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Evidence-based explanations of the Covid-19 pandemic, including how it started, how it might end, and how to protect yourself and others.

Politics
Hispanics are being vaccinated at lower rates nationwide. Nevada is trying to change that.Hispanics are being vaccinated at lower rates nationwide. Nevada is trying to change that.
Politics

Access barriers have created a Hispanic vaccination gap.

By Nicole Narea
Fast food over fine dining: What spending data tells us about the pandemic recovery
Technology

Five charts that show how dramatically the pandemic affected our spending.

By Rani Molla
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
Politics
Michigan’s governor wants voluntary efforts to curb severe coronavirus outbreakMichigan’s governor wants voluntary efforts to curb severe coronavirus outbreak
Politics

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s actions fly in the face of mandatory restrictions she instituted last year.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Politics
Top court rules against Covid-19 restrictions on grounds of religious libertyTop court rules against Covid-19 restrictions on grounds of religious liberty
Politics

The court rules that Bible study groups should be able to gather in private homes if commercial spaces are open.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Explainers
3 possible futures for Covid-19 in the US — with hope for a return to normal3 possible futures for Covid-19 in the US — with hope for a return to normal
Explainers

The next month could determine who lives to see normalcy come back.

By German Lopez
Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought
Features

The nagging symptoms long-haulers experience reveal a frustrating blind spot in medicine.

By Julia Belluz
Video
How this New York island became a mass graveHow this New York island became a mass grave
Play
Video

And why Hart Island is changing after the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Rajaa Elidrissi
Politics
All adults will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden announcesAll adults will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden announces
Politics

The change comes two weeks earlier than previously scheduled.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy
Politics
New data disproves a big concern about Covid-19 lockdownsNew data disproves a big concern about Covid-19 lockdowns
Politics

Critics of lockdowns claimed they would cause a spike in suicides. That didn’t happen.

By German Lopez
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
Politics
15 million ruined vaccine doses mean Johnson & Johnson will take charge of Baltimore plant15 million ruined vaccine doses mean Johnson & Johnson will take charge of Baltimore plant
Politics

J&J says it will still meet US delivery targets for the single-shot Covid-19 vaccine.

By Cameron Peters
Video
Why you can’t compare Covid-19 vaccinesWhy you can’t compare Covid-19 vaccines
Play
Video

What a vaccine’s “efficacy rate” actually means.

By Madeline Marshall and Kimberly Mas
Technology
Vaccine-themed gear is in high demand on EtsyVaccine-themed gear is in high demand on Etsy
Technology

A lot of sellers did well selling cloth masks. Now some shops are turning to vaccine-themed gear.

By Rebecca Heilweil
The FDA just made cheap, rapid, at-home Covid-19 testing even easier to get
Technology

Testing can do things for us now that it couldn’t do before.

By Sara Morrison
Features
One Year LaterOne Year Later
Features

A collection of stories about the coronavirus pandemic — what we’ve been through and where we go from here.

By Susannah Locke
Politics
Remote work is overrated. America’s supercities are coming back.Remote work is overrated. America’s supercities are coming back.
Politics

As Lorde said: “We live in cities.”

By Jerusalem Demsas
A pandemic year in the life of a New York City block
One Year Later

“Is this going to be like this forever?” An oral history of fear, endurance, and hope in Sunset Park.

By Anna North and Jen Kirby
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
Future Perfect
What kind of person signs up to be infected with the coronavirus on purpose?What kind of person signs up to be infected with the coronavirus on purpose?
Future Perfect

A new study looks at who signs up for Covid-19 human challenge trials — trials where people are infected with Covid-19 on purpose to help speed up vaccine development.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
Why even a small increase in Covid-19 cases is so scaryWhy even a small increase in Covid-19 cases is so scary
Future Perfect

What can start small can quickly get very big.

By German Lopez
Homecoming
One Year Later

Covid-19 would take hundreds of thousands of older Americans in nursing homes. Desperate that his ailing father would not be among them, one writer bounded home.

By Davy Rothbart
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
One Year Later
The pandemic is becoming a grief crisisThe pandemic is becoming a grief crisis
One Year Later

Millions of Americans have lost relatives and friends. We need to pay attention to the science and consequences of grief.

By Brian Resnick
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
Politics
Birx says US Covid-19 deaths were preventable, but won’t acknowledge her complicityBirx says US Covid-19 deaths were preventable, but won’t acknowledge her complicity
Politics

The former Trump health official’s comments to Sanjay Gupta and the ensuing backlash, briefly explained.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Anti-Asian racism has been overlooked for a long time. It’s now reached a boiling point.Anti-Asian racism has been overlooked for a long time. It’s now reached a boiling point.
Politics

The events of the last year have been a breaking point for many Asian Americans.

By Li Zhou
Politics
The precarious state of American child careThe precarious state of American child care
Politics

Things are getting worse. Here’s what providers need now.

By Anna North
Politics
Biden now promises 200 million vaccine shots in 100 days. The US is already on track for that.Biden now promises 200 million vaccine shots in 100 days. The US is already on track for that.
Politics

The new goal really isn’t that ambitious.

By German Lopez
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
We were here
One Year Later

Why a memorial for Covid-19 victims can help us process our grief, and our anger, too.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Politics
Third stimulus bill: The American Rescue Plan is signed into lawThird stimulus bill: The American Rescue Plan is signed into law
Politics

Joe Biden’s stimulus bill — and $1,400 checks — are on their way. Here’s the latest news.

By Vox Staff
Politics
What’s new for small businesses in the American Rescue PlanWhat’s new for small businesses in the American Rescue Plan
Politics

Restaurants and venues will soon be able to apply for dedicated grants.

By Li Zhou
Covid-19
“The clock is ticking”: Battling cancer while the world is on pause“The clock is ticking”: Battling cancer while the world is on pause
Covid-19

“I don’t know how much time I get.”

By Luke Winkie
10 ways office work will never be the same
One Year Later

From where we work to how our work is measured, office work will be permanently different after the pandemic.

By Rani Molla
Politics
Poll: 31 percent of Republicans think their party backs the American Rescue PlanPoll: 31 percent of Republicans think their party backs the American Rescue Plan
Politics

Republicans are trying to claim credit for stimulus — and some voters are primed to believe them.

By Li Zhou
What would you tell your pre-pandemic self?
One Year Later

14 people look back and offer advice to their past selves on what’s to come.

By Vox First Person
Money
Vaccine hunting gives me a sense of purposeVaccine hunting gives me a sense of purpose
Money

I don’t know the people I book appointments for. That doesn’t matter.

By Leslie Price
Politics
Miami Beach imposes a spring break curfew amid crowding and Covid-19 concernsMiami Beach imposes a spring break curfew amid crowding and Covid-19 concerns
Politics

Miami Beach’s mayor said the city faces “a confluence of challenging circumstances.”

By Anya van Wagtendonk