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Vaccinating everyone on Earth still might not be enough to eradicate the coronavirus, which could spread asymptomatically behind the scenes.

Expert: We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth and Not Eliminate the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Public health experts weigh in on how, specifically, President-elect Biden can get the coronavirus vaccine rollout on track.

Here’s How Biden Could Save the Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

By Dan Robitzski

The average life expectancy in the United States dropped more sharply than it has in over 40 decades thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Slashed the US Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are monitoring various species of wildlife to track whether the coronavirus can jump among different kinds of animals.

Scientists Systematically Hunting for COVID-19 in Wild Animals

By Dan Robitzski

A COVID-19 reserve held back intended to be used as second booster shots by the Trump administration doesn't actually exist, the Washington Post reports.

Report: Trump Admin’s Promised COVID Vaccine Reserve Doesn’t Exist

By Victor Tangermann

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office is operated at nearly double its usual capacity, and officials are scrambling to find new places to store bodies.

Los Angeles Is Literally Running Out of Space to Store Dead Bodies

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists in Ohio found two new strains of the coronavirus, both of which seem to be more infectious than the dominant strain.

Two New Coronavirus Strains Emerge in the United States

By Dan Robitzski

Residents in Shenyang, China are being tested for COVID-19 by a plastic-wrapped robotic arm that is being remotely controlled from the next room.

Prosthetics and Devices

China Is Using Robots to Administer COVID Tests

By Victor Tangermann

Looking back at 2020, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in the United States. Coronavirus deaths outnumbered gun deaths, for instance, eight-to-one.

COVID-19 Killed Eight Times More Americans Than Guns in 2020

By Dan Robitzski

The activist group DC Marijuana Justice plans to hands out free bags of weed to people who get the coronavirus vaccine in Washington D.C.

Activists Plan to Hand Out Free Weed at DC Vaccination Sites

By Dan Robitzski

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California will be turned into a "super site" for COVID-19 vaccinations in the surrounding Orange County later this week.

Disneyland Will Turn Into a Giant Vaccine Distribution Center

By Victor Tangermann

Eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reports, the first known case amount such primates in the US.

Eight Gorillas in Zoo Catch Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

State officials are dispatching refrigerated trucks across the state to hold corpses as the rising COVID-19 death toll is causing funeral homes to fill up.

California Is Packing the COVID Dead Into Refrigerated Trucks

By Victor Tangermann

The pro-Trump group storming the Capitol building on Thursday took close to zero precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

Pro-Trump Rioters Who Looted Capitol Likely Caused Super-Spreader Event

By Victor Tangermann

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against New Strains

By Victor Tangermann

When World Health Organization investigators reached China for an investigation into the coronavirus' origins, they were denied entry.

China Denies Access to WHO Team Investigating COVID Origin

By Dan Robitzski

The more infectious strain of the coronavirus first identified in England could create a devastating new wave of the pandemic, experts warn.

Scientists Worried New COVID Strain Will Cause Devastating New Wave

By Dan Robitzski

Egyptian hospitals lost every coronavirus patient in their intensive care units when they ran out of the oxygen necessary for treatment.

Every COVID Patient in Egyptian ICU Dies When Oxygen Supply Fails

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA has weighed in on the coronavirus vaccine scheduling debate, telling doctors to stay the course and give patients both injections.

FDA Begs Doctors to Follow Vaccine Instructions

By Dan Robitzski

According to several UK expert scientists, there's a chance that current vaccines won't provide sufficient immunity against emerging variants.

Scientists Are Worried Vaccines Won’t Protect Against New COVID Strains

By Victor Tangermann

Students at the University of California in San Diego are now able to get a coronavirus test kit — from a vending machine.

You Can Now Get a COVID Test in a Vending Machine

By Victor Tangermann

A diagram conspiracy theorists claimed to be of a 5G chip that had been inserted into the COVID-19 vaccine turned out to be the schematic of a guitar pedal.

This Might Be the Dumbest Vaccine Conspiracy Theory We’ve Ever Seen

By Victor Tangermann

Several counties in Florida are scheduling coronavirus vaccinations through Eventbrite, raising multiple issues with the system.

Florida Is Doling out Coronavirus Vaccines Over Eventbrite

By Dan Robitzski

A San Jose hospital staff member dressed in a self-inflating Christmas tree costume likely caused a COVID-19 outbreak, that infected 43 and killed one.

Deadly COVID Outbreak Linked to Inflatable Christmas Tree Costume

By Victor Tangermann

Vybe Together, an app that coordinated secret parties during the pandemic, just got removed from the Apple app store after an onslaught of criticism.

Apple Takes Down App That Coordinated Maskless Parties

By Dan Robitzski

As patients in Los Angeles get the coronavirus vaccine, they can also get digital proof of their inoculation that could work like an "immunity passport."

LA Plans to Issue Digital “Passports” With Coronavirus Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

Yet another new strain of the coronavirus called 501.V2 has surfaced in South Africa, prompting several countries to implement travel restrictions.

There’s Yet Another COVID Strain Spreading

By Victor Tangermann

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

US Government Orders 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccines

By Victor Tangermann

A Chilean research base on Antarctica reported 36 new infections, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.

Coronavirus Has Officially Hit Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

Lawmakers have smuggled in legislation into the COVID-19 stimulus bill that would make profiting off of illegal streaming a felony.

COVID Stimulus Package Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, Biden received the first of two shots that make up the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He was inoculated on camera to boost public trust in the shot.

Joe Biden Gets COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Ultrasensitive COVID-19 tests based on the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR could be just around the corner, as IEEE Spectrum reports.

Prosthetics and Devices

CRISPR-Based COVID-19 Tests Could Work in Just 5 Minutes

By Victor Tangermann

According to CDC data, US health workers have already administered more than half a million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the first week.

The US Has Already Given a Half Million COVID Shots

By Victor Tangermann

A new strain of the coronavirus is spreading in the UK. To stop it from reaching the mainland, a number of countries have cut themselves off.

Governments Block Travel to Prevent Spread of New COVID Strain

By Victor Tangermann

Once the FDA approved a coronavirus vaccine, almost-certainly-fake listings for vaccines on the black market vastly increased in number.

FDA Vaccine Approval Created a Spike in Black Market Listings

By Dan Robitzski

The wealthy are offering up tens of thousands of dollars to jump the line and get their COVID-19 vaccine early, the LA Times reports.

The Rich Are Trying to Skip the Line to Get Vaccinated

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in the U.S., beating the daily death tolls for cancer and heart disease combined.

Daily Coronavirus Deaths Top Heart Disease and Cancer Combined

By Dan Robitzski

Ian McKellen says he feels "euphoric" after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and he urges everyone who can to get vaccinated as well.

Ian McKellen Says He Feels “Euphoric” After Taking COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

The US might have far more doses of Pfizer's vaccine than initially thought thanks to the manufacturer overfilling vials to insure against spills.

The US Seems to Have Way More Vaccine Doses Than It Thought

By Victor Tangermann

In a video obtained by The Sun, Tom Cruise can be heard ripping into crew members for failing to social distance on the set of "Mission: Impossible 7."

Tom Cruise Melts Down at “Mission Impossible” Crew For Not Following COVID Rules

By Victor Tangermann

At a parade and photo-op in Georgia, a Santa impersonator who tested positive for the coronavirus may have exposed up to 50 kids.

Santa Impersonator Exposes Throngs of Children to COVID

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just granted emergency approval to the first over-the-counter coronavirus test, making tests vastly more accessible in the U.S.

FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Coronavirus Test

By Dan Robitzski

The COVID-19 global pandemic has left a lasting impression on what our planet looks like from space, according to NASA's new dashboard.

You Can See the Pandemic From Space, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

The virst COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed in the U.S. Now, Fauci says he's afraid too many people won't want to get it.

Fauci Says That His Greatest Fear Is Anti-Vaxxers

By Dan Robitzski

MIT artist-in-residence Deimut Strebe mirrored COVID-19's spread across the U.S. with an unsettling slime mold experiment. Here, she explains why.

Science & Energy

An MIT Artist Used Slime Mold to Simulate COVID Spread

By Dan Robitzski

Walt Disney World, instead of enforcing its own mask requirements, is merely editing digital masks onto visitors' photos.

Disney World Seems to be Editing Masks Into Visitors’ Photos

By Dan Robitzski

Many countries around the world report record-breaking daily death counts from the coronavirus, and experts predict a dangerous winter ahead.

So Many People Are Dying From COVID Every Day That It Almost Defies Comprehension

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed in Australia produced false positive test results for HIV in some trial participants, The New York Times reports.

Experimental COVID Vaccine Was Giving False Positives For HIV

By Victor Tangermann

AstraZeneca didn't tell the FDA it halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer got sick. The ommission could hurt the company's credibility.

AstraZeneca Keeps Bungling Stuff About Its Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Health authorities in the UK are advising that those with a history of strong allergic reactions shouldn't get Pifzer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

Some Are Getting Severe Allergic Reactions to the COVID Vaccine in the UK

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, police raided the home of data scientist and whistleblower Rebekah Jones, who had refused to manipulate data for the state Health Department.

Police Raid Home of COVID-19 Whistleblower

By Dan Robitzski

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

COVID Vaccine Is Effective After Just Two Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

Back in July, the White House turned down an offer to buy hundreds of millions of extra doses of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID-19.

Trump Turned Down Opportunity to Buy 500M Doses of COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

51-year-old Georgia resident Victor Hardley Crawley attempted to rob a bank by telling the bank tellers that he would infect them with COVID-19.

Man Robs Bank by Threatening to Infect Staff With COVID

By Victor Tangermann

More and more people were binge drinking more often in mid-April than they were in mid-March, thanks specifically to the pandemic.

Binge Drinking Got Way Worse During the Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

The federal government says it can dole out 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine — enough for 20 million people — this month. Experts say probably not.

Experts Say Trump Promise For 20M December Vaccinations is Unrealistic

By Dan Robitzski

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public to bolster confidence that it's safe.

Obama, Clinton, and Bush Say They’ll All Take COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

INTERPOL warns that organized crime groups will likely try to hoard COVID-19 vaccines or sell their own fraudulent versions.

INTERPOL: COVID Vaccine Will Be “Liquid Gold” to Organized Crime

By Dan Robitzski

The UK has officially licensed the COVID-19 vaccine developed by multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.

UK Becomes First Western Country to Approve COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A volunteer in the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine trial alleges that he suffered severe neurological side effects, a claim that the researchers deny.

Woman Claims Husband Got Neurological Damage From COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Moderna plans to submit its COVID-19 vaccine to the FDA on Monday. The company's CMO says the data is so good he was moved to tears.

Pharma Exec Cried When He Saw COVID-19 Vaccine Results

By Dan Robitzski

In his Thanksgiving address, president-elect Joe Biden revealed that he will not be spending the holiday with his family due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Because of COVID, Joe Biden Says He’s Not Spending Thanksgiving With His Family

By Victor Tangermann

Operation Warp Speed officials just announced that the first coronavirus vaccines would be distributed based on state population rather than need.

Here’s How the First Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Distributed

By Dan Robitzski

COVID-19 is having some seriously strange effects on the nervous system — including wreaking havoc on the patient's sense of smell.

After COVID, Your Favorite Foods May Smell Like Rotting Meat

By Victor Tangermann