Month: February 2022

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta. View original article Contributor: Dan Keating

Black women died at nearly three times the rate of White women in 2020, a government report found. View original article Contributor: Salvador Rizzo

From 2011 to 2019, the number of Black Americans without health insurance who were younger than 65 dropped from 7.1 million people to 4.4 million. View original article Contributor: Akilah Johnson

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta. View original article Contributor: Dan Keating

The mask era appears to be on the decline as the coronavirus pandemic lurches into a third year, another turning point on the circuitous path to normalcy. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

While coronavirus shots still provided protection during the omicron wave, the shield of coverage they offered was weaker than during other surges, new data shows. View original article Contributor: Dan Keating

Vaccines still provided their greatest protection against death: At the end of December, unvaccinated people were 10 times as likely to die as the vaccinated. View original article Contributor: Amy Cheng

A well-to-do Black woman shows why beating breast cancer is so difficult if you’re poor. View original article Contributor: Courtland Milloy