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People who got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine say they have more side effectsPeople who got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine say they have more side effects
One Medical charged some patients a fee for the COVID-19 vaccineOne Medical charged some patients a fee for the COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ aren’t exactly like yellow fever certificationsCOVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ aren’t exactly like yellow fever certifications
Errors ruin 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccineErrors ruin 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in adolescentsPfizer COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in adolescents
Real-world evidence shows that the COVID-19 vaccines workReal-world evidence shows that the COVID-19 vaccines work
Biden administration looks to organize ‘vaccine passport’ developmentBiden administration looks to organize ‘vaccine passport’ development
Vaccines are changing how we interpret COVID-19 numbersVaccines are changing how we interpret COVID-19 numbers
Facebook temporarily freezes Venezuela president’s page for spreading coronavirus misinformationFacebook temporarily freezes Venezuela president’s page for spreading coronavirus misinformation
Amazon gets FDA authorization for an at-home COVID-19 test kitAmazon gets FDA authorization for an at-home COVID-19 test kit
Adjusted AstraZeneca data shows COVID-19 vaccine 76 percent effectiveAdjusted AstraZeneca data shows COVID-19 vaccine 76 percent effective
US officials publicly question AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine dataUS officials publicly question AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine data
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79 percent effective in US studyAstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79 percent effective in US study
Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine website builds on a swine flu toolBiden’s COVID-19 vaccine website builds on a swine flu tool
People aren’t missing their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, CDC data saysPeople aren’t missing their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, CDC data says
Biden: ‘all American adults will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than May 1st’Biden: ‘all American adults will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than May 1st’
One year later

To brighter days ahead

Nicole Wetsman
Four years later, we are all BBC DadFour years later, we are all BBC Dad
Sean Hollister
Go read this BuzzFeed News oral history of March 11th, 2020Go read this BuzzFeed News oral history of March 11th, 2020
COVID-19 took disease tests out of the lab — and may keep them there

It could help us be ready for the next pandemic

Nicole Wetsman
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is popular at vaccination sitesSingle-shot COVID-19 vaccine is popular at vaccination sites
San Diego Comic-Con, E3, and Anime Expo cancel geek gatherings for the second year in a rowSan Diego Comic-Con, E3, and Anime Expo cancel geek gatherings for the second year in a row
New COVID-19 reporting tool is another patch for the US’s rickety health data system

But the CDC system doesn’t fix the foundational issue

Nicole Wetsman
Long COVID patients say they feel better after getting vaccinated

The shots might help people with chronic symptoms

Nicole Wetsman
Apple has reopened all of its US retail stores for the first time in nearly a yearApple has reopened all of its US retail stores for the first time in nearly a year

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