TimeMagazine Fallen pinecones covered 16-year-old Leslie Keiser’s fresh grave at the edge of Wolf Point, a small community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation on the eastern Montana plains. Leslie, whose father is a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, is one of at least two teenagers on the reservation who died by … Read more
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has been cracking down on COVID-19 rule breakers for weeks. When coronavirus cases in California began surging again in November, Gore launched a team of deputies to make sure people were complying with statewide public health orders, including staying away from restaurants, fitness centers and large gatherings. “I get … Read more
Before they entered the emergency room in San Antonio in late September, Randy Hinojosa turned to his wife of 26 years and assured her that they’d both get better and see each other again. “I said, ‘We came together. We leave together,” he recalls. Hinojosa recovered from his bout of COVID-19, but his wife did … Read more
SUBSCRIBE HERE to have It’s Not Just You, a new newsletter by Susanna Schrobsdorff, TIME Editor at Large, delivered to your inbox weekly. (A version of this article appeared in this week’s It’s Not Just You.) ? Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. This week, we have some thoughts on the winter solstice, plus … Read more
The Trump Administration says miscommunication was to blame for a rift between the federal government and state governors who complained of receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses than they were initially promised for next week’s round of deliveries. “There was some confusion between planning and training numbers provided in mid-November and actual official weekly allocations, which … Read more
At least two federal prisoners scheduled to be executed in President Donald Trump’s final days in office have tested positive for COVID-19, their attorneys said Friday, ramping up demands that their executions be called off in light of an outbreak of the virus on federal death row. Corey Johnson, 52, convicted in a series of … Read more
Kate Latta didn’t get much sleep last night, but that’s understandable. The pharmacist and store manager at a Walgreens pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio, Latta learned just three days ago that she would be part of a historic vaccination program this morning (Dec. 18). In the spring, the U.S. government contracted with retail pharmacy chains CVS … Read more
Time was, nobody quarreled with the idea of a new vaccine. In 1955, church bells rang and headlines blared when Jonas Salk announced that his new vaccine against polio was safe, effective and powerful. Similar, if more subdued, enthusiasm greeted the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963 and the global eradication of smallpox in … Read more
The U.S. now has two COVID-19 vaccines that are safe and effective enough for the public. On Dec. 18, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna, a biotech company based in Massachusetts. The decision followed an overwhelming 20 to zero vote, with one abstention, … Read more
As the delivery truck snaked its way over Northern California’s interstates and two-lane highways, a team of analysts watched over nearly every aspect of its journey in real-time. They could see the stops the driver took, they knew the weather outside and, most importantly, they knew the condition of the precious cargo onboard: thousands of … Read more