Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots

People protest a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Oct. 28 in New York City. Polling, vaccination and mortality data all suggest that Republicans are the biggest group of unvaccinated Americans and are suffering the worst consequences as a result. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Dee Delgado/Getty Images People protest

Novavax’s COVID vaccine nears the finish line : Shots

Novavax’s COVID vaccine nears the finish line : Shots

Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples from Novavax’s phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in February 2021. Karen Ducey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karen Ducey/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples

COVID hit this family twice, but vaccines blunted reinfections : Shots

COVID hit this family twice, but vaccines blunted reinfections : Shots

Three generations, (from left to right) grandmother Genoveva Calloway, daughter Petra Gonzales, and granddaughter Vanesa Quintero, live next door to each other in San Pablo, Calif. Recently their extended family was hit with a second wave of COVID infections a year after the first. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption toggle caption Beth LaBerge/KQED Three generations, (from

How mental health conditions can raise COVID risk : Shots

How mental health conditions can raise COVID risk : Shots

Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Even before the federal government’s recent decision last week to

Today’s Headlines: COVID booster guidelines in California just got simple

Today’s Headlines: COVID booster guidelines in California just got simple

Hello, it’s Wednesday, Nov. 17. Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Did you know the first Chuck E. Cheese opened in 1977 in San Jose? You also might be interested to know that the “E” stands for “entertainment.” For 44 years it has been a cultural force, but now the future of the chain is

Clues to what causes long COVID are starting to emerge : Shots

Clues to what causes long COVID are starting to emerge : Shots

Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images Kelly LaDue thought she was done with COVID-19 in the fall of 2020 after being tormented by the virus for a miserable couple of weeks. “And then I started with really bad heart-racing with any exertion. It was weird,” says LaDue, 54, of Ontario, N.Y. “Walking up the stairs,

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