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Why the U.S. is lagging behind in rapid COVID-19 testing from 2021-12-18T17:05:54
With the holidays approaching and the omicron variant surging in some parts of the U.S., demand for rapid and at-home COVID-19 tests is higher than ever, and the wait at large PCR test sites can be...
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Alarm grows after emergence of new omicron COVID-19 variant. Here's what you need to know from 2021-11-26T18:55:17
A newly emerged variant of the coronavirus known as "omicron" is causing widespread concern. First discovered in South Africa, it's now been detected in multiple nations, including Europe and Israe...
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Brooks and Capehart on new COVID-19 variant, inflation, Ahmaud Arbery verdict from 2021-11-26T18:30:12
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the new COVID- 19 variant, inflation, Presiden...
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Booster shots challenge governments during global vaccine inequality from 2021-10-17T14:26:50
COVID-19 was the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 35 to 54 during some months since the pandemic began last year, according to recent data. Meanwhile, as the Delta variant c...
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How community colleges are retooling to bring students back post-pandemic from 2021-06-01T18:35:36
Community colleges have long been seen as an opportunity for students of all backgrounds to earn a degree. But those same students, especially the students of color, have been some of the hardest h...
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India struggles to cope with record-breaking COVID-19 wave from 2021-05-01T17:28:09
India is battling a devastating COVID-19 wave as the case count continues to break records, overwhelming resources including medical supplies. As foreign aid pours in from around the world, the nat...
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India struggles to cope with record-breaking COVID-19 wave from 2021-05-01T17:28:09
India is battling a devastating COVID-19 wave as the case count continues to break records, overwhelming resources including medical supplies. As foreign aid pours in from around the world, the nat...
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Overcrowded hospitals, oxygen shortage: India's COVID-19 tally breaks records from 2021-04-24T16:53:29
India's health system is collapsing amid a tsunami of COVID-19 cases--the highest in the world. As patients struggle to find hospital beds, doctors are sounding the alarm on dwindling medical suppl...
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The Longest Year: The people we've lost to COVID-19 from 2021-03-26T09:15:09
Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they're grieving and how they're trying to move forward. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/ne...
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One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.: vaccine rollout, hesitancy, and supply from 2021-03-13T17:13:26
One year after the first COVID-19 shutdowns began in the U.S., over 500,000 people have died from the disease, businesses have opened and closed, and several vaccines have emerged. President Biden ...
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The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives from 2021-03-12T06:00:28
Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go, our day-to-day ...
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The Longest Year: Fighting 'the invisible enemy' from 2021-03-05T06:00:59
In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongside the virus, we f...
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Why we haven't cracked the mystery of COVID 'long-haulers' from 2021-02-05T15:04:03
For people whose COVID-19 symptoms linger for months, the effects can be devastating and debilitating. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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As Biden gears up to bolster vaccination, logistical challenges remain from 2021-01-23T18:00:09
President Biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days even as federal and state officials grapple with logistical challenges and the absence of a national inoculat...
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Two middle schoolers, their mom and their teacher on what it's like to learn in the pandemic from 2020-11-16T08:40:19
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are using all kinds of models -- virtual, in-person or some hybrid inbetween -- to try to keep kids on track and engaged. Parents and teachers say someti...
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NIH's Francis Collins on how Americans can take responsibility amid spreading virus from 2020-10-23T18:30:11
Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states during the past w...
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News Wrap: CDC strengthens mask guidance for transportation from 2020-10-20T18:45:52
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a stronger recommendation for passengers and employees to wear face masks on buses, planes and trains. The guidance, ...
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In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited from 2020-10-19T18:45:25
COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are soaring in areas that have previously been relatively unaffected -- including rural, less populated states in the West and Midwest. Dr. Bridget Brennan,...
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For caregivers, a difficult job becomes nearly impossible during the pandemic from 2020-10-19T18:35:51
There are more than 50 million caregivers in the United States, from in-home providers to family volunteers. For these essential workers, the pandemic has represented a crisis on a different scale....
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Honoring lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-10-09T18:20:24
As we do each Friday during this pandemic, the NewsHour remembers five special people who lost their lives to COVID-19. Judy Woodruff shares their stories. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://ww...
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Trump urges Americans not to fear virus that has killed over 210,000 from 2020-10-06T18:55:16
After returning to the White House from the hospital, President Trump continued to downplay the severity of COVID-19, telling Americans, "Don't be afraid of it." He also said he was "feeling great,...
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Trump's infection throws campaign, White House into upheaval from 2020-10-02T18:55:01
The nation awoke Friday to the stunning news that President Trump and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. As the day went on, officials acknowledged that Trump is experiencing mild sym...
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As global pandemic deaths pass 1 million, how can we get the virus under control? from 2020-09-29T18:40:37
More than 1 million people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, with a total of 33 million confirmed cases. How do we make sense of such staggering numbers, and what can we do to change ...
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How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 from 2020-09-29T18:40:33
The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pande...
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How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 from 2020-09-29T18:40:33
The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pande...
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