delta variant
COVID Vaccine Booster Shots Are Coming in September
The program will start on Sept. 20 for all fully vaccinated adults.
Single Delta Case Sends New Zealand Into Nationwide Lockdown
Why the country is reacting quickly after months of virus-free living.
COVID Morgue Trucks Are Back
The refrigerated trailers meant to store an excess of dead bodies are once again set to be used in some states.
How to Actually Get a Trump Voter Vaccinated
Some red counties have managed to convince high percentages of their residents to get vaccinated—despite the stark political divide and misinformation fueling the pandemic.
It’s Back to School in the Apocalypse, and Parents Are Losing Their Minds
Teachers and students are getting sick, parents are fighting for and against mask policies, and school board meetings are getting very nasty.
Mississippi Hospitals Are on the Brink of ‘Total Failure’ Because of the Delta Variant
Mississippi has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, with just over a third of all residents fully vaccinated.
Seven People Tell Us What It's Like to Have Breakthrough COVID
The contagious nature of the Delta variant has meant breakthrough COVID cases are on the rise. Seven people tell us what it was like to have one.
We Have No Idea How Deadly Delta COVID Will Be for Kids
Hundreds of kids are hospitalized in Texas and Florida with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, and they're running out of hospital beds.
Unvaxxed COVID Patient Posts Videos from ICU Begging People to Get the Shot
“I want to ask you: If you thought that you had to sit down and plan your goodbyes and funeral or go get the COVID vaccine, what would you do?”
Matt Gaetz Boasts He Has the ‘Freedom Variant’ as Florida Smashes COVID Records
“Next it’ll be the Chi Omega variant or the Pi Kappa Psi variant.”
What We Know—and Don’t—About the CDC’s New COVID Delta Variant Data
Yes, vaccinated people were infected with COVID, but that doesn’t mean vaccines don’t work.
The Delta Variant Is Bringing the War on Masks to Ron DeSantis’ Doorstep
Florida cities and businesses are openly challenging Gov. DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates.