Month: April 2022

• April 1, 2022

  The fight to resettle Afghans in the US has just begun

  America’s evacuation of Afghanistan is over. But that doesn’t mean the US has fulfilled its obligation to vulnerable Afghans, some of whom are still trapped in their home country. Click […]

• April 1, 2022

  Why Arizona is suffering the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the US

  The US is struggling with a resurgence of the coronavirus in the South and West. But the severity of Arizona’s Covid-19 outbreak is in a league of its own. Over […]

• April 1, 2022

  “This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired

  Many schools across the US gambled on offering in-person classes in early August, even as their states were still battling uncontrolled spread of Covid-19. In some of those schools, it […]

• April 1, 2022

  “Totally predictable”: State reopenings have backfired

  One month ago, I asked epidemiologist Tara Smith if she was worried about states loosening their stay-at-home orders, despite most not meeting the government’s criteria for doing so. “I am […]

• April 1, 2022

  Why Johnson & Johnson shots were paused — and why that’s so confusing

  The US rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine was halted Tuesday as regulators race to investigate rare blood-clotting complications linked to the shot. The move may force thousands […]

• April 1, 2022

  Scientists haven’t figured out long Covid. Here are 5 of their best hypotheses.

  Most people who get the coronavirus will fully recover and go right back to their lives. But the latest research suggests that at least 10 percent have long-term symptoms, even […]