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Maria Polyakova, an economist at Stanford University, has researched the impact of the pandemic on the US economy. "In general," she said, "we expect staying at home to mechanically slow the pandemic by reducing the number of interactions…

"It's like telling someone you're going to have a puppy and now you're not," said Ms. Sinclair. She's now frustrated when she sees ads for Peloton and articles about the company's founders and their lifestyle, she said. "They packed all…

Football coaches do it. The elected presidents do it. Even academically savvy senators do. As coronavirus cases continue to rise around the world, some of the country's most famous people have begun doubling down on masks - a move that…

Covid vaccination efforts in the US are well below original estimates. More than 15.4 million doses have been given to states, but only 4.5 million Americans have received their first shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…

A FDNY EMS Fire Department employee receives a COVID-19 Moderna vaccine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. December 23, 2020.Carlo Allegri | ReutersThe…

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, speaks to Alex Azar, the unpictured Secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS), before receiving the Cova-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc. during an…

WASHINGTON - An ambitious Eastern states plan for a regional cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks got off to a sluggish start on Monday after just three states - Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode…