The Dangerous Global Flood of Misinformation Surrounding COVID-19
“Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have spread rapidly online, creating what some experts are now calling an “infodemic.” Health officials across the globe are scrambling...
School Closures Leave Homeless Students Even More Vulnerable
“There are more than 1.5 million homeless public school students in the United States. But with many of those young people relying on school for safety, stability, and food, the mass closures of...
Why the Pandemic Is Making U.S. Economic Inequality Even Worse
“A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds 43 percent of U.S. adults say they or someone in their household has suffered a job loss or pay cut due to COVID-19. With such widespread impact,...
We Need A Vaccine to Vanquish COVID-19. Here’s How Scientists Are Trying to Find It
“Science correspondent Miles O’Brien has spent the past few weeks in Seattle, reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and producing a film for FRONTLINE about how things unfolded in the city where...
Utah’s Tourism Industry ‘Taking A Big Hit’ From Outbreak
“The coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S. along with the economic ripple effects of the nationwide shutdown. In Utah, a state that relies heavily on tourism, thousands of people have...
A Brooklyn ICU Nurse on Why She Doesn’t Feel Like A Superhero
“Maria Lobifaro is a nurse at a VA hospital in Brooklyn that has been converted to care only for coronavirus patients. Already, more than 30 deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred there....
The New Challenges Businesses May Face in A World Changed By COVID-19
“When businesses and organizations resume activity after COVID-19, it will be in a changed economic landscape. Suzanne Clark is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whose 3 million members...
COVID-19: Lessons Learned in The Battle Against Ebola
“What we learned from the Ebola outbreak between 2014 and 2016 helped lay the groundwork for the more recent response to the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lauren Baer, a...