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News Articles: pandemic

The usual side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine can range from a sore arm to flu-like symptoms. Or, if you're lucky, you won't get any side effects at all.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus Vaccine FAQs: What's Up With Side Effects? Should You Still Double Mask?

So, you've successfully scored a vaccine — or at least an appointment. Congrats! That's amazing news, seriously! Now what about those side effects? And do you have to keep up that double masking?

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar
A scientist works on COVID-19 samples to find variations of the virus at the Croix-Rousse Hospital laboratory in Lyon, France, in January.

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  • Global Health

Can Vaccines Stop Variants? Here's What We Know So Far

One of the hottest areas of research right now: studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Hand with a syringe in it.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: As Vaccinations Ramp Up, Health Leaders Tackle Outreach, Persistent Obstacles

Friday on Political Rewind: the COVID-19 pandemic in the current moment. We spoke to Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Rice and her colleagues have been on the front lines of a campaign encouraging African Americans communities to embrace the vaccine. Also, we asked our experts about Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to drop restrictions.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
The World Health Organization-approved proof of vaccination form is used these days for yellow fever. It's just a coincidence that the card itself is yellow.

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  • Global Health

The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897 Over A Plague Vaccine

That's when a vaccine for plague was invented — and authorities began to consider requiring proof of vaccination before visiting pilgrimage sites in India. The debate has raged ever since.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Atlanta Mayor

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  • News

'We Are A Resilient City': Atlanta Mayor Talks Crime, Police Morale, Vaccine Passports, Voting Law

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says police morale is "improving significantly" after it hit a low last summer and that she is confident the city will get to the "other side" in bringing crime down. "We are a resilient city," Bottoms said.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • GPB News Staff and
  • Wayne Drash
Dan Henry, D.C. resident, out for a ride on his mountain bike. His bike was stolen from his home a few weeks ago.

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  • National

Bike Thieves Are On A Roll During The Pandemic. Here's How To Protect Your Ride

The "bike boom" of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a shortage of bikes nationwide, has also led to a significant rise in bike theft in multiple cities across the country

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Hadia Bakkar
When COVID-19 first broke out in Wuhan, scientists tracked a large number of the cases to the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. Above: The Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team departs the market on Jan. 11, 2020, after it had been shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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  • Global Health

Surprising Nuggets From The WHO Report: Our Science Correspondent Digs In

There is a lot of information packed into the 300-page report on the origins of the pandemic released this week. Here are three key points that haven't received a great deal of media attention.

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Some of our readers sent in their vaccine selfie pics. We asked the experts: What should they do with their vaccine cards?

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQs: What Should I Do With My Vaccine Card? Is Choir Practice OK Now?

We ponder your pandemic questions. This week's topics: vaccine cards (including whether to laminate or not), group singing sessions and CBD products.

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar and
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Video stills from Vick Krishna's viral video.

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  • Global Health

The Viral TikTok That Explains Vaccine Science — And Makes You Laugh

A viral TikTok makes vaccine science understandable and pretty funny (it's a horror film parody). NPR caught up with creator and star Vick Krishna — tech expert by day, videographer by night.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
Regina LaBelle is the acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. During a Thursday morning briefing, LaBelle said drug overdose deaths are up about 27% compared to the previous year.

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  • National

White House Says Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked To 88,000 During The Pandemic

The Biden administration points to fentanyl as the major culprit for the increase in deaths. Officials unveiled a new one-year strategy to reduce the number of fatalities from drug overdoses.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
World Health Organization investigative team member Peter Daszak (shown here during a trip to China in February) tells NPR that the group's report calls for additional research on farms that breed exotic animals in southern China.

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  • Global Health

WHO Report: Wildlife Farms, Not Market, Likely Source Of Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR has obtained an early copy of the report, which states that the coronavirus most likely did not originate at the wet market in Wuhan and that a lab leak was "an extremely unlikely pathway."

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff and
  • Suzette Lohmeyer
Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the public after signing SB 202, the election omnibus bill, on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Controversy Over Ga. Election Law — And Rep. Cannon Arrest — Grows

Monday on Political Rewind: Criticism of the new election bill continued over the weekend as the measure, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday evening, receives nationwide attention. Democrats in Congress say the Georgia bill highlights the need for H.R. 1., the federal election bill currently awaiting action in the U.S. Senate.

In other news, Kemp signaled he will soon lift most of Georgia's coronavirus restrictions. Is his decision based on the advice of his public health team?

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
A nurse administers a shot at a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Martinsville speedway in Ridgeway, Va., on March 12. Ashish Jha, a public health policy researcher, noted Sunday that "despite phenomenal vaccination rates, variants pulled ahead this week."

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  • Health

U.S. Is In A Race Between Vaccines And Variants, Says Public Health Expert

Despite the progress in vaccinating Americans, there's concern about the threat posed by COVID-19 variants. The White House is urging not to "let down our guard."

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang

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  • Global Health

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
Maverick, a bar in Mexico, sits empty amid the pandemic. Missing its patrons, it launched a website recreating different sounds from the bar experience. The idea ended up touching many around the world.

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  • Arts & Life

This Bar Missed Its Patrons. Its Idea To Reach Them Touched Others Around The World

One bar in Mexico decided to start a website recreating some of those sounds at your favorite bar for those confined at home. It was an idea that took off around the world.

March 26, 2021
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
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