Don’t Look Now, But Over a Third of People in the US Have Gotten a Coronavirus Shot
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.At this point, it’s kind of hard to absorb good news about the pandemic. But here is some to brighten your weekend: More than one-third of all…
One Important Lesson from the HIV Epidemic: Optimism Is a Powerful Public Health Weapon
Mother Jones illustration; University of California San Francisco Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As the world grapples with the devastation of the coronavirus, one thing is clear: The United States simply wasn’t prepared. Despite repeated warnings from…
False Barriers: These Things Should Not Prevent You From Getting a COVID Vaccine
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. United States Army/ ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…
Everything You Need to Know About “Vaccine Passports”
The International Air Transport Association’s TravelPass will let travelers store and manage verified certifications for COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination.Pavlo Gonchar/Sopa/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Yellow fever is a deadly virus. Transmitted via infected…
Hope and Fear: Inside the Race between Vaccines and Variants
A woman draws red hearts representing individual coronavirus deaths onto the newly-unveiled National Covid Memorial Wall opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, England, on March 30, 2021. David Cliff/NurPhoto/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Earlier…
Uptick in COVID-19 Cases Alarms Officials
Geriatrician Megan Young, left, gives Edouard Joseph, 91, a COVID-19 vaccination Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at his home in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston.Steven Senne/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As spring begins to take hold…