The Good News: Fauci Agrees We Can Reach Normalcy by Fourth of July
Melissa Melvin/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.Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci supported President Biden’s projections that American adults will have access to the vaccine by the beginning of May and the nation could…
Watch Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Make the Most of His Post-Vaccine Observation Period
World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma gave a surprise concert to a gym full of coronavirus vaccine recipients on Saturday. After receiving his vaccine, Ma played during the 15 minute observation period at the Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass. He “wanted to give something back,” he told the Berkshire Eagle. Click the arrows below to…
What You Can and Can’t Do Once You’re Vaccinated
halbergman/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.As vaccination rates pick up across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued its much-anticipated guidelines for the more than 30 million people now…
Premature Reopening Could Bring Another COVID Catastrophe, Fauci Warns
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot.Evan Vucci/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.On…
The Mayor of Detroit Turned Down Thousands of J&J Vaccines. Public Health Experts Say That’s a Bad Idea.
A Tyson Foods employee received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Iowa.Tyson Foods/Zume 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.Local governments are doing what public health officials had feared: turning down the Johnson & Johnson vaccine under the false…
Two Big Reasons Why Now Is a Terrible Time to Lift Mask Mandates
A Houston, Texas, Bartender talks with customers shortly after Governor Greg Abbott lifted the state’s mask mandate. Associated Press 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 this week, Texas and Mississippi became the first states in recent…