Coronavirus - The Cut

hm! July 20, 2022

Would You Go to a Wedding Where the Bride Has COVID?A bride in the U.K. reportedly presented her guests with a chaotic choice.

By Danielle Cohen

the royal family Feb. 20, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II Is Working Through COVIDA queen’s job is never done.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

science Feb. 8, 2022

Sorry About the Deadly Pandemic, Here’s a WormScientists have named a new flatworm after COVID which is … cool, I guess.

By Mia Mercado

2022 winter olympics Feb. 7, 2022

COVID Isolation at the Olympics Sounds Grim As Hell“I want all this to end. I cry every day.”

By Claire Lampen

what?? Jan. 13, 2022

Come Again, Kamala?The vice-president offers some illuminating thoughts on COVID strategy.

By Claire Lampen

um! Jan. 10, 2022

Deltacron? I Don’t Know Her.Scientists say the alleged new super-variant is probably actually a lab contamination.

By Claire Lampen

i hate it here Jan. 3, 2022

What Fresh Hell Is ‘Flurona’?Someone in Israel tested positive for COVID-19 and the flu … at the same time. Welcome to 2022.

By Claire Lampen

omicron variant Dec. 29, 2021

Should You Be Canceling Your New Year’s Eve Plans?Dr. Fauci says yes.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

thong song Dec. 17, 2021

As If Traveling Wasn’t Stressful Enough Right NowImagine being on a plane with a man wearing a thong on his face, claiming it’s a mask.

By Danielle Cohen

omicron variant Dec. 16, 2021

Is It Going to Be Like This Forever?The Omicron variant is the worst kind of déjà vu.

By Claire Lampen

covid vaccines Nov. 8, 2021

Everything We Know About Workplace Vaccine MandatesPresident Biden recently announced that 100 million American workers will be required to get vaccinated. Will it work?

By Danielle Cohen

health Sept. 30, 2021

CDC Urges Pregnant People to Please Get VaccinatedApparently, only 31 percent of pregnant people are inoculated against COVID.

By Claire Lampen

unreal Sept. 27, 2021

The View’s COVID Chaos ContinuesLast week, two hosts tested positive for COVID mid-show — but it turns out their tests were inaccurate.

By Mia Mercado

covid-19 Sept. 15, 2021

One in 500 Americans Has Died From COVIDYet the vaccination rate is slowing.

By Mia Mercado

coronavirus Sept. 9, 2021

A Record Number of Kids Are Being Hospitalized for COVIDInfections are spiking and many hospitals are overwhelmed, especially in states with low vaccination rates.

By Danielle Cohen

explainer Sept. 7, 2021

Is It Allergies or a Breakthrough Infection?Here’s everything we know about COVID cases among vaccinated people, and what to do if you’re worried you might have one.

By Danielle Cohen

delta variant Aug. 25, 2021

Does Anyone Want to Hear About Burned-Out Moms Anymore?There’s more pressure than ever to get back to normal, but we’re still here, and we’re not okay.

By Amil Niazi

sigh Aug. 24, 2021

Another Cruise-Ship Passenger Has Died From COVIDWhen will the cruises return to port?

By Claire Lampen

covid-19 Aug. 23, 2021

The FDA Has Fully Approved Pfizer’s COVID VaccineExperts hope this will encourage more people to get vaccinated.

By Mia Mercado

coronavirus Aug. 13, 2021

Immunocompromised People Can Now Get a Third Vaccine DoseThe FDA just authorized COVID booster shots for those with weakened immune systems.

By Olivia Evans

power Aug. 4, 2021

Cori Bush Kept Millions of People From Losing Their HomesThe freshman Congresswoman slept on the Capitol steps for days, pushing the White House to extend the eviction moratorium.

By Claire Lampen

how i get it done Aug. 2, 2021

Emily Oster Thinks of Herself As an Expert on Data in Parenting, Not ParentingHow the economist, writer, and face of school reopening is getting it done during the pandemic.

By Alex Hazlett

explainer July 29, 2021

I’m Vaccinated. Should I Be Worried About the Delta Variant?What we know about breakthrough cases and the most contagious COVID strain yet.

By Olivia Evans

2020 olympics July 22, 2021

The Ambivalence OlympicsCan you still love the Games with so many reasons to loathe them?

By Claire Lampen

health July 21, 2021

The Pandemic Shaved 1.5 Years Off Our Life ExpectancyThe U.S. saw the biggest decline since World War II.

By Mia Mercado

sports! July 19, 2021

Will COVID Kill the Mood in the Olympic Village?Pandemic restrictions come for the sexiest event in sports.

By Claire Lampen

essential workers July 1, 2021

They Sewed Protective Masks and Gowns. Who Protected Them?Three L.A. Apparel garment workers on the company’s deadly COVID outbreak last year, when 375 people in one warehouse tested positive.

By Anna Furman

sports! June 7, 2021

So What’s Going On With the Olympics?All your Tokyo 2020 questions, answered.

By Claire Lampen

sigh May 24, 2021

Even Without Passengers, Cruise Ship Reports COVID OutbreakFive unvaccinated crew members disembarked a new Royal Caribbean ship after testing positive for the virus.

By Claire Lampen

first person May 5, 2021

My Mother in ThereThat was her, in an iPhone, a hospital bed, and my memories, free of her sickness for the first time in 40 years.

By Marie Mutsuki Mockett

coronavirus Apr. 30, 2021

Priyanka Chopra Is Raising Money for India’s COVID Crisis“There is illness everywhere, and it’s only continuing to spread and kill at great speed and scale,” she wrote on Instagram.

By Olivia Evans

no please Apr. 29, 2021

Batten Down Your Hatches, the Goop Cruise Is BackNot even COVID could sink Gwyneth Paltrow’s “wellness cruise.”

By Claire Lampen

the cut podcast Apr. 28, 2021

Here We Go AftertimesTraveling 3,000 miles for a booty call, post-vaccine.

By the Cut

coronavirus Apr. 27, 2021

How to Help Amid India’s Devastating COVID SurgeAs the country sees record numbers of new cases, residents are facing extreme shortages of hospital beds and medical supplies.

By Olivia Evans

coronavirus Apr. 27, 2021

CDC Eases Outdoor Mask RequirementsNew guidelines suggest that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outdoors unless they’re in a crowd.

By Claire Lampen

:( Apr. 19, 2021

Apparently Otters Can Get COVIDA romp of “geriatric” otters tested positive at the Georgia Aquarium.

By Claire Lampen

the future Apr. 15, 2021

What Will Be Cool This Summer?Quarantine has made way for a certain kind of person and their taste.

By Safy-Hallan Farah

the future Apr. 8, 2021

The Return of My Garbage SelfEverything feels so close now, including her.

By Lydia Kiesling

coronavirus news Apr. 5, 2021

Fully Vaccinated? Here’s What the CDC Says You Can DoThe agency has released new guidelines on post-vaccine life.

By Amanda Arnold

vampires Apr. 4, 2021

How Did Mariah Carey, Age 12, Get a COVID Vaccine?The singer confirms what you maybe always suspected regarding her eternal youth.

By Claire Lampen

the future Mar. 24, 2021

Welcome to the Dissociation GenerationCan a new era of drugs help us prioritize healing over hedonism?

By Michelle Lhooq

health Mar. 23, 2021

Sorry, Can COVID-19 Actually Damage Your Hearing?New data from the U.K. suggests a link between the coronavirus and auditory issues.

By Claire Lampen

covid-19 Mar. 10, 2021

What Should We Wear Now?A year into the pandemic, there are no more dress codes.

By Molly Young

power Mar. 8, 2021

The Latest COVID Relief Package Is a Huge Help for ParentsThe American Rescue Plan reconfigures the child tax credit in a way some expect could halve child poverty in the U.S.

By Claire Lampen

congrats! Mar. 2, 2021

Dolly Parton Got Her Vaccine!The Moderna donor had “a dose of her own medicine” today, get it??

By Claire Lampen

please no Mar. 2, 2021

Texas Governor Lifts State Mask Mandate … for Some Reason?And Mississippi will follow suit.

By Claire Lampen

¡hola papi! Mar. 2, 2021

‘I Feel Guilty for Living So Far From Home!’Just like our lives, home is a shifting, changing thing because, well, we carry it with us.

By J.P. Brammer

covid-19 Feb. 24, 2021

Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Deemed Safe and EffectiveAnalysis by the FDA shows a third vaccine option offers strong protection against severe and fatal coronavirus infections.

By Claire Lampen

covid-19 Feb. 24, 2021