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More from Covid-19 vaccines: News and updates

Politics
If you get an insurance bill for your Covid-19 vaccine, it’s a mistakeIf you get an insurance bill for your Covid-19 vaccine, it’s a mistake
Politics

Covid-19 vaccines are supposed to be free. Some people are getting bills anyway.

By Dylan Scott
Science
Why Johnson & Johnson shots were paused — and why that’s so confusingWhy Johnson & Johnson shots were paused — and why that’s so confusing
Science

The logic and challenge behind the FDA and CDC’s decision to temporarily halt the one-shot vaccine.

By Umair Irfan
Money
Your post-vaccination travel questions, answeredYour post-vaccination travel questions, answered
Money

Can Americans travel right now? Kind of. Should Americans travel right now? That’s more complicated.

By Melinda Fakuade
Explainers
When will teens and kids be able to get the Covid-19 vaccines?When will teens and kids be able to get the Covid-19 vaccines?
Explainers

It may still be a while. Here’s what parents can do in the meantime while their kids aren’t vaccinated and others are.

By Katherine Courage
Everything you need to know about vaccine passports
Technology

The Biden administration says it’s leaving digital vaccination records up to states and the private sector.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Future Perfect
America is now on track to vaccinate all adults by July 4America is now on track to vaccinate all adults by July 4
Future Perfect

A new kind of Independence Day.

By German Lopez
Explainers
The evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy is growingThe evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy is growing
Explainers

Covid-19 shots during pregnancy might also pass on protection against the virus to babies.

By Katherine Courage
Explainers
AstraZeneca’s absurd and unprecedented dispute with regulators, explainedAstraZeneca’s absurd and unprecedented dispute with regulators, explained
Explainers

The company said its Covid-19 vaccine developed with Oxford had 76 percent efficacy in the US after a rare public rebuke from the NIH.

By Umair Irfan
Explainers
What the heck is going on with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe?What the heck is going on with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe?
Explainers

The EU’s top health regulator ruled the vaccine “safe and effective” after a distribution pause.

By Umair Irfan
Technology
Who isn’t getting vaccinated, and whyWho isn’t getting vaccinated, and why
Technology

A new report highlights why different groups are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine and what can be done about it.

By Rani Molla
Money
The frustrating reality of having vaccine-hesitant family membersThe frustrating reality of having vaccine-hesitant family members
Money

More Americans are comfortable with getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Still, about 30 percent of adults plan to refuse it.

By Terry Nguyen
How Chile built one of the world’s most successful vaccination campaigns
Explainers

The Latin American country bet big on vaccines and relied on a strong primary health care network. Now, a quarter of the country has had at least one shot.

By Jen Kirby
Future Perfect
You’re fully vaccinated? The CDC says you can now have friends and family over for dinner.You’re fully vaccinated? The CDC says you can now have friends and family over for dinner.
Future Perfect

The guidelines still urge caution around meeting up with unvaccinated people at high risk for severe disease. But the new rules are a big step toward normalcy.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
The US vaccine situation is looking up — but experts say you should keep wearing a maskThe US vaccine situation is looking up — but experts say you should keep wearing a mask
Politics

The US set a new daily record for vaccinations on Saturday with 2.9 million shots.

By Cameron Peters
Explainers
Why comparing Covid-19 vaccine efficacy numbers can be misleadingWhy comparing Covid-19 vaccine efficacy numbers can be misleading
Play
Explainers

The best Covid-19 vaccine for you is most likely still the first one you can get.

By Umair Irfan
Money
Why public shaming of vaccinations is a bad ideaWhy public shaming of vaccinations is a bad idea
Money

Don’t be mad about individuals getting the vaccine. Be mad about vaccine inequity.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
The key ingredient that could hold back vaccine manufacturingThe key ingredient that could hold back vaccine manufacturing
Technology

Lipid nanoparticles are essential to the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines — and we’re staring down a shortage.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Future Perfect
The growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explainedThe growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explained
Future Perfect

Here’s what we know about how the vaccines protect against spread of the virus.

By Kelsey Piper
Covid-19
“It all happened so fast”: 3 people on getting the Covid-19 vaccine by chance“It all happened so fast”: 3 people on getting the Covid-19 vaccine by chance
Covid-19

What it’s like to be in the right place at the right time and walk away vaccinated.

By Maryam Gamar
Explainers
The vaccine race against the coronavirus variants, explainedThe vaccine race against the coronavirus variants, explained
Explainers

Covid-19 vaccines are here. So are new mutations. Here’s what you should know.

By Umair Irfan and Julia Belluz
Future Perfect
Why Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 vaccine is a game changerWhy Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 vaccine is a game changer
Future Perfect

The vaccine is very effective — and most importantly, it only requires one shot.

By German Lopez
Politics
FDA advisers unanimously recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccineFDA advisers unanimously recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
Politics

The FDA could make an emergency use authorization as soon as this weekend, paving the way for distribution.

By Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan
Science
“We’ve made it so complicated”: Vaccine campaigns are failing to reach the most vulnerable“We’ve made it so complicated”: Vaccine campaigns are failing to reach the most vulnerable
Science

Local health clinics and community groups are just as important as mass vaccination sites in the rollout.

By Umair Irfan
World Politics
Ghana is the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax initiativeGhana is the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax initiative
World Politics

It’s the start of a long campaign to immunize billions of people.

By Jen Kirby
India’s vaccination campaign is unlike any other
World Politics

One of the world’s largest countries plans to vaccinate hundreds of millions by summer.

By Jen Kirby