The COVID-19 Report – Reporting on Virus Impact on Nonprofits Nationally and Internationally

Tensions Over Vaccine Equity Pit Rural Against Urban America
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane ...

How Would COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Adapt to Variants?
How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants? ...

Not to Be Sniffed At: Agony of Post-COVID-19 Loss of Smell
NICE, France (AP) — The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow ...

US Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches Milestone of 500,000
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus ...

CDC: Strong Evidence In-Person Schooling Can Be Done Safely
The nation's top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other ...

Black Hospital Faces Vaccine Mistrust From Unlikely Source
CHICAGO (AP) — In a makeshift vaccination center at a safety-net Chicago hospital, a patient services aide ushers an older ...

Biden’s Dilemma in Virus Aid Fight: Go Big or Go Bipartisan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that ...

Pentagon Deploys Troops to Fuel COVID-19 Vaccine Drive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the ...

Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine May Reduce Virus Transmission
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the ...

Dolly Parton on Super Bowl Commercial and COVID-19 Vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has been singing about everyday office employees working "9 to 5" for over 40 ...

Report: Many US Nursing Home Staff Decline First COVID Shots
A little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting COVID-19 vaccines when the shots are first ...

Role of Race in US Vaccine Rollout Gets Put to the Test
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The role that race should play in deciding who gets priority for the COVID-19 vaccine was ...

‘Simple is Beautiful’: One-Shot Vaccine Proves Effective
The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released ...

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works, But Less so Against Variants
Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and ...

EXPLAINER: Why It’s Hard to Make Vaccines and Boost Supplies
With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world's supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we ...

Vaccine Appointments Canceled Amid Confusion Over Supply
An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout ...

Job Losses from Virus 4 Times as Bad as ’09 Financial Crisis
GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the ...

Language Barriers, Wariness Make Vaccinating Immigrants Hard
MECCA, Calif. (AP) — Migrant workers lined up by the hundreds during a break from picking produce this week to ...

Despite Reactions, California Says Virus Vaccine Can be Used
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California said it's safe to immediately begin using a batch of coronavirus vaccine doses after health ...

SC Adds Some Parents to Vaccine List Amid High Demand
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials have slightly expanded the pool of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination ...

On Day One, Biden to Undo Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President ...

Coronavirus Deaths Rising in 30 US States Amid Winter Surge
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the ...

A New COVID-19 Challenge: Mutations Rise Along With Cases
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the ...

Biden’s Aid Plan Could Revamp Economy, Prompt GOP Resistance
BALTIMORE (AP) — The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S ...

California Counties Beg for Vaccine as Eligibility Expands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties begged for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a potential 4 to 6 ...

California Turns Stadiums Into COVID-19 Vaccination Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination ...

If I’ve Already Had the Coronavirus, Can I Get It Again?
If I've already had the coronavirus, can I get it again? ...

More COVID-19 Vaccines in the Pipeline as US Effort Ramps Up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies ...

One Good Thing: Highlights of 9 Months in Tales of Kindness
In mid-March, as the coronavirus was ravaging communities and economies around the world, The Associated Press launched its " One ...

Endangered Ferrets Get Experimental COVID-19 in Colorado
In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in ...

US Vaccinations Ramp Up as 2nd COVID-19 Shot Nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion ...

Some Schools Go Remote, Others Ask for Voluntary Quarantines
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Some Vermont schools are moving to all-remote teaching in the week following Thanksgiving while others could ...

UK Cuts Overseas Aid After Worst Recession in Over 300 Years
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced fury Wednesday after ditching its long-standing target for overseas aid in the wake ...

Virus Outbreak Delays Production at World’s Top Glove Maker
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Tuesday it expects ...

Millions Stick to Thanksgiving Travel Plans Despite Warnings
About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the ...

3rd Major COVID-19 Vaccine Shown to be Effective and Cheaper
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects ...

Heading Home for the Holiday? Get a Virus Test, Colleges Say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping ...

CDC Pleads with Americans to Not Travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans ...

Not Just COVID: Nursing Home Neglect Deaths Surge in Shadows
When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace's nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection ...

Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas
LONDON (AP) — University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by ...