Jan 10 Study offers reassurance on COVID shots, menstruation By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Researchers tracked nearly 4,000 U.S. women through six menstrual cycles and found a small and temporary change: The next period after a shot started about a day later than usual. But there was no change in the number of days… Continue reading
Dec 29 France puts pressure on the unvaccinated as it again breaks its COVID-19 case record By Associated Press France's government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus jabs. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 6:53 Mistrust, access issues keep Europe’s asylum seekers, undocumented migrants unvaccinated By Lucy Hough, Lizz Bolaji There are concerns that undocumented migrants living in Europe are being left out when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. The European Union has now inoculated over 70% of its population. But in Italy alone, around 700,000 migrants are thought to… Continue watching
Sep 19 Chris Rock says he has COVID-19, urges vaccination By Associated Press Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get vaccinated.”… Continue reading
Aug 27 5 Stories: An underwater volcano creates a new island off Japan, customs officials confiscate thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin An Ivory Coast painter turns discarded flip-flops into art, new research suggests chemicals in household products are linked to 900,000 premature deaths each year and artist Josephine Baker is posthumously honored at Paris’s Pantheon. Check out these stories and others… Continue reading
Aug 11 Tensions over school mask mandates roil this Mississippi town By Laura Santhanam The simple back-to-school precaution of masking has become a source of controversy in Mississippi and around the country as millions of students prepare to enter the academic year and rates of COVID-19 infection soar. Continue reading
May 21 ‘It feels like freedom,’ 8 people describe getting their COVID-19 vaccine By Chloe Jones, Joshua Barajas Permission to hug your family. Freedom from fear. A chance to carry on the memories of those who were lost to the pandemic. We asked our audience what getting the vaccine meant to them. Many called it a harbinger of… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:08 Amid third wave, European Union running behind as vaccine rollout faces challenges By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin Much of continental Europe is suffering through a third and brutal wave of COVID-19. Making matters worse, the drive to vaccinate throughout the European Union is faltering badly. Coupled with recent concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine, the EU is running… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 6:26 AstraZeneca vaccine 79 percent effective at preventing COVID symptoms, U.S. trial shows By William Brangham In the largest COVID vaccine trial yet, AstraZeneca's vaccine was 79 percent effective in preventing symptomatic infections, the company announced Monday. AstraZeneca's vaccine has also been shown to be extremely effective at preventing the most serious outcomes from COVID-19, the… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 8:01 Answering viewers’ questions about COVID-19 vaccines Although the U.S. should have enough vaccines on hand for all adults by the end of May, it may take longer to inoculate enough Americans to provide adequate protection. There are many reasons for that, but key among them, lingering… Continue watching