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


We spoke to a psychologist about how to deal with post-Covid-19 worries.


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


Here’s what the bill tries to do — and what’s actually in it.


Sen. Joe Manchin is a winner in the stimulus bill. Losers: deficit hawks, and people hoping for a $15 minimum wage.


The package includes funding for stimulus checks, vaccine distribution, and school reopenings.


Sen. Joe Manchin singlehandedly pared back federal unemployment benefits in the new Covid-19 relief package.

Anti-Asian racism is nothing new in America. The pandemic, and Trump, just made it worse.


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


The Senate is weighing in on the minimum wage and unemployment insurance as it holds these votes.


The Covid-19 stimulus bill isn’t going to fix the Medicaid expansion gap.


Retail pharmacies are now giving out Covid-19 vaccines, and some of them are using it as an opportunity to profit off your information.


West Virginia’s high vaccination rate is in part due to its high number of locally run pharmacies that have gained trust in the community.


Scientists say they still have more to learn about the symptoms of Covid-19 infections, long Covid, and the new variants.


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


Sixty-two percent of voters want Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion bill as soon as possible.


The risks of reopening too quickly, explained.


America’s vaccine rollout has improved. Now it’s time to ensure we all make it to the finish line.


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


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

“Question everything, right?” is the new mantra for some. But social echo chambers have propelled “healthy” skepticism into surreal terrain.


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


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


All of the Covid-19 vaccines are more effective than your annual flu shot.


The company is introducing a new strike system that could lead to some users getting permanently banned.


Stimulus checks and UI, but not a $15 minimum wage: the state of the House’s stimulus bill so far.


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


How do you hype up a crowd when there’s no crowd?


South Dakota’s governor got a great reception at CPAC. Her interview on Face the Nation hours later was a different story.


CPAC organizers begged attendees to wear masks — and got booed.


The poll shows Americans have nuanced opinions about when — and how — to reopen schools.


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


The opinion is embarrassingly wrong.


What to know about your risk among friends, runners, and passersby outside.


Why experts believe life could be “normal-ish” by fall — and why they fear it won’t be.


The Senate parliamentarian says the minimum wage increase can’t be part of the stimulus bill.


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


These maps show how your state is doing.


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

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

Life was never easy for New York’s costumed performers. What happens when the tourists disappear?