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Lab Leak Theory Returns After DOE Report

Story of the Week / March 4th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

New intelligence has led the Department of Energy (DOE) to shift its stance on COVID-19's origins and support the lab leak theory, once deemed a conspiracy by some politicians, journalists, and scientists.

Story Of The Week, COVID-19, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, China, Department Of Energy, FBI

Misinformation Watch: Did COVID-19 Leak From a Chinese Lab?

Misinformation Watch / February 27th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

Almost immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people speculated about how it started. Most of this focused on China, where the pandemic began, and specifically on the city of Wuhan.

Facts And Myths, Facts And Fact Checking, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, Misinformation And Disinformation, China, Science, Misinformation Watch

Chinese Authorities Clash With 'Zero-Covid' Lockdown Protesters

Story of the Week / December 1st, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

A rare wave of protests across China against the government's COVID-19 lockdowns earned support from the U.S. and other nations, while fueling violent crackdowns from the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Anti-Lockdown Protesters, China

Media Bias Alert: How News Outlets Are Reacting to Fauci’s Retirement

Bias / August 26th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

When Fauci announced he would retire from his government position in December to focus on other things, media outlets on the left and right reflected their bias toward Fauci through story choice, placement and spin.

Media Bias Alert, Healthcare, Coronavirus, Anthony Fauci

New CDC Guidelines Confirm What Everyone Already Knew

Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2022 / By Upward News Editorial Team

The agency is relaxing quarantines, social distancing, and discrimination against the unvaccinated.

CDC Guidelines, Coronavirus, Healthcare

Americans Continue To Move Out of Blue States

Recommended Reading / July 11th, 2022 / By Upward News Editorial Team

As Democrats move into red states, will they bring their politics with them?

Blue States, Culture, Coronavirus, Economy And Jobs, Politics, Culture War

Debate Over National Mask Mandates Returns

Story of the Week / April 21st, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

A federal judge overturned the federal mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation this week, and the Biden administration is seeking an appeal.

Story Of The Week, Mask Mandates, Coronavirus, CDC, Travel, Public Health

Canada's Freedom Convoy Protests Spark State of Emergency

Story of the Week / February 17th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Protesters have blocked key US-Canada bridges and staged disruptive demonstrations in Canada's capital of Ottawa.

Freedom Convoy, Coronavirus, Canada, Vaccine Mandates

Media Bias Alert: Is Canada’s Freedom Convoy Righteous or Dangerous?

Bias / February 1st, 2022 / By Henry A. Brechter

One side consistently framed the movement as dangerous, smaller than believed, and akin to the Capitol riot — the other side focused on voices of supporters and the purportedly massive size of the protest.

Media Bias, Freedom Convoy, Vaccine Mandates, Coronavirus

AllSides Live: COVID Vaccines and Alternative Treatments

Recommended Reading / January 28th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live host Yasmin Tavakoli talks to Dr. Richard Ambrozic about vaccines and alternative treatments.

AllSides Live, Coroanvirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Coronavirus

How Did President Biden's First Year Go?

Story of the Week / January 20th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Several major polls reported this week that Biden's approval rating is at its lowest point of his presidency.

Story Of The Week, Joe Biden, White House, Coronavirus, Inflation, Afghanistan, Public Opinion

The One Thing We All Have In Common

Bias / January 19th, 2022 / By April Gardner

The one thing we all have in common can close our ability to reason and understand each other. But there is something we can do about it.

Bridging Divides, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Jessica Hardin

Our brains are working overtime to maintain our respective narratives on COVID-19.

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Polarization, Political Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spark Confusion Across The Political Spectrum

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Hospitals have recently began distinguishing between primary and incidental COVID-19 cases, resulting in criticism and confusion from news outlets and other voices across the spectrum.

Media Bias, Anthony Fauci, Bias By Omission, CDC, Children, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Misinformation, Hospitalizations, Omicron Variant, Polarization, Public Health, Rochelle Walensky, Sonia Sotomayor, Vaccine Mandates

Most Republicans Are Vaccinated

Recommended Reading / January 16th, 2022 / By Tania Israel

The focus on unvaccinated Republicans — instead of on facts that may serve to further narrow the gap — continues politicization .

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Bridging Divides, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party

Confusion Abounds as COVID-19 Guidance Evolves, Data Changes

Story of the Week / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Recent public opinion polls suggest Americans are worn out by the pandemic and care far more about inflation than COVID-19, regardless of political ideology.

Story Of The Week, CDC, Omicron Variant, Coronavirus, Hospitalizations, Coronavirus Vaccine, Media Bias, Vaccine Mandates

The Politics of Science: Why Are More Democrats Vaccinated Than Republicans?

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By Paul Mulholland

The persistent gap primarily originates from a partisan gap in trust in scientific institutions.

Polarization, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Science, Anthony Fauci

AllSides Live: Evolving COVID-19 Mandates

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Managing Editor Henry Brechter speaks with Yasmin Tavakoli about evolving COVID-19 mandates.

AllSides Live, Vaccine Mandates, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Bridging Divides

To Mandate or Not to Mandate? Hear Americans Discuss the Most Pressing Vaccine Question

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2022 / By Braver Angels

Explore arguments on both sides of the safety vs. freedom dilemma in the case of vaccine mandates.

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Mandates, Bridging Divides

Media Bias Alert: Donald Trump Takes A Firm Stance On The COVID-19 Vaccine

Bias / January 4th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Donald Trump praised the COVID-19 vaccine during an interview with Candace Owens, which briefly sparked a rare common ground between Trump and President Biden.

Media Bias, Bridging Divides, Candace Owens, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Donald Trump, Public Health

Tag: Coronavirus