Listen: Coronavirus Mutations
How bad are the new COVID-19 variants, really?
The Coronavirus Is Evolving Before Our Eyes
The virus is mutating as expected. We can still stop it.
The Worst Week for Deaths Since the Pandemic Began
States reported 23,259 COVID-19 deaths this week, and the number of people hospitalized with the disease is still rising.
We Don’t Know How Many People Have Recovered From COVID-19
Recovery has no standard definition, and some states, including California and Florida, do not report such data at all.
Yes, the Pandemic Is Ruining Your Body
Quarantine is turning you into a stiff, hunched-over, itchy, sore, headachy husk.
Random People Are Lining Up to Get Vaccinated in D.C. Grocery Stores
Pharmacies have started quietly offering leftover COVID-19 shots to anyone around. You can guess where this goes.
The Black Hole in America’s COVID-19 Data
States know very little about the results from rapid coronavirus tests.
Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?
Cloth masks are better than nothing, but they were supposed to be a stopgap measure.
How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare
The state’s hyperefficient health-care system runs pretty well—unless a pandemic strikes.
Listen: How Badly Is Vaccination Going?
We’re behind, but that may change quickly.
The Next Phase of Vaccination Will Be Even Harder
Getting vaccines to hospitals and nursing homes was supposed to be the easy part.
The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse
America reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the first week of 2021.
Put On a Hat, Please
I’m just a kindly winter evangelist, standing in front of your outdoor restaurant table, asking you to wear layers.
The Pandemic Metric to Trust Right Now
Death and case counts are unreliable during the holidays, but hospitalizations are hitting new records in the South and West.
America Has Not Fixed Its Deadliest Pandemic Errors
The COVID Tracking Project’s extensive, daily data collection reveals the simple yet devastating ways the U.S. has failed.
The Winter Surge Is Fracturing
Hospitalizations are down across the Midwest, but a handful of states are showing worrisome signs.
Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us
As vaccines roll out, the U.S. will face a choice about what to learn and what to forget.
The Pandemic Is Crashing Through the South and the West
Five states—Arizona, California, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas—account for 40 percent of all new cases reported in the past seven days.
A Pandemic Pregnancy Is a More Dangerous Pregnancy
Even for those who haven’t contracted COVID-19
The Last Days of Loneliness
Long-term-care residents who have been confined to their rooms for months have to wait a bit longer before they can finally receive a vaccine.