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News Articles: pandemic

Demonstrators wearing protective face masks hold signs depicting President Jair Bolsonaro as a virus protest against the government's response in combating COVID-19, demanding the impeachment of Bolsonaro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, May 29, 2021.

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  • Latin America

Peruvian Officials More Than Double COVID Death Toll, Saying They Undercounted

"Glaring gaps" in access to COVID-19 vaccines are partially to blame for increasing infection rates in Peru, Argentina, Brazil and many other Latin American and Caribbean countries .

June 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Participants dressed up as stormtrooper characters from the Star Wars movies make their way down Peachtree Street during the sixth annual Dragon Con parade Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007.

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  • Arts & Life

INTERVIEW: Dragon Con Spokesperson On Decision To Return In 2021

Atlanta’s largest pop culture convention will return in-person this September after the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to cancel it in 2020.

May 30, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Employers are grappling with the question of whether they should require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine to return to work.

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  • Business

Employers Can (Mostly) Require Vaccines For Workers Returning To The Office

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions.

May 29, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
As India suffers through a devastating coronavirus surge, children are asking difficult questions.

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  • Global Health

Kids In India Are Asking Heartbreaking COVID-19 Questions. Here's How To Answer Them

As the country faces the world's worst coronavirus crisis, children want to know: Will I catch it? Will grandfather die? What's it like to be an orphan?

May 28, 2021
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
Dr. Paul J. Pockros, head, Division of Gastroenterology/ Hepatology and director, Liver Disease Center, talks with patient Loretta Roberts as they view her liver on a computer screen in his exam room at Scripps Green Hospital in San Diego, in this photo taken Jan. 13, 2011.

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  • Health

Pregnant Women, All Adults Should Be Tested For Hepatitis C At Least Once, Experts Say

Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne infection in the United States. A new study highlights the need for increased testing to prevent its spread and get infected people into treatment early.

May 28, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Marissa Lovell had hoped to buy her small Boise, Idaho, rental home until the price shot up by nearly $100,000 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • National

Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade

The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust.

May 28, 2021
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
In this Nov. 14, 2019, photo, a student attaches a note to the Resilience Project board on the campus of Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah.

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  • Health

Students Need Access To Behavioral, Mental Health Support When Returning In Fall, Experts Say

During the 25th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum last week, experts discussed best practices in assessing and preventing mental health and behavioral issues among students in schools across Georgia. A community response is needed as Georgia’s children and families are returning to school after dealing with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

May 25, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A sign on the front doors of Westlund's Apple Market in Lansing, Mich., asks customers to wear a mask unless they are vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  • National

Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies

As states across the U.S. begin lifting indoor mask mandates for the fully vaccinated, there's widespread confusion. Both businesses and customers are struggling over their decisions on mask-wearing.

May 25, 2021
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  • Michelle Jokisch Polo
Anna Sale side by side with the book cover.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Anna Sale Asks Us To 'Talk About Hard Things' In New Book

Wednesday on Political Rewind: It has been a difficult year. So there may be no more important time for all of us to talk about hard things. Fortunately, Anna Sale, host of the hugely popular podcast Death, Sex and Money, recently released a manual for how to have those conversations. Her book Let’s Talk About Hard Things is a distillation of what she’s learned in discussing the subjects so many of us prefer to avoid on her podcast for the past seven years.

May 19, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
v\Nearly 41,000 attended the first full-capacity Atlanta United game on Saturday – a record number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Sports

More Than 40K Attend Atlanta United Game In Record COVID-19 Attendance

More than 40,000 attended the first full-capacity Atlanta United game on Saturday — a record number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 18, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Eloise LaCour, 3, gets her COVID-19 vaccination as part of Phase 1 clinical trials on use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children 5 and younger.

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  • Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Underway For Kids 5 And Younger

Parents who have enrolled their children in these studies say the risk is worth it for the greater good.

May 18, 2021
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By:
  • Lesley McClurg
Anchorage, Alaska, resident Hans Dow built his own sawmill and began milling his own boards after lumber prices skyrocketed over the past year.

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  • National

As Lumber Prices Climb, DIYers Cut Out The Middle Man And Mill Their Own

The price of lumber has more than doubled during the pandemic. Now people are turning to extreme DIY for building projects. Instead of buying boards, they're buying their own sawmills.

May 17, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Schwing
A screen shows canceled incoming flights at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., on March 30, 2020. Consumer advocates and two senators say airlines are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed to customers for canceled travel.

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  • National

Complaints Soar As Customers Fight Airlines For Refunds From Pandemic Cancellations

Airlines got billions in federal COVID-19 aid over the past year, but consumer advocates and two senators say the companies are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed for canceled travel.

May 15, 2021
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By:
  • David Schaper
The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, pays tribute to a gift from the Choctaw nation to help during the 19th century potato famine. Ireland paid it back with donations to the Navajo and Hopi nations to help them during the pandemic.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What Native Americans Can Teach Rich Nations About Generosity In A Pandemic

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.

May 10, 2021
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By:
  • Sriram Shamasunder and
  • Priti Krishtel

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Am I Legally (And Ethically) Bound To Say If I Got A COVID Vaccine?

Let's say you are vaccinated. Do you have to tell everybody? Anybody? Is it legal (and ethical) not to share?

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
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