Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Coronavirus
06/03/2021
Interfaith ‘vaccine ambassadors’ take up Biden’s Month of Action
Two thousand volunteers of diverse faiths will engage people through their religious communities.
06/04/2021
What We Leave Behind
While the fires of Covid-19 continue to rage around the world, here in the U.S. we’ve turned a corner. The intensity of an emergency doesn’t register until after it’s over, and many of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the events of the past year. Inevitably, our pause turns to curiosity … what happens next? What will be different, what will be the same?
06/03/2021
Interfaith ‘vaccine ambassadors’ take up Biden’s Month of Action
Two thousand volunteers of diverse faiths will engage people through their religious communities.
06/03/2021
Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
05/31/2021
On the Covid Front Lines, When Not Getting Belly Rubs
In Thailand and around the world, dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus in people. So far, the results have been impressive.
05/28/2021
70 Percent Covid Vaccination Rate May Be in Reach, New Poll Suggests
The survey found big increases over last month in Latinos getting the shot and in unvaccinated people who say they have made an appointment.
05/28/2021
The European Union’s drug regulator approved the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old.
05/30/2021
COVID-19: India promises 120 million vaccine doses for June
This marks a significant jump from the 79 million doses available in May as government tries to plug the vaccine shortage.
05/27/2021
The Great Unmasking
05/25/2021
COVID cases after vaccination are still very rare—variants aren’t changing that
Numbers are an undercount, but they offer more data that vaccines are highly effective.
05/26/2021
Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find
Important immune cells survive in the bone marrow of people who were infected with the virus or were inoculated against it, new research suggests.
05/25/2021