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How The Post examined America’s worsening death crisis
The Washington Post analyzed decades of U.S. county-level death records and life expectancy estimates to compare American mortality to similar developed nations.
Guns killed more youngsters than cars for the first time in 2020
Guns killed more in 2021, too. The increase is driven by the number of Black youths killed by firearms.
140 million Americans have had coronavirus, according to blood tests analyzed by CDC
The estimates, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that about 43 percent of the country has been infected by the coronavirus. The study shows that the majority of children, 58 percent, have also been infected.
Vaccine protection was much weaker against omicron, data shows
While coronavirus shots still provided protection during the omicron wave, the shield of coverage they offered was weaker than during other surges, new data shows.
The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now dominate worldwide
Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta.
The pandemic marks another grim milestone: 1 in 500 Americans have died of covid-19
The burden of death in the prime of life has been disproportionately borne by Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds
As recently as June 4, states with higher vaccination rates did not have significantly lower case rates than states where few people were vaccinated.
U.S. sees unprecedented drop in vaccinations over past week
Vaccinations declined 11 percent, the most significant downturn in the seven-day average since February storm.
Tracking the coronavirus vaccine, state by state
How many doses of the vaccine will be available in your state?
Tracking the coronavirus vaccine, state by state
How many doses of the vaccine will be available in your state?
