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News, analysis and resources on the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, featuring timely dispatches from reporters, experts and providers. 

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A top infectious disease doc breaks down the omicron threat and latest findings

By Kellie Schmitt
Dr. Céline Gounder dissects the latest omicron news and shares advice for journalists grappling with a sea of unknowns.
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Coronavirus Files: Boosting to overwhelm omicron; vax mandates run into roadblocks

By Amber Dance
Also, early data suggest omicron evades most but not all antibodies.
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Coronavirus Files: Omicron overwhelms news cycle despite scant information

By Amber Dance
Plus, nursing homes open to visitors without mandates or boosters.
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Coronavirus Files: Boosters get go-ahead for all adults; pills may be authorized next

By Amber Dance
Also, evidence points to Wuhan market as ground zero, and White House to spend billions on vaccines for global distribution.
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Coronavirus Files: FDA considers boosters for all adults amid threat of winter surger

By Amber Dance
Plus, competing messages from pop icons misinform the public.
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Coronavirus Files: Vax mandate rules finalized as many children get their first shots

By Amber Dance
Plus, mandate deadlines loom as some workers resist.
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Coronavirus Files: FDA authorizes vaccines for younger children

By Amber Dance
Plus, new CDC study finds greatest hospitalization and death among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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Coronavirus Files: FDA, CDC back boosters with more vax authorizations likely soon

By Amber Dance
Also, racial gaps in breakthrough cases garner attention, and plans to vaccinate kids under 12 take shape.
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Coronavirus Files: Boosters for all J&J and some Moderna recipients

By Amber Dance
Plus, CDC urges pregnant people to get vaccinated, and some answers on mixing and matching vaccines.
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Coronavirus Files: Antiviral pills on the way; death rates climb in rural areas

By Amber Dance
Plus, more at-home tests are coming, and workplace mandates prove effective in boosting vaccination rates.

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National Fellowship Applications Now Open

The Center for Health Journalism’s 2023 National Fellowship will provide $2,000 to $10,000 reporting grants, five months of mentoring from a veteran journalist, and a week of intensive training at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles from July 16-20. Click here for more information and the application form, due May 5.

2023 Domestic Violence Symposium and Impact Reporting Fund

The Center for Health Journalism’s 2023 Symposium on Domestic Violence provides reporters with a roadmap for covering this public health epidemic with nuance and sensitivity. The next session will be offered virtually on Friday, March 31. Journalists attending the symposium will be eligible to apply for a reporting grant of $2,000 to $10,000 from our Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund. Find more info here!

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