Stories tagged: "pandemic"

Coronavirus Doctors inject sisters Claudia Scott-Mighty, left, Althea Scott-Bonaparte, who are patient care directors, and Christine Scott, an ICU nurse, with their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
Coronavirus Biden Plans to Release Available COVID Vaccine Doses Immediately

Biden “supports releasing available doses immediately, and believes the government should stop holding back vaccine supply so we can get more shots in Americans’ arms now.”

Associated Press Associated Press January 8, 2021 3:13 pm EST
Coronavirus Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Coronavirus Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against Key Mutation, New Study Finds

The encouraging news comes the same day the US recorded 4,085 deaths from COVID-19, setting a grim, new single-day record.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 8, 2021 2:28 pm EST
Education COURIER Illustration (Denzel Boyd)
Education Heroes of 2020: In a Year of Crisis, Teachers Made It Work

How two teachers built relationships with their students and adapted their curriculums to meet the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone December 29, 2020 5:32 pm EST
Coronavirus Illustrated kids' guide to holidays in the pandemic.
Coronavirus This Year Is Different: A Kids’ Guide to the Holidays

If you're having trouble helping your children understand why the holidays are a little different because of the coronavirus, read this with them.

Sean Galvin December 18, 2020 10:57 am EST
Healthcare Attorney general Xavier Becerra standing at microphone speaking and gesturing with hand
Healthcare Meet Joe Biden’s Healthcare Team Who Will Be Charged With Ending the Pandemic

Biden nominated Xavier Becerra and several other officials to a healthcare team tasked with overseeing the nation’s pandemic response.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 7, 2020 3:31 pm EST

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Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Coronavirus Doctor Recognized for Leading the Charge to Fight COVID in Philadelphia’s Underserved Neighborhoods
Coronavirus President-elect Joe Biden plans to ask all Americans to wear a mask during his first 100 days in office. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Coronavirus Biden Says He Will Ask All Americans to Wear Masks for ‘100 Days’

President-elect Joe Biden’s first request of the nation isn’t hard, but it is meaningful.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy December 4, 2020 12:47 pm EST
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Business These Small Businesses Take Care of Your Children. Who’s Taking Care of Them During the Pandemic?

“I’m trying to carry on here every day. I’m coming in at 6:30 every morning and I’m here until 5:30 in the evening. I’m the owner and director, I’m here all the time, and I have a family at home to worry about as well."

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone December 1, 2020 12:51 pm EST