Nov 27 Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving By Daniella Peters, Associated Press The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation’s response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over the next week or so. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press As coronavirus cases are surging around the country, some colleges and universities are rethinking some of their plans for next semester. Continue reading
Nov 27 Here’s how it feels when COVID-19 symptoms last for months By Margot Gage Witvliet, The Conversation Margot Gage Witvliet went from being healthy and active to fearing she was dying almost overnight. An epidemiologist, she dug into the research to understand what's happening to long-haulers like her. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 5:16 Essential workers’ Brief But Spectacular takes on what they’re grateful for this year During the last eight months, our Brief But Spectacular team has profiled numerous brave voices whose work has been deemed essential and whose lives have been transformed by the pandemic. We reconnected with them this past week to ask how… Continue watching
Nov 26 Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving By Regina Garcia Cano, Matt Sedensky, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country. Continue reading
Nov 26 Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021 By Cara Anna, Associated Press Africa's top public health official says vaccinations against COVID-19 on the continent might not start until the second quarter of next year. Continue reading
Nov 26 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in pandemic times By Associated Press The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 25 Will there be a monument to the COVID-19 pandemic? By Emily Godbey, The Conversation Although memorials to past pandemics are not as prolific as war memorials, they do exist. A scholar of visual culture provides a brief history of monuments around the world. Continue reading
Nov 25 Where do homeless patients go after being treated for COVID-19? By J. Robin Moon, The Conversation What happens to unhoused people who get COVID-19?… Continue reading
Nov 24 How the Cherokee Nation has curtailed the pandemic By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better. Continue reading