On Trump’s Last Full Day, Nation Records 400,000 Covid Deaths
While millions wait for a lifesaving shot, the U.S. death count from covid-19 continues to soar upward with horrifying speed....
Year: 2021
Are Public Health Ads Worth the Price? Not if They’re All About Fear
ST. LOUIS — The public service announcement showed a mother finding her teenage son lifeless, juxtaposed with the sound of...
Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic...
Exploring the British Isles
The British Isles are a set of islands off continental Europe's northwest coast and comprises Ireland, Great Britain and several...
Biden Terms Vaccine Rollout ‘A Dismal Failure’ as He Unveils His Pandemic Response Plan
Victoria Knight In the past 24 hours, President-elect Joe Biden has delivered two speeches focused on the nation’s covid response....
CVS and Walgreens Under Fire for Slow Pace of Vaccination in Nursing Homes
The effort to vaccinate some of the country’s most vulnerable residents against covid-19 has been slowed by a federal program...
Geography Is Destiny: Dentists’ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live
Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for covid even though he considers...
5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated
As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of people to receive a covid vaccine. She...
When Covid Deaths Aren’t Counted, Families Pay the Price
On Sundays, Bishop Bruce Davis preached love. Through his Pentecostal ministry, he organized youth parades and gave computers, bicycles and...
In Search of a Baby, I Got Covid Instead
As a health care journalist in Los Angeles reporting on the pandemic, I knew exactly what I needed to do...
Are You Old Enough to Get Vaccinated? In Tennessee, They’re Using the Honor System
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio In December, all states began vaccinating only health care workers and residents and staffers of...
Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine
Dr. Andrew Carroll — a family doctor in Chandler, Arizona — wants to help his patients get immunized against covid,...
