public health
This Platform Is Crowdsourcing Information To Visualise How COVID-19 Has Impacted the World
Covid Measures is a citizens’ tracker of governmental measures, guidelines, and human impact of coronavirus with a presence in more than 140 countries globally.
Can Restaurants Get Sued for Requiring Face Masks?
An incident involving a Republican senator who threatened to sue over a restaurant's mask mandate raises questions about who's legally in the right.
COVID-19 Is Proof of Just How Socially Determined Health Is
A virus doesn’t care how much money you have or where you live. Yet, the pandemic has shown in the starkest terms that inequality kills—and what to do about it.
Great, US Red Onions May Have Caused a Salmonella Outbreak in Canada
Canadians are being asked to throw away all red onions from the United States because they may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that’s sent 16 to hospital.
Georgia's Governor Is Suing Atlanta's Mayor to Stop Her Contradicting Him About Masks
The Republican governor has requested an emergency injunction to restrain Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from issuing press releases, or making statements to the press.
COVID-19 Testing Is a Holy Mess in Houston
"I definitely have it, and I have no positive test to show for it, because Houston is melting down, essentially.”
How to Handle COVID-19 Testing While Protesting
Here’s what experts say about how to balance fighting one public health pandemic with containing another.
What Is Contact Tracing and Why Should You Care? A Guide
The public health strategy has been key to fighting COVID-19 abroad. Can it work in the U.S. without big tech butting in?
The People Who Fled Their Cities Now Want to Come Back
An untold number of people left cities to "escape" COVID-19. Now, many are antsy to return. VICE asked public health experts what should happen next.
We’re Running Out of Face Masks, But You Can Make One Yourself
Amateur crafters are sending improvised masks to the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. With a bit of practice, you can make one for yourself.
Coronavirus Has Closed Vape Shops, but Left Cigarettes Readily Available
Owners of vape shops argue that their stores are just as "essential" as the businesses that sell cigarettes.
Copper Destroys Viruses and Bacteria. Why Isn’t It Everywhere?
It could destroy norovirus, MRSA, virulent strains of E. coli, and coronaviruses—including the novel strain currently causing the COVID-19 pandemic.