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Story of the Week: Federal COVID Messaging Shifts Amid Rise of Omicron Variant

Story of the Week / December 30th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Government guidance on COVID-19 is shifting as new cases of the virus in the U.S. reach record levels.

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Omicron Variant, Coronavirus Tests, Coronavirus Vaccine

Story of the Week: Omicron's Spread Fuels Concern, COVID-19 Fatigue

Story of the Week / December 23rd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

As the seemingly mild but more contagious Omicron variant spreads, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday a new plan to distribute millions of at-home COVID-19 tests.

Story Of The Week, Omicron Variant, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Skepticism, Coronavirus Tests, Public Health

AllStances™: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

AllStances / December 8th, 2021 / By Antonio Ferme

Should the US federally enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, or should employees have a choice between vaccination and regular testing?

AllStances, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Culture, Polarization, Public Health, Role Of Government, Vaccine Mandates, Pro Con

Story of the Week: The Omicron Variant Emerges

Story of the Week / December 2nd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The Omicron variant spurred new travel restrictions, stock market panic, and debates among experts and the public over how concerning it is.

Story Of The Week, Omicron Variant, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, World

Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic

Recommended Reading / November 19th, 2021 / By Oto Moto

Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the number of fully vaccinated people in the U.S. is rising, many people may be wondering what the endgame is for COVID-19.

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Public Health

The Partisan Divide on Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19

Facts & Data / November 17th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

What concerns do parents most often cite when choosing not to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, and how are partisan outlets covering the recent CDC recommendation?

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Children, Public Health

Doing Our Own Due Diligence as Parents on the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children

Recommended Reading / November 10th, 2021 / By Jacob Hess

Do we as parents really know enough to go along with this big step?

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Children, Public Health, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Safety And Sanity During COVID-19

COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Kids Near Federal Approval

Story of the Week / October 28th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Young kids in the U.S. will soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, raising questions about safety, efficacy and necessity among parents nationwide.

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Mandates, CDC, Public Health

AllSides Live: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Recommended Reading / October 27th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides managing editor Henry A. Brechter discusses COVID-19, vaccines, mandates, media bias and more with AllSides Live host Yasmin Tavakoli.

AllSides Live, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Mandates, Media Bias

The Partisan Divide on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Facts & Data / October 20th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

President Biden's vaccine requirements have become severely controversial, leading to debates over public health, personal freedom, the U.S. Constitution, safety of the vaccines, and much else.

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Research

The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 2: Immunity & Side Effects

Facts & Data / October 12th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Which is better at preventing future COVID-19 infection: vaccine-induced immunity or natural immunity? Plus, how serious are the side effects after getting vaccinated?

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Research

The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 1: Perceptions & Effectiveness

Facts & Data / October 5th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Over 70% of Americans are confident the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. There is a large divide, however, among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults: while almost 9 in 10 of vaccinated adults believe the vaccines are safe, just over 1 in 4 unvaccinated adults agree.

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Coronavirus Vaccine, Research

Confronting our COVID condescension

Recommended Reading / September 23rd, 2021 / By Moníca Guzman, Braver Angels

How two women connected in spite of differences on a very polarizing topic: mask mandates in schools.

Coronavirus, Polarization, Bridging Divides, Mask Mandates

Story of the Week: The Impact Of Biden's Vaccine Mandates

Story of the Week / September 16th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The mandates will impact up to 100 million Americans.

Story Of The Week, Vaccine Mandates, Coronavirus

When Biden Rolls the COVID Dice

Recommended Reading / September 10th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

The president realized that he had to get much tougher, much louder and much angrier.

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Mandates, Public Health, Polarization, Joe Biden

Story of the Week: Students Return to Schools Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Story of the Week / September 9th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The return to in-person learning has been a focus of media coverage across the spectrum.

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Schools, Delta Variant, Education

Joe Rogan, Ivermectin, and False Stories: The Weekend in Media Bias

Bias / September 7th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

There are massively competing narratives about ivermectin’s efficacy in treating COVID-19, and it all shows in media bias.

Misinformation, Media Bias, COVID-19 Misinformation, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Joe Rogan, FDA, Ivermectin

How COVID-19 Compares to Other Leading Causes of Death

Facts & Data / August 23rd, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

COVID-19 has become a constant in the news cycle, but with so many competing narratives and sensationalism on both sides, it can be hard to get an understanding of where the numbers lie and what the risks are for different groups. Here is a breakdown of where things stand.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, CDC, Research

Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions

Recommended Reading / August 18th, 2021 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

People tend to overestimate or underestimate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing an N95 mask while walking their dog through a deserted park. Contrast that with someone entering a crowded bar maskless in an area with high coronavirus transmission rates.

Coronavirus, CDC, Polarization, Bridging Divides

Facts vs Myths: Did Donald Trump Tell People to Inject Bleach?

Misinformation Watch / August 15th, 2021 / By Ethan Horowitz

Historic gaffe, or media overreaction? Donald Trump's comments about bleach during a COVID-19 press briefing last year have been covered very differently from the left and the right.

Facts And Myths, Donald Trump, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Misinformation, Trump Administration, Media Bias, Misinformation Watch

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