Articles/Commentaries
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them by Will Weissert The Associated Press
COVID loneliness lingers, especially among young, report finds by CathNews
New COVID variant 'Eris' infects Israelis by Tzvi Joffree The Jerusalem Post
COVID-19 lockdowns had same effect on memory as serving jail time: study by Brooke Kato New York Post
WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency by Jamie Gumbrecht, Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips CNN
Court revives charges over COVID-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans' home by Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson Reuters
Covid reduces volunteers numbers in Dutch church by CathNews New Zealand
Energy Department Concludes China Lab Leak to Blame for COVID by Joseph De La Cruz The Tablet
Pandemic made poor poorer, rich richer by Father Shay Cullen Independent Catholic News
Nasal irrigation may reduce COVID-19 severity by HealthDay News/ UPI
One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood by Ed Yong The Atlantic
For Some Patients, Long Covid Symptoms Mask Something Else by Wired’
Scientists Honored for COVID-19 Tracker, Prenatal Test by The Associated Press/U.S. News
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica
How Misinformation About COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy Took Root Early On and Why It Won’t Go Away by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica
Pandemic made poor poorer, rich richer by Father Shay Cullen Independent Catholic News
Inside the race to bring coronavirus vaccines to the world by BioPharmaDive
Covid-19 pandemic: 'Everything you should not do, Brazil has done' by Orla Guerin BBC News
To Reduce Covid-19 Risks in Orchestras, Move Wind Instruments to the Sidelines by Theresa Machemer Smithsonian Magazine
Seattle scientist digs up deleed coronavirus genetic data, adding fuel to the covid origin debate by Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino and Yasmeen Abutaleb The Washington Post
Will we ever know the real death toll of the pandemic? by Amruta Byatnal National Geographic
Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country by BBC News
Will we ever know the real death toll of the pandemic? by Amruta Byatnal National Geographic
U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab by Michael R. Gordon and Warren P. Strobel The Wall Street Journal
The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests by The Associated Press
COVID-19 Severity Starts in Normal BMI Range, Especially in Young by Nancy A. Melville Medscape
The race to avoid a possible "monster" COVID variant by Eileen Drage O'Reilly Axios
LifeSiteNews removed from Facebook for violating COVID-19 misinformation policies by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter
CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people by Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Jacqueline Howard CNN
Franciscan University studying herd immunity, coronavirus by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths by Michelle R. Smith The Associated Press
‘I’m empty.’ Pandemic scientists are burning out—and don’t see an end in sight by Meredith Wadman Science
Viganò, the Pandemic. The Suspect of a Disturbing Criminal Conspiracy. by Marco Tosatti Inside the Vatican
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus’ origin by Dania Litvinove and Jamey Keaten The Associated Press
How The AIDS Crisis Prepared Us For COVID — And Shaped Our Response by Samantha Allen them
The curious case of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine by Matthew Herper STAT
China approves a fifth Covid-19 vaccine. by Sui-Lee Wee The New York Times
Dark history of deceptive sterilization of thousands of Latinos weighs on COVID-19 vaccinations by Anagha Srikanth The Hill
As vaccinations lag, Italy’s elderly again pay a price by Xollwwn Bary The Associated Press
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states by Carla K. Johnson and Nickey Corester The Associated Press
COVID-19 pandemic worsening gender inequalities for refugee women and girls by The UN Refugee Agency
In 2018, Diplomats Warned of Risky Coronavirus Experiments in a Wuhan Lab. No One Listened. by Josh Rogin Politico
Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting due to the pandemic by Scottie Andrew CNN
G-7 vows ‘equitable’ world vaccine access, but details scant by Jill Lawless The Associated Press
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swel by Jason Dearen, Juliet Linderman and Martha Mendoza The Associated Press
CDC says masks must fit tightly – and two are better than one by Scott N. Schiffres The Conversation
The COVID19 Threat And Sports by Henry Karlson Patheos
Ask an Infectious-Disease Doctor: What’s the Deal With Double-Masking? by Dharushana Muthulingam Vogue
Coronavirus Variants: How Much Do You Need to Worry? Here's what experts think. by Tara C. Smith, Ph.D. SELF
COVID Fatigue, Life in an intensive-care unit by Ebtesam Attaya Islam Commonweal
If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again? by The Associated Press
95-year-old interrupts mask making by surviving COVID-19 by Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press
COVID Patient Killed By Hospital Roommate Who Was Angered by His Prayers by Hemant Mehta Patheos
After experts criticized its approach, Facebook overhauls its Covid-19 misinformation policy by Erin Brodwin StatNews
‘Such is life’: In virus wards, death is a foe but a fact by John Leicester Associated Press
Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? by The Associated Press
COVID-19, an unexpected jubilee experience by Jennibeth Saba Global Sisters Report
Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response by Ricardo Alanso-Zaldivar , Michael Balsamo and Jonahan Lemire Associated Press
Learning From Our Mistakes: 3 Lessons the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Teach Us About COVID by Brian Strassburger The Jesuit Post
Keeping indoor air clean can reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus by Shelly Miller The Conversation
Q & A with Sr. Astridah Banda, 'unsung hero' for educating on COVID-19 by Doreen Ajiambo Global Sisters Report
The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to CoronavirusDeaths. Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early deaths. by Lisa Song and Lylla Younes ProPublica
The stories of COVID-19: a future and a hope by Ann Marie Paul Global Sisters Report
A path forward in the pandemic by Father Pablo Migon Patheos
Rising COVID-19 Responsibility by Fellow Dying Inmate Patheos
At 12, She’s a Covid ‘Long Hauler’ Although most young people recover quickly, doctors are seeing some children and teens with lingering fatigue and other chronic problems. by David Tuller The New York Times
COVID Has Caused Millions to Lose their Sense of Smell—One Writer’s Journey to a Scentless Life and Back by Leslie Jamison Vogue
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing the regressive business model of college sports by Craig Garthwaite and Matthew J. Notowidigdo Brookings
Commentary: Why is anyone still talking about herd immunity? Herd immunity is a reckless, lethal and ineffective strategy that should never be an option, says an observer. by William A HaseltineChannel News Asia
Face masks: what the data say by Lynne Peeples Nature
A Covid-19 Alternative Within America's Reach by Wamara Mwine Profiles in Catholicism
Doctors Tell Me I Have COVID. Why Won't the Tests? by Julia Joffee GQ
Drawing From Courage, Compassion, Hope in Pandemic Response by Nathaniel Blanton Hibner Catholic Health Association of the United States
The Pandemic, From the Virus’s Point of View/ The career of the coronavirus so far is, in Darwinian terms, a great success story. by David Quammen The New York Times
Wearing a Mask is an Act of Love and Justice by Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J.The Jesuit Post
The tragedy of Paola De Simone dying of coronavirus while teaching online raises uncomfortable questions for those who teach in the age of Covid19 by Leah D. Schade Patheos
Dealing with grief in a time of coronavirus by Mary Farrow Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
I Was Hit Hard By COVID-19 — And I’m Still Not Afraid by Msgr. Charles Pope National Catholic Register
First, lasts and heeding the coronavirus realities by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Weaknesses and the Pandemic by Thomas Carothers and David Wom Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
We All Must Change to Defeat Covid-19 by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Unmasking theTruth: Public Health Experts, the Coronavirus, and the Raucous Marketplace of Ideas by Victoria Smith and Alicia Wanless The Carnegies Endowment for International Peace
Q&A: BHL.The Nouveau Philosophe on ‘The Genius of Judaism,’ the lessons of Jonah, the ‘human excellence’ of cities, and the futility of the fight against global anti-Semitism by Davide Samuels Tablet
What You Need to Know About the New Coronavirus and HIV by Mathew Rodriguez and Myles Helfand The Body
Fauci calls Covid-19 a ‘pandemic of historic proportion,’ like 1918’s flu by Juan Carlos Ramirez, Catholic News Service/America
Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market by Ars Technical
Covid-19: UN warns pandemic could push 130 million into hunger by Devin Watkins VaticanNews
The Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay by Ed Yong TheAtlantic
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide byHuman Right Watch
WHO Experts Admit COVID-19 Can Spread Through Air by VOA News
A Divided World Struggles With COVID-19 – Analysis by Yale Global Online
COVID Isn’t an Excuse to Let the Disabled Die by Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC.Patheos
Here’s What Recovery from Covid-19 May Look Like for Many Survivors byNew YorkTimes\
What To Look For In A Face Mask, According To Science by Kaleigh RogersScience
COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions Shouldn’t Mean Dying Alone by Barbara Pesut Epoch Times
Mutation in new coronavirus increases chance of infection: study by Manas Mishra Reuters
COVID-19 worsens danger, hardships that people face in conflict zones by Chris Herlinger Global Sisters Report
COVID-19 to slash global economic output by $8.5 trillion over next two years by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
I had Covid-19. Ballet renewed my faith in the human body. by Elyse Durham America
The first wave of Covid-19 is not over – but how might a second look? by Michael Safi The Guardian
Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything by Dana G Smith Medium
Pia Wurtzbach on how she is helping the response to COVID-19 by UNAIDS
Modelling the extreme—COVID-19 and AIDS-related deaths by UN AIDS
Exclusive: Russian ventilators reached U.S. states without FDA oversight by Marisa Taylor and Gleb Stolyarov Reuters
Has corruption made international humanitarian assistance for COVID-19 less effective? by Paul FaganMcCain Institute/We HoldTheseTruths
Covid-19: UN urges actions on mental health by Robin Gomez Vatican News
Dr. Luc Montagnier reveals how Covid-19 is an accident by Life With No Fears
From Zoom Meetings To Face Masks, Deaf People Face Extra Struggles During Coronavirus Pandemic by Mikaela Lefrak PBS NewsHour
Emergency Responder by Michael Greenberg New York Review of Books
Fight the Coronavirus, not each other by Tony Magliano Association of U.S. Catholic Priests
Hozier performs chilling rendition of the Parting Glass in honor of COVID-19 victims by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
Cardinal Tagle urges leaders to ensure healthcare for all in coronavirus crisis by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Coronavirus: WHO chief urges end to 'politicisation' of virus\ byBBC News
Covid-19 and our work with the UN by Jillian AbballeAnglican Communion News Service
A conversation with Father James Martin: 'Why did God let this happen?' by Bill Baker Religion News Service
Pandemic Journal by Nicole Rudick, Ali Bhutto, Jamie Quatro, Edward Stephens, and Carl Elliott, et al .NYR Daily
Pandemic economics create widespread upheaval, opportunities for reform by Don ClemmerNational Catholic Reporter
'Zoombombing' comes for houses of worship by Aysha KhanReligion News Service
Trump Gets a Reality Check on Coronavirus by Calvin Woodward and Hope Yen Associated Press
As public fears spiral, living in the day is time-tested wisdom by Ken Briggs National Catholic Reporter
‘Since I Became Symptomatic’ by Leslie JamisonNYR Daily
Virus exposes glaring inequalities between rich and poor by Winnie ByanyimaBusiness Day
Pandemic Journal by Keija Parssinen, E. Tammy Kim, Adam Foulds, Tom Bachtell, and Ivan Sršen, et al. NYR Daily
Irish American astronaut shares self-isolation advice by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
British singers go viral with ‘Psalm in a time of coronavirus’ video by Charles Collins Crux
Coronavirus Essentials: How the Church Is Applying Public-Health Directives by Father Raymond J. de Souza National Catholic Register
Living With Someone Who Tested Positive for the Coronavirus by New Evangelization Television (NET) i
The science behind social distancing by Mark Coughlan RTÉ
Our response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals who we truly are by John Carr America
How to survive a plague by David France Reviewed by Rebecca Tinsley Independent Catholic News
Pope, Christian leaders around the globe join in prayer for pandemic's end by Cindy Wooden Religion News Service/The Pilot
Caring more for each other could have ameliorated the pandemic. It’s not too late. by Thomas J. Reese America
The coronavirus and sitting quietly in a room alone by Bishop Robert Barron Echoes/The Pilot
Coronavirus vignettes from the global epicenter of the crisis by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Coronavirus Photos of the Week by Kit Doyle Religion news Service
When Coronavirus and Moral Relativism Collide by Jennifer Roback Morse National Catholic Register
Coronavirus vignettes from the global epicenter of the crisis by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards by Hadley Arkes The Catholic Thing
Pandemic Journal by Lauren Groff, Christopher Robbins, Elisa Gabbert, Ian Jack, and Vanessa Barbara, et al. NYR Daily
We are all in this together! by Tony Magliano Acting Franciscan
Fleeing coronavirus and finding our mortality by Tara Isabella Burton Religion News Service
The Spirituality of Coronavirus by Dwight Lee Wolter Patheos
Coronavirus: How worried should we be? by James Gallagher BBC News
The Revenge of Nature- Coronavirus? by Father Shay Cullen Preda Foundation/Asian Journal
Claiming our common humanity- by Cardinal Blase Cupich Chicago Catholic
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