COVID-19 Coverage
An ongoing feed of stories about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Data from the University of Iowa show that rural death rates across the region rose sharply from mid-October through November. Residents in non-metro areas were dying at twice the rate of those in cities.
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Mountain resort communities are getting hit hard, but officials believe transmission is widespread.
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The U.S. government will buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.
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As unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds in Colorado, patients with other ailments are being turned away, and health care workers are reaching a new breaking point.
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Latinos face high rates of COVID-19 and diabetes. But one community clinic in Reno is seeing sharp decreases in patient numbers, deepening the risk for people with chronic illnesses.
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In small studies in South Africa and in Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant. But there are other findings that are encouraging.
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Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus.
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A vaccine from a Canadian biotech firm Medicago has been found to be effective at preventing moderate to severe disease. It could soon become the first plant-based vaccine authorized for human use.
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States that have detected the variant range from Hawaii to Massachusetts. The reports are part of a new surge in COVID-19 cases.
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You might want to cancel that holiday party, and definitely dust off your face mask. Don't panic, but do step up your precautions. Here's how.
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The emergence of this new variant of concern has brought a new vocabulary into daily news reports. We asked experts to help define the terms you're being bombarded with.
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Parents of children under 5 have to wait a little bit longer before COVID vaccines are available. In the meantime pediatricians are still working to increase vaccinations in the 5-11 age group.