While the data show there are clear risks, Americans are urged, cajoled, shamed and threatened into getting the shot in any number of ways. President Biden recently warned that people who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 “can still die every day” from the infection, adding “This...
How Many People Die Each Day? As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the media continues to rattle off statistics at full force. However, without a frame of reference, numbers such as the death toll can be difficult to interpret. Mortalities attributed to the virus, for example, are often me...
Around 38,000 Americans die every year in road-traffic accidents—far fewer than from COVID-19 over the past year but still a significant number.3 As a society, we have developed tools to make road travel safer—seatbelts, airbags, impaired-driving la...
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults and older teens had still not caughtCOVID-19by the end of last year, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while 77.5% had antibodies from at least one prior infection. Thefiguresare based on the final batch of results...
How many variants are there of the COVID-19 virus? AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin By MARION RENAULT, Associated Press How many variants of the coronavirus are there? There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three. As a virus...
When COVID Relief Measures Expire and How to Prepare. What Federal Unemployment Benefits Are Available? There are three federal unemployment benefit programs available – but not for long. They're set to end on Sept. 6. It has been estimated that approximately 7.5 million Americans are at risk...
It's easy to give Biden, Harris and Trump credit or blame for stock market performance during their respective administrations, but the COVID-19 pandemic dealt extreme disruptions to the economy and the market in both 2020 under Trump and 2021 under Biden. These disruptions severely muddied the...
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who will be in charge once Biden is sworn in, suggested in a letter to colleagues Tuesday the chamber might divide its time between confirming Biden's nominees, approving COVID relief and conducting the trial. ...
For 2023, one-third of Americans surveyed planned to attend or host a Halloween party. This number solidifies the shift back to in-person festivities following the COVID-19 pandemic. About the same number plan to attend or host a Halloween party in 2024, though it is slightly less (29%...
During the COVID-19 pandemic (疫情), US citizen Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to deal with worry and stress. She started bringing Lego toys to work to build things out of the colorful blocks with her colleagues. She also started playing with Silly Putty, a toy...