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

Death Toll Nears 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year
BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring ...

Hong Kong Reports Record Cases; Movements May be Restricted
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday said people's movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month ...

COVID-19 Shots Unlikely to Prompt Rare Inflammation in Kids
COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis ...

Coronavirus Can Destroy the Placenta and Lead to Stillbirths
New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women ...

Hospitals Begin to Limp Out of the Latest COVID-19 Surge
As omicron numbers drop at Denver Health, Dr. Anuj Mehta is reminded of the scene in the 1980 comedy "The ...

EXPLAINER: COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5: What’s Next?
Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 vaccinations instead just might ...

Moderna Begins Testing Omicron-Matched COVID Shots in Adults
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster in healthy adults ...

Starbucks Nixes Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it announced earlier this ...

Students Line Up for Vaccines Amid Push to Relax Masking
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly eligible 12-to 15-year-olds as ...

More Support Easing Vaccine Patent Rules, but Hurdles Remain
GENEVA (AP) — Several world leaders Thursday praised the U.S. call to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries ...

US Parents Excited Over Prospect of Virus Shots for Children
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with a rare liver disease, ...

IMF Policy Panel Endorses $650 Billion Increase in Resources
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Thursday authorized a $650 billion expansion of the 190-nation lending institution's resources ...

Want to Help Fight for Health Justice? It May be Time to Listen
A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of ...

US Allows 2 More Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Home Tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to ...

Miami Beach Curfew Aims to Shut Down Spring Break Partying
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A party-ending curfew imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among ...

Dementia May Be a Risk Factor for Infection but Not Death From COVID-19
People who have dementia are at much higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, but no more likely to die ...

Why the Pandemic Left Long-Term Scars on Global Job Market
Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, a 31-year-old single mother ...

Volunteers are Key at Vaccine Sites. It Pays Off with a Shot
SEATTLE (AP) — When Seattle's largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 ...

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 ...