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.
Listen: The Vaccine Is Here! What Now?
We’re very relieved, but now entering the strange time of vaccine purgatory.
A Day of Deaths 25 Percent Higher Than Spring’s Worst
For the second week in a row, more COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. than at any other time in the pandemic.
The Terrible Déjà Vu of COVID-19’s Winter Surge
The coronavirus is now resurgent in some of the states hardest hit in the spring and summer.
Have Yourself a Million Little Christmases
Christmas will look a little different this year, but everyone is still jonesing for a tree all their own.
Listen: Americans Are Going Hungry
How could we let people go so long without help?
The Next 6 Months Will Be Vaccine Purgatory
The period after a vaccine is approved will be strange and confusing, as certain groups of people get vaccinated but others have to wait.
This Is Only Going to Get Worse
The United States is entering a long, dark period, and the pandemic is already breaking records from the spring.
The Vaccine Is Here. Now for the Hard Part.
An FDA-advisory-committee vote has marked the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But there’s still a long road ahead.
One Day, 3,000 Deaths
The pandemic set a devastating record today. It will not be the last.
The Vaccine Is Not Coming Soon Enough for Nursing Homes
COVID-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities jumped 27 percent last week.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: I Want to Give People Cookies
Is it okay to bake for my neighbors during the pandemic?
The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Quarantining
Many states have quarantine requirements for visitors, but only one really enforces them: Hawaii.
America’s Most Hated Garment
Not even a pandemic will silence the sweatpants scolds.
What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors
Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers.
The Pandemic’s Final Surge Will Be Brutal
Over the weekend, the seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths passed the spring’s peak.
Listen: Misinformation Mailbag
How do you talk with a loved one who believes pandemic conspiracy theories?
The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point
A new statistic shows that health-care workers are running out of space to treat COVID-19 patients.
Pandemic Data Are Stalling Out
Thanksgiving has skewed reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths, but one metric is still clear: Hospitalizations keep rising.
America Is Careening Toward a Pandemic Nightmare Scenario
On Wednesday, the United States broke 100,000 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time ever.