Health Jul 29 Breakthrough COVID infections show ‘the unvaccinated are now putting the vaccinated at risk’ Occasional breakthroughs are expected with any vaccine, but more transmissible variants spread among so many unvaccinated people in the United States has placed greater strain on highly effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines.
Health Jul 21 COVID patients are flooding this hospital. Again. Arkansas is among the top five states for new infections, and still has one of the lowest rates of vaccination nationwide.
Health Jul 15 As 9 out of 10 U.S. children remain unvaccinated, Surgeon General pushes back against misinformation Public health experts fear that the more the virus spreads among the unvaccinated, the more chance that variants could mutate and unravel progress made against the pandemic in pockets of the country where the vaccination rate remains dangerously low.
Health Jul 09 Why the delta variant is causing an explosion of cases among the unvaccinated Recent federal data shows that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were traced to the delta variant, which is believed to be passed more easily to others than any that has come before it.
Politics Jul 09 WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gives briefing The briefing is scheduled to happen amid announcements from the Biden administration on boosting the economy, ending detention for most pregnant and postpartum immigrants who are undocumented and developments in COVID-19 vaccines.
Politics Jul 01 Half of U.S. fears another COVID wave even as optimism grows About one in four predict that it will take another year or more -- if ever -- before life can return to what it was, while 12 percent of Americans say they have already regained a sense of normality, according…
Health Jun 29 4 COVID-era habits that people aren’t ready to lose Actions we took under duress have become hardwired habits and may endure after the pandemic has receded. They may help us think and live differently — maybe even better — in the future.
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: Psaki offers White House press briefing The briefing comes amid developing news after the Biden administration announced a lawsuit targeting restrictive voting rights laws, Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and the Chauvin sentencing in Minneapolis.
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: Garland announces civil rights case against Georgia as part of voting rights sweep The Biden administration has pushed for voting rights laws as states pass laws restricting ballot access.
Health Jun 15 5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic Here’s a look at five different series of data that offer a snapshot about how the nation is recovering from COVID-19 and what work is left to be done.