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Coronavirus Covid 19 Archive

Archives for May 2021

Explainers
Will Covid-19 vaccines protect you against variants? 9 questions about variants, answered.Will Covid-19 vaccines protect you against variants? 9 questions about variants, answered.
Explainers

How coronavirus variants are affecting vaccines, treatments, and our attempts to return to normal.

By Umair Irfan
Explainers
Anti-vaxxers aren’t the cause of America’s dropping vaccine ratesAnti-vaxxers aren’t the cause of America’s dropping vaccine rates
Explainers

This fact is crucial to getting the US’s vaccination campaign back on track.

By German Lopez
Covid-19
“Talk to your doctor” might be key to easing concerns about the vaccine“Talk to your doctor” might be key to easing concerns about the vaccine
Covid-19

Doctors are ready for a bigger role in the vaccination campaign.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
Why getting vaccinated for Covid-19 is more popular in the UK than in the USWhy getting vaccinated for Covid-19 is more popular in the UK than in the US
Future Perfect

The UK has world-leading vaccine enthusiasm. What can the rest of the world learn?

By Kelsey Piper
Explainers
The logic of Biden’s new July 4 vaccination goalThe logic of Biden’s new July 4 vaccination goal
Explainers

Biden’s new goal acknowledges how close America is to potentially getting Covid-19 under control.

By German Lopez
The US is in danger of learning the wrong lessons from Covid-19
Features

America is already missing its chance to prepare for the next pandemic.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Anxiety seems to be the culprit in J&J vaccine fainting spellsAnxiety seems to be the culprit in J&J vaccine fainting spells
Politics

The CDC suspects anxiety is behind some negative effects experienced by needle-averse people.

By Gabby Birenbaum
Technology
How the Indian government is silencing its criticsHow the Indian government is silencing its critics
Technology

A major battle over free speech on social media is playing out in India during the pandemic.

By Shirin Ghaffary

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