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Vaccines
last night on late night
May 3, 2021
Anti-Vaxxers Ruined John Oliver’s Cicada Mascot Debut “We emailed our mascot guy and we told him not to come in, because it was an absolutely stupid idea.”
By Devon Ivie
U.S. Vaccination Pace Stalls After Months of Growth A sharp week-over-week drop is a bad sign in the fight for herd immunity.
By Benjamin Hart
What to Know About the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Citing an “abundance of caution,” officials have halted distribution to investigate a possible link to a rare blood-clot disorder.
By Katie Heaney
The J&J Vaccine Supply Is About to Plummet If you’re hoping to find an appointment for a one-and-done COVID vaccine in the next few days, your chances are about to get considerably worse.
By Benjamin Hart
What Is a Vaccine Passport? While the subject remains an ongoing debate, here is what we know so far.
By Katie Heaney
coronavirus news
Apr. 6, 2021
By Amanda Arnold
Biden Shaves Off Two Weeks From His Goal for Vaccine Eligibility With shots accelerating, he wants all adults to be cleared for one by April 19.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
coronavirus news
Apr. 5, 2021
Fully Vaccinated? Here’s What the CDC Says You Can Do The agency has released new guidelines on post-vaccine life.
By Amanda Arnold
What Are the Common Side Effects of the COVID-19 Vaccine? Young people and those who have had COVID-19 are more likely to feel sick after a jab. Here’s why.
By Katie Heaney
Pfizer Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Teens, New Study Shows Appears to work even better than it does in adults, raising hopes of a return to normalcy in schools this fall.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Got Breast Milk? With Antibodies? Without a vaccine for children, parents hunt for what they think is the next best thing.
By Kevin T. Dugan
How Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Became the Hot Shot What first looked like an inferior option has become popular, with many people seeking it out over Pfizer or Moderna’s jabs.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Did Europe Go Too Far in Pausing the AstraZeneca Vaccine? One expert says she is “tremendously disturbed” by the decision to halt the shot over blood-clot fears.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Whatever Happened to the AstraZeneca Vaccine? Expectations were high for the shot; now it’s languishing in U.S. warehouses and European authorities have put it on pause.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
COVID Vaccine Side Effects: Everything You Need to Know You’re more likely to have a reaction if you’re younger, female, or receiving your second dose — but severe side effects are rare.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Is That Hope I Feel? Vaccination rates are rising, and so are my spirits.
By Angelina Chapin
America’s Next COVID Obstacle: Vaccine Deserts The supply has never been higher, but it’s not always getting to communities most desperately in need.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
public health
Mar. 8, 2021
Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather Unmasked, CDC Says The federal agency says fully vaccinated people can indulge in perks like spending time unmasked with low-risk or other vaccinated individuals.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
The Pandemic’s Dr. Doom Bets It All Why Michael Osterholm staked his credibility on predicting a new wave — and delayed his own second shot to stop it.
By Melody Schreiber
Vaccine Hesitancy Is Falling, According to a New Poll The number of people who say they want a shot (or have already gotten one) has jumped way up.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Apes at the San Diego Zoo Got COVID Vaccines (Don’t freak out, it’s a special animal-only jab.)
By Madeleine Aggeler
Dolly Parton Got Her Vaccine! The Moderna donor had “a dose of her own medicine” today, get it??
By Claire Lampen
The U.S. Vaccination Effort Is Speeding Up — Fast Supplies are booming, and the number of shots in arms is skyrocketing.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
coronavirus
Feb. 26, 2021
I Was a COVID-Vaccine-Site Bouncer The city tried to build a COVID volunteer corps. The system wasn’t prepared for the demand.
By Irin Carmon
Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective Analysis by the FDA shows a third vaccine option offers strong protection against severe and fatal coronavirus infections.
By Claire Lampen
9 Reasons to Believe the Worst of the Pandemic Is Over The good news is really starting to roll in. (Though there are also a few reasons for caution.)
By Chas Danner
Evidence Rolls In That One Pfizer Shot Offers Strong Protection Against COVID It may bolster the case for delaying second shots in favor of more first doses of vaccine.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Is Highly Effective After Just One Dose, Study Finds An Israeli study found the first jab reduces infections by 75 percent, bolstering the case for delaying second doses to stretch out supply.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
covid-19 vaccine
Feb. 17, 2021
I Love You, Please Get Vaccinated Seven people on how anti-vaxx conspiracy theories are tearing relationships and families apart.
By Anna Silman
How COVID Vaccines Will Be Upgraded to Fight New Variants Technology that brought the world shots in record time have another advantage.
By Wudan Yan
Herd Immunity May Be Out of Reach — But Normality Is in Sight The virus may keep circulating indefinitely, but the vaccines appear robust enough to turn all COVID variants into minor ailments.
By Eric Levitz
coronavirus
Feb. 10, 2021
‘Even for the Rich, It’s Hard to Access’ America’s wealthiest are discovering the vaccine is one of the few things money can’t buy.
By Anna Silman
coronavirus news
Feb. 5, 2021
We May Soon Have Another COVID Vaccine Johnson & Johnson, whose vaccine is highly protective against severe cases, has applied for emergency FDA authorization.
By Amanda Arnold
What If the COVID Pandemic Never Really Ends? The latest math on herd immunity is looking grim.
By David Wallace-Wells
Why Aren’t More Health-Care Workers Getting Vaccinated? The reasons are complex, but the largest health-care workers union may have found a solution to the hesitancy problem.
By Sarah Jones
Brazil’s New Covid Strain Raises Big – and Scary – Questions The biggest pandemic news may not be from Johnson & Johnson but the Amazonian city of Manaus.
By David Wallace-Wells
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Shown Highly Effective Against Severe COVID The one-shot dose, while less effective against a new coronavirus variant, is great at preventing the worst effects of the virus.
By Benjamin Hart
U.S. COVID Cases Continue to Plummet The big question: Is this another temporary blip or the beginning of the end?
By Benjamin Hart
Vaccine Delays Are Screwing Up the E.U.’s Already Slow Rollout Leaders in the bloc are growing increasingly frustrated, as the U.K. and U.S. surge ahead in doses administered.
By Benjamin Hart
public policy
Jan. 22, 2021
Should You ‘Wait Your Turn’ for the COVID-19 Vaccine? Amid a disastrous vaccine rollout, is it wrong to take advantage of technicalities and glitches?
By Irin Carmon
Why Has America’s Vaccination Drive Suddenly Stalled? Just as Trump left, the U.S. started running out of vaccine, leading to canceled appointments and growing anger as the pandemic kills record numbers.
By Jeff Wise
What We’re Not Telling the Public When They Get the Vaccine The time to prevent rumors is when people’s sleeves are rolled up.
By Jeremy Faust
covid vaccines
Jan. 15, 2021
The Vaccine Stockpile the White House Released This Week Doesn’t Exist: Report The Trump administration had already depleted the vaccine stockpile it said it would release, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
By Chas Danner
So What’s All This About Half-Doses of the COVID Vaccine? It may sound like an appealing way to speed up vaccination, but there’s a lot we don’t know, says infectious-disease expert Dr. Paul Offit.
By Katie Heaney
coronavirus
Dec. 30, 2020
America’s Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster Vaccines should bring the end of the pandemic, but we’re bungling their distribution just as badly as the rest of our coronavirus response.
By David Wallace-Wells
All the U.S. Officials Who Have Received the COVID-19 Vaccine Kamala Harris is the latest public official to get vaccinated. She joins several GOP lawmakers who got the shot after downplaying the pandemic.
By Charlotte Klein
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