COVID-19

1 Shot Or 2 Shots? 'The Vaccine That's Available To You — Get That'

5:12pm March 05, 2021

by Will Stone

As the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, the health care community is trying to ward off misconceptions about it. The vaccine's one-shot feature may be what wins many over.

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A surge in cases and record high daily death tolls have pushed Brazil into a COVID crisis. Above: Health professionals help patients with symptoms of the new coronavirus on a boat ambulance.

Health & Safety

Brazil In Crisis: 'It Feels Like You Are In Stalingrad, in World War II'

4:40pm March 05, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

Dr. Miuel Nicolelis, a Duke University neuroscientist originally from Brazil, has been in Sao Paulo for the past year caring for his mother. He says it's like a war zone.

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Four-year-old Lois Copley-Jones, the photographer's daughter, takes part in a livestreamed broadcast of "PE With Joe" on March 23, 2020, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. The popular fitness series ended Friday.

As Schools Reopen, Popular 'PE With Joe' Online Exercise Class Goes Bye-Bye

3:30pm March 05, 2021

A year ago, as the pandemic began, fitness instructor Joe Wicks started a daily exercise class for kids on YouTube. The videos became popular with kids and their parents. Now the series is ending.

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Vaccine Clinics Geared Towards WS/FCS Schools Employees Wind Down

4:40pm March 04, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

The deadline for educators to get vaccinated through the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district clinic was moved up this week.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely accused of mishandling the coronavirus in his country.

Opinion: Brazil's President Is A Global Health Threat

4:31pm March 04, 2021

by Robert Muggah

Much of the blame for Brazil's coronavirus disaster lies with Jair Bolsonaro, who has enabled a domestic tragedy that now threatens the world, says analyst Robert Muggah.

Ghana is the first country to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX program. Above: The vaccines are unloaded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on February 24.

Ghana Greets Historic Vaccine Delivery With A Dose Of Skepticism

3:35pm March 04, 2021

It's the first country to receive free vaccines from the COVAX program. But that shipment of 600,000 can't protect a nation of 30 million. And conspiracy theories about the vaccine are swirling.

School desks make up an exhibit called "Pandemic Classroom" at the United Nations in New York City. Each of the 168 seats represents 1 million children living in countries where schools have been entirely closed almost a year.

Empty Desks At U.N. Represent Millions Of Children Who Have Missed School In Pandemic

12:38pm March 04, 2021

The 168 school desks make up an exhibit called "Pandemic Classroom." Each of the seats represents 1 million children living in countries where schools have been closed for almost a year.

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Clapp frequents a local racetrack. She has been out and about in the past year and says hardly anyone in New Zealand wears masks.

Stranded in Paradise: N.H. Retiree Rides Out Pandemic In New Zealand

9:54am March 04, 2021

by Todd Bookman

Carol Clapp, a 73-year-old widow, has been taking art classes, gardening — and she has a new sweetheart.

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Data Show India's Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine Works — 2 Months After It Was Approved

9:48am March 04, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

India's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has been controversial because the Indian government approved its use before clinical trials showed it works. Now data is finally out.

President Biden says states like Texas and Mississippi are making a big mistake by ending their mask mandates.

'Neanderthal Thinking:' Biden Says Too Soon For States To Lift Mask Mandates

8:38pm March 03, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

"The last thing — the last thing — we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything's fine, take off your masks. Forget it, it still matters," Biden said.