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The U.S. recorded roughly 2.9 million deaths in 2020 — almost the same total as previous years — despite COVID-19.
False
The claim that COVID-19 vaccination is free in India, but not in the United States or the United Kingdom.
Misleading
While some people are focused on COVID-19 and ways to get through the pandemic, scammers are looking for new ways to profit.
-- Trend Micro Check, December 30
In what has become a familiar pattern, the COVID-19 vaccine landscape has changed overnight, simultaneously raising hopes that more people may soon get vaccinated and triggering confusion.
-- Science, December 30
As the global race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine continues, China appears to have made huge strides. But what do we know about China's vaccines and how do they compare to those developed elsewhere?
-- BBC, December 30
A new variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in England and raising international alarms. Scientists say the variant is likely more contagious than previous versions of the virus.
-- NPR, December 22
-- Stat, December 21
-- European Federation of Journalists, December 21
-- The Associated Press, December 20
Therapeutics and law expert lays out the economics of this drug development.
-- The Harvard Gazette, December 17
[P]rominent expert organizations are clear: misting or fogging disinfectants is not a good way to fight Covid-19.
-- Stat, December 16
More than 300,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States.
-- Kaiser Health News, December 15
The coronavirus behind the pandemic presents some vexing dualities.
-- Stat, December 14
What we can learn from the initial phase of vaccinating health care workers in the US.
-- Vox, December 10
The immune system is no wimp. When pathogens cause illness, it kicks into high gear. Cells work together to tag, kill and gobble up invaders as they fight the infection.
-- Stat, May 5