COVID-19

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'Bheed' actors speak about COVID-19 in India, frontline workers, and resilience
Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar with director Anubhav Sinha on sets.

As emergency SNAP benefits expire, advocates work to fill the nutrition gap
A pair of hands holding a long receipt with a cart full of groceries in the background.


The COVID XBB.1.5 subvariant is spreading. Here's what we know.
By Jonathan Tully
An illustration of the SARS CoV-2 virus mutating

Troubleshooting the mystery of post-COVID insomnia with a sleep tracker
A woman lays in bed staring at a clock that looks like the COVID virus.

Chinese government-linked hackers stole millions in COVID funds
Face mask sitting on pile of money

Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy
The Twitter logo seen displayed on a smartphone. The computer model of the COVID-19 coronavirus is displayed as the background.

Protests erupt at Foxconn's iPhone factory in China over working conditions, pay
Foxconn and Apple logo

Joe Biden used BeReal to encourage annual vaccines
A BeReal of President Joe Biden.

Facebook's anti-vax carrot emoji, explained
scientist with a syringe in a carrot


So your flight is cancelled. Now what?
Image of man sitting in airport hunched over looking frustrated



Elmo just got his COVID vaccine and we're so proud of him
Elmo and his dad talk to each other.

Patient Advocacy Groups are forging a more equitable future for public health
woman standing up to speak at a support group circle

How to order a third round of free at-home COVID test kits
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Uber scraps mask requirements, says 'you can always cancel the trip'
Uber logo.

Anti-vaxxers just killed Facebook profile frames
Facebook

Now you can see how much COVID is showing up in your city's poop
A screenshot of the wastewater surveillance map on the CDC's website.

GoFundMe shuts down a campaign for the anti-vax Freedom Convoy in Canada
Three semi-trucks sit parked in the middle of a snowy street. The trucks all have Canadian flags attached to the front grill.

How NASA locked Omicron out of its Webb telescope control room
NASA evading coronavirus during James Webb Space Telescope mission


Spotify's new COVID-19 policy doesn't fix its Joe Rogan problem
A Spotify logo is visible in the center of the image while a man wearing a surgical mask is visible and out of focus in the foreground.

What if you could test for COVID using your smartphone camera? New research suggests it's possible.
A gloved hand holds a nasal swab and a clear tube.

On Substack, COVID misinformation is allowed to flourish
COVID-19 vaccine vial pattern on pink background.
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