Health

The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives

By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Jaywon Choe, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,…

Biden sets May 1 target for all adults to be vaccine-eligible

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.

New poll shows how Biden's approval ratings compare to Trump

By Laura Santhanam

Most Americans think Biden is handling the coronavirus pandemic far better than Trump, but he still has to prove himself on the economy.

Politics still drives how Americans feel about COVID response, one year in

By Laura Santhanam

How people think the country should approach the pandemic, and what it should prioritize, continues to fall along deep political lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Brazil hospitals buckle in absence of national virus plan

By David Biller, Débora Álvares, Associated Press

Brazil's hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country.

4 ways our understanding of the coronavirus has changed a year into the pandemic

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

A year into this pandemic, we have the opportunity to reflect on the crucial breakthroughs that have shaped our response to the coronavirus, as well as how we've in some ways failed our most vulnerable.

WATCH: Biden meets with CEOs of Johnson & Johnson about COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the U.S. could see significant steps toward a return to the pre-pandemic normal, even before the country reaches coronavirus herd immunity.

What's inside the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill passed by Congress

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The $1.9 trillion bill provides direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extends emergency unemployment benefits and boosts spending for COVID-19 vaccines and testing.

When to expect payments, other benefits from COVID-19 relief package

By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press

The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden's desk soon. But when will the benefits reach you?…

Russia signs first EU contract to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy

By Colleen Barry, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.