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  • Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

    Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

    Miles W. Griffis

    Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by masking and isolating.  Read more…

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Science

  • This graphic shows two medical drawings of the human body, with icons of SARS-CoV-2 overlaid on top of different body parts to signify viral persistence.
    January 21, 2025

    Finding an accepted Long COVID biomarker will be complicated. This blood test could give us answers.

  • A research building sitting on the bank of a river, with the Shionogi logo on the top of the building.
    January 21, 2025

    Research updates, January 21

  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • Screenshot of slide from FNIH. "What has happened since the November 2024 RECOVER-TLC webinar?" December 2024: First wave of antiviral prioritization completed, scientific oversight committee (SOC) empaneled, newsletter issued, FNIH RECOVER-TLC website updated January 2025: Reached over 400 submissions to therapeutics portal, first SOC meeting, neurological prioritization group empaneled Upcoming: Antiviral prioritization wave 2, Immunomodulatory prioritization wave 1, Neurological agent prioritization wave 1, Host-targeted cardiovascular and metabolics prioritization groups empaneled Planned for February 2025: More prioritization, including waves 1 and 2 for different groups, second SOC meeting
    January 14, 2025

    Research updates, January 14

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    January 7, 2025

    Research updates, January 7

  • calculator and magnifying glass on survey sheets
    December 24, 2024

    Research updates, December 24

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Covid-19

  • Collage showing a crate of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests, a map of mask bloc locations, a box of 3M N95 respirators, and a flyer from a mask bloc in Nassau County and Queens, New York introducing how mask blocs distribute free high-quality masks in their communities
    September 10, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 1

  • Line chart titled, "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits with Diagnosed COVID-19 in United States, by Age Group." The chart shows this ratio from September 2023 to September 2024. Children ages 0 to 11, shown with a yellow dotted line, had the highest percentage in late summer 2024, higher than even ages 75+ (shown in purple).
    September 10, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 10

  • September 3, 2024

    “Perfect storm” of criminalization: Analyzing mask bans

  • September 3, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 3

  • August 27, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, August 27

  • August 21, 2024

    These are the drag artists and organizers fighting to make queer spaces more COVID safe

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Health

  • man wearing red ribbon
    December 5, 2023

    HIV may increase the risk of Long Covid. Why aren’t major advocacy groups addressing it?

  • December 5, 2023

    Project N95 ending mask store, free distributions by the end of 2023

  • November 21, 2023

    What’s happening this week, November 21

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Commentary

  • February 13, 2024

    Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid

  • December 19, 2023

    Covid-19 in the hierarchy of the Gaza health crises

  • December 12, 2023

    Virtual town hall recording now available

  • November 28, 2023

    Support Long Covid journalism for #GivingTuesday

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