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June 14, 2021 at 2:00 pm

Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds

States with higher vaccination rates now have markedly fewer coronavirus cases, as infections are dropping in places where most residents have been immunized and are...

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FILE – In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci has been a lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, when he was lionized by the left as a beacon of truth and villainized by the right as a misguided, spotlight-seeking bureaucrat who too often sought to undermine then-President Donald Trump. But since the release of a trove of his emails obtained by news outlets, Republicans have sharply escalated their attacks on the nation’s top government infectious diseases expert. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File) WX202 WX202

June 8, 2021 at 1:50 pm

Delta variant accounts for 6% of new U.S. coronavirus infections

A highly transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in India accounts for 6% of new U.S. infections, the administration said. Yet vaccines appear highly effective against...

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May 22, 2021 at 7:52 am

Coronavirus infections drop below 30,000 daily in continuing sign of recovery

The pandemic map remains speckled with hot spots, including parts of the Deep South, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. At the local level,...

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April 29, 2021 at 7:22 am

Little concern about J&J COVID-19 vaccine nationwide

INDIANAPOLIS — A blue card sat on the windshield of Josh Woolvin's black Hyundai Tucson on Tuesday, a spot of color in the sunshine at...

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Sharis Carr, a nurse at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss., holds a box containing doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The U.S. is recommending a â€œpauseâ€ in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MSRS301 MSRS301

April 13, 2021 at 11:10 am

What you should do if you’ve received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

The complication that led to a call for pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is exceedingly rare. That said, here's what you...

April 9, 2021 at 5:26 pm

Medical examiner says police restraint, neck compression ‘more than Mr. Floyd could take’

MINNEAPOLIS — The medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy testified Friday that the pressure police applied to the Black man's neck and back while...

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Arianna Eisenberg endured long-haul covid-19 for eight months. But 36 hours after her second shot of coronavirus vaccine last month, her symptoms were gone and haven’t returned. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Sarah Blesener for The Washington Post.

March 16, 2021 at 2:20 pm

Extended COVID-19 easing for some after vaccines

Some people who have spent months suffering from long-haul COVID-19 are reporting their delight at seeing their symptoms disappear after their vaccinations, leaving experts chasing...