A Pandemic Pregnancy Is a More Dangerous Pregnancy
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The Last Days of Loneliness
Long-term-care residents who have been confined to their rooms for months have to wait a bit longer before they can finally receive a vaccine.
December Is Now the Deadliest Month of the Pandemic
With days left to go in the month, the number of deaths reported passed April’s high.
The Mink Pandemic Is No Joke
Nine countries have now reported outbreaks on mink farms.
Ask Dr. Hamblin: Is My Fear of Vaccine Allergies Overblown?
Despite alarming news reports, most allergies shouldn’t be an issue.
The Virus Is Showing Black People What They Knew All Along
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate by race, yet it has still laid bare the brutality of racism in the United States.
California Has Lost Control
The Golden State was in better shape than most of the country. Now the outbreak there is going from bad to worse.
The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep
The coronavirus can cause insomnia and long-term changes in our nervous systems. But sleep could also be a key to ending the pandemic.
What the Vaccine’s Side Effects Feel Like
The COVID-19 vaccine will make some people feel sick. But they’re not—that’s the immune system doing its job.
Podcast: The Vaccine Is Here! What Now?
We’re very relieved, but now entering the strange time of vaccine purgatory.