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Young person receiving vaccine from healthcare worker while wearing a mask.
Health

COVID-19 vaccines are working in the real world

By Sara Chodosh

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These states are on the cusp of another COVID-19 surge

By Erin Fennessy

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5 heart-healthy foods—and 2 to absolutely avoid

By Sara Chodosh

Vaccine shot vials on pink background.
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Vaccines may help alleviate symptoms for people with long-COVID

By Sara Kiley Watson

doctor putting bandaid on arm after person gets a vaccine
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COVID vaccine hesitancy is showing up in unexpected places

By Philip Kiefer

Woman applying lotion in mirror
Health

Are ‘clean’ cosmetics better for us than other beauty products?

By Sara Kiley Watson

A calendar with the page for March 2021 displayed and a red circle around Thursday the 11th sits next to an N95 mask on a blue background surrounded by red illustrations of the coronavirus.
Health

What the first year of COVID tells us about the next

By Popular Science Team

a person wearing a backpack and holding textbooks against a blue background with several red coronavirus illustrations
Health

Where are we most likely to catch COVID-19?

By Betsy Ladyzhets

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Long-term COVID-19 symptoms are even more common than we thought

By Sara Kiley Watson

social distancing
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Animals are better at social distancing than we’ll ever be

By Ellie Shechet

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Masks, well-ventilated classrooms, and other precautions are key to reopening schools

By Rahul Rao

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What you can and can’t do after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

By Claire Maldarelli

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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine just passed the FDA’s final test

By Philip Kiefer

a person who is pregnant
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What pregnant, breastfeeding, and prospective parents should know about the COVID-19 vaccines

By Kat Eschner

COVID-19 vaccine vials
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Why COVID cases are falling around the world

By Rahul Rao

Doctor administering COVID-19 vaccine to masked patient in medical office.
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COVID-19 is shortening US life expectancy—especially for people of color

By Sara Kiley Watson

Prison cell with a sink and toilet behind bars
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Solitary confinement can’t stop COVID-19 from spreading through prisons

By Robin Blades/Undark

a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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Facing COVID-19 variants, vaccine makers are weighing how to tweak their designs

By Rahul Rao

a woman getting ready to get on a mass transit subway
Environment

Air pollution in US subway stations is disturbingly high

By Kate Baggaley

A Black middle-aged individual talking on a smartphone in a cafe
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One big hiccup in US efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines? Poor internet access.

By Tamra Burns Loeb, Et Al./The Conversation

two footballs used in the NFL
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Even at half capacity, the Super Bowl could cause COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

Pregnant woman checking phone notifications.
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Pregnant people can—and should—get vaccinated against COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

woman wearing mask in subway station
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The US finally has a national mask mandate

By Rahul Rao

jeffrey zients
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The new COVID-19 team has a lot of work to do. Here’s how they should start.

By Erin Fennessy

a healthcare worker wearing a surgical mask
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What you can do right now to protect yourself from the new COVID-19 variants

By Claire Maldarelli

vials of COVID-19 vaccines
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COVID-19 vaccines could end the pandemic by eliminating severe cases

By Kate Baggaley

Three people in prison jumpsuits behind orange bars and the SARS-CoV-2 virus illustrations superimposed in four spots
Health

On surviving—and leaving—prison during a pandemic

By Sarah Scoles

a person putting a vaccine into a syringe.
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To get vaccines to more people, the priority system needs to loosen up

By Kat Eschner

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What you need to know about Biden’s 5-point COVID-19 relief plan

By Sara Chodosh

a kid sick in bed having his temperature taken
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What COVID-19 will look like once the pandemic ends

By Claire Maldarelli

United States capitol building at night.
Health

The attack on the Capitol had all the ingredients of a COVID-19 superspreader event

By Sara Kiley Watson

a person staring at a smartphone screen
Technology

How your daily screen time affects your wellbeing

By Claire Maldarelli

syringes
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Is one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine enough?

By Kat Eschner

a medical syringe
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COVID vaccines are getting thrown out thanks to strict distribution rules

By Claire Maldarelli

Outdoor cafe
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When it comes to COVID-19 risk, what counts as ‘outdoor’ dining?

By Sara Kiley Watson

housing
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In 2021, a new wave of evictions could also fuel a rise in COVID cases

By Kat Eschner

people getting rapid covid testing outside
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The new, more-contagious UK COVID-19 strain is officially in the US

By Sara Chodosh

two women wearing masks outside
Health

Can you spread COVID-19 after vaccination? Here’s what we know.

By Kate Baggaley

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What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

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What to know about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine before it reaches you

By Claire Maldarelli

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The FDA just green-lit America’s first COVID vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

smoke rising from smokestack
Environment

Cracking down on soot pollution could save thousands of lives—but the EPA won’t do it

By Ula Chrobak

Two kids running on a lawn with masks on
Health

Shaming the public into smarter COVID-19 decisions won’t work. This will.

By Maia Szalavitz/Undark

Pad and tampons.
Health

What we can learn from Scotland’s free period products

By Sara Kiley Watson

masks
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100 days of wearing masks could make an enormous difference in the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

person in ppe
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We’re just beginning to understand how our genes and COVID-19 mix

By Kat Eschner

vaccines
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Why AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine is an important addition to the fleet of offerings

By Kat Eschner

a person in the park wearing a mask
Health

That new study saying masks might not be effective? It has a few caveats.

By Kate Baggaley

A doctor wearing a mask and scrubs holds up a syringe with a vaccine inside
Health

You can get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time

By Rachael Zisk

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Health

Biden’s COVID-19 response plan is missing one major component

By Kat Eschner

parent putting mask on their child
Health

A record number of kids got COVID-19 last week

By Sara Chodosh

pregnant woman
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Pregnant women are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19, but there’s no need to panic

By Claire Maldarelli

women wearing masks at the grocery store
Health

When it comes to airborne COVID-19 transmission, droplet size matters

By Kate Baggaley

halloween decorations
Health

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

map of covid infections among nursing staff at care homes
Health

The current state of the pandemic in five graphs

By Sara Chodosh

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2020 is shaping up to be America’s deadliest year in recent memory

By Claire Maldarelli

someone in an airplane seat with a mask on
Health

COVID-19 continues to make flying a risky proposition

By Kat Eschner

smoke stacks from energy plant
Environment

Prosecutions under the Clean Air and Water acts dropped in half after Trump took office

By Ula Chrobak

older adult men playing chess together
Health

Everyone should have a social life, especially older adults

By Kat Eschner

A sign that says "Screening checkpoint ahead" placed in front of the door to a hospital
Health

One motorcycle rally may have triggered COVID-19′s new Midwest surge

By Rachael Zisk

daycare center
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The ‘near-Herculean’ effort by daycare workers to prevent COVID-19 spread is working

By Kate Baggaley

dentists working with full PPE
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Don’t worry. Your dentist probably won’t catch COVID-19.

By Kat Eschner

graph showing covid cases per day
Health

COVID-19 cases are on the rise yet again

By Sara Chodosh

newborn baby holding mother's finger
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COVID-19 doesn’t have to jump from mother to newborn

By Kat Eschner