergency use authorization for mild to moderate COVID-19.
Stephanie M. Lee
There Have Now Been More Than 10 Million Coronavirus Cases In The US
The number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 is expected to exceed the peaks seen in April and July.
Peter Aldhous
