The United States is approaching a grim milestone—the impending moment when half a million Americans will have lost their lives to the coronavirus.
COVID-19 updates: Visualizing 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S.
On the brink of a grim milestone, how we can visualize a staggering death toll. Plus adolescents are now participating in vaccine clinical trials–why now?
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Adolescents are being tested now. Younger children will be next. Why did vaccine manufacturers wait to study them?
Pregnant people might hesitate to get vaccinated because there’s no data on how it works for them. Medical experts lay out what is known and how each person can weigh their own risks and benefits.
Drug makers are increasingly turning to monoclonal antibodies to protect the millions of people who may not be able to use vaccines. But questions swirl about their cost and long-term viability.
Carnival revelers are cautiously hopeful that this anomalous year will shape future celebrations for the better.
Where cases are growing
New cases of the disease have declined for the fifth straight week, and deaths related to COVID-19 have fallen by nearly 21 percent. Meanwhile, each region of the country has also recorded "substantial...
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