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'Worst of the pandemic' ahead in US with no apparent strategy: Health experts
The two tallies currently account for the highest in the world, making the US the worst-hit co…
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A free app from Brown University researchers reveals your risk of getting COVID-19 based on your activity and zip code
Two emergency physicians at Brown created the app, which helps users decide when it's safe to gathe…
Aria Bendix
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The COVID-19 booster debate is a mess. Here's why we'll probably get extra shots anyway.
Political, financial and ethical concerns surround the scientific question of whether extra doses a…
Andrew Dunn
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12 states reported record coronavirus case counts this weekend. This could be the beginning of the second wave.
Coronavirus experts have long warned of a fall resurgence. Dr. Anthony Fauci has advised Americans …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Vaccinated US health experts are wearing masks indoors as the Delta variant spreads
You don't have to mask up indoors if you're vaccinated, but many health experts still are. Here's w…
Hilary Brueck
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The US's third coronavirus surge may become the deadliest yet, experts say
The US faces an unprecedented set of circumstances this fall: The holidays, flu season, and widespr…
Aria Bendix
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Texas deployed its National Guard to help with overflowing morgues in El Paso as the coronavirus death toll rises
The coronavirus surge in El Paso is filling refrigerated trucks with bodies that prison inmates hav…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Guns are now the leading cause of death for kids. Doctors say they've had enough — and they're calling for 2 simple policy changes.
In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, doctors are calling for policies similar to Switzerland, where …
Andrea Michelson,Hilary Brueck
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This isn't a third coronavirus wave — it's a tsunami. 3 charts show how much worse the fall surge is than any before.
The US shattered daily records for cases and hospitalizations in November. The fall surge already m…
Aria Bendix
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US daily COVID-19 hospitalizations have hovered above 100,000 for a month - but experts say the post-holiday surge is yet to come
Experts anticipate that hospitalizations will continue to climb, since they usually reflect cases t…
Aria Bendix
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COVID-19 hospitalizations reach the lowest they've been since early November
On Saturday, 58,222 people were hospitalized, the first time hospitalizations dropped below 60,000 …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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More kids are being hospitalized with COVID. Experts say we need to vaccinate more people, and use masks in schools.
Kids under 12 depend on everyone else getting vaccinated, one expert said as some states report chi…
Hilary Brueck,Kelsie Sandoval
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The US's third coronavirus surge could be the deadliest yet — 4 charts show a troubling trend
The US reported more than 60,000 daily cases, on average, this week — a roughly 40% increase since …
Aria Bendix,Skye Gould,Shayan…
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The US has entered its 3rd — and possibly largest — wave of coronavirus cases. Experts say states should 'pull back.'
The surge was expected, experts said: Lockdowns have lifted, more people are spending time indoors,…
Aria Bendix
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Pfizer's vaccine authorization means 2.9 million high-risk people will get the shot within days - the first step in a 9-month path to normalcy
The US is on track to immunize 20 million people by the end of 2020, but social distancing and mask…
Aria Bendix
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Trump kept on declaring the US is 'rounding the turn' on COVID-19, even as it recorded its 2 worst-ever days of infections
Over and over, the president has suggested the country is on the cusp of overcoming the pandemic. I…
Sophia Ankel
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The US could be on track to hit 1 million daily coronavirus cases by the end of 2020, a new report finds
Average cases are rising 34% from week to week. Additional lockdown measures could be necessary to …
Aria Bendix
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Fauci suggested a face mask mandate and warned that the general public might not get a COVID-19 vaccine until mid-2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci's comments came as the US enters its third, and likely deadliest, coronavirus sur…
Sophia Ankel
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Sunlight might kill the coronavirus on surfaces, but experts reject Trump's 'exceedingly dangerous' ideas about using it on the body
President Trump suggested using UV light as a COVID-19 treatment, even bringing it "inside the body…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The WHO says masks shouldn't be worn during intense physical activity, contradicting other advice
The World Health Organization updated its mask-wearing guidelines, including controversial advice n…