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News Articles: COVID-19

Security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the Feb. 3 visit of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that triggered a pandemic.

Tagged as: 

  • Global Health

The Investigation Of The Pandemic's Origins Is At An Impasse

In the wake of heated debate over the unproven lab leak theory, the world is calling on China to cooperate with investigations. But efforts to delve into this matter seem to be stalling.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
Sahr Tarawaly, 14, works several jobs to earn money to support his mom and two siblings. "I used to like mathematics," the round-faced teenager says. "Now I go down to the beach to fish, to have fish to eat."

Tagged as: 

  • Children's Health

This 14-Year-Old Family Breadwinner Is Part Of The Rise In Child Labor

His father left with their savings, and the mother isn't able to work. A new report points to an increase in child labor, with millions of kids working. And COVID has likely made matters worse.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. The embassy is facing a coronavirus outbreak, according to the State Department.

Tagged as: 

  • World

A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1

Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
In this March 18, 2021 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.

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  • Health

Dr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the CDC declaring the Delta variant of COVID-19 a concern, and how vaccines and booster shots fit into the discussion of combating variants.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Leila Fadel
COVID testing

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  • Health

New Alliance Pushing COVID-19 Testing For Vaccine Hesitant

With COVID-19 vaccinations lagging in Georgia, a newly formed coalition launched an initiative Tuesday to convince unvaccinated Georgians to get tested for the virus.

June 16, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro holds up a box of chloroquine, an antimalarial medicine that his administration endorsed as part of an "early treatment" strategy for COVID-19. There is no evidence the drug can prevent the coronavirus or reduce the severity of symptoms.

Tagged as: 

  • Global Health

Brazil's Main COVID Strategy Is A Cocktail Of Unproven Drugs

In one of the hardest hit countries in the world, the main strategy is a so-called early treatment combo of unproven medications — endorsed by President Jair Bolsonaro.

June 15, 2021
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By:
  • Kiratiana Freelon and
  • Shanna Hanbury
Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery in New York City during an event organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged as: 

  • National

The U.S. Has Hit 600,000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country

The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.

June 15, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Woman in grocery store wearing mask

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  • Mental Health

COVID Anxiety Persists Even As Post-Pandemic Normalcy Starts To Return

Since last April, thousands of Georgians have called or texted the COVID-19 Emotional Support Line to talk about the stress and anxiety of living through the pandemic, but callers have different needs now than they did when the first cases arrived in the state last spring.

June 15, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: A Guide To (Ever-Changing) Rules Of Global Air Travel In A Pandemic

Interest in international air travel is rising. If you're want to fly out of or into the United States, there's a lot you need to know. Here are answers to key questions.

June 12, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz and
  • David Schaper
Poverty and disability are linked to lower vaccination rates in some rural communities. The Vaccination Transportation Initiative sponsored van helps rural residents get the COVID-19 vaccine in rural Mississippi. The effort works to overcome the lack of transportation and access to technology for rural residents.

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  • Health

Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states' suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal.

June 11, 2021
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By:
  • Austin Fast

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  • Health

States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring Alarm

More than two dozen states have reduced how frequently they report what's happening with the pandemic, raising alarm among some public health experts.

June 11, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Stein
President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak during a bilateral meeting ahead of the G-7 summit on Thursday in Carbis Bay, England.

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  • World

G-7 Leaders Are Set To Pledge 1 Billion Coronavirus Vaccines To Other Countries

President Biden pledged the U.S. will donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine globally. "Our values call on us to do everything that we can to vaccinate the world against COVID-19," he said.

June 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A new federal rule requires hospitals and other high-risk health care settings to implement COVID-19 safety measures, including providing personal protective equipment to workers, ensuring proper ventilation and giving workers paid time off to get vaccinated.

Tagged as: 

  • Business

Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers

The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The Delta variant, or B.1.617.2, is now the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.K. and is causing surges of COVID-19 in parts of the country.

Tagged as: 

  • Health

The Highly Contagious Delta Variant Is On The Rise In The U.S.

The variant accounts for more than 6% of all infections in the U.S. and in some Western states is responsible for more than 18% of cases.

June 09, 2021
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By:
  • Jane Greenhalgh
Bob Sapp gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Cochran, Ga. on Monday January 25, 2021.

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  • Health

COVID-19 Variants Could Spread Quickly In Georgia, Health Experts Say

Health experts worry about the delta variant because it appears more transmissible, which means it could lead to more deaths among the unvaccinated. Georgia, with roughly 35% of vaccinated adults, has more unvaccinated people than almost anywhere in the country.  

June 09, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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