December Marks the Deadliest Month in the U.S. Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic

As 2020 nears its end, December has become the nation's deadliest month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming over 63,000 American lives. According to the COVID Tracking Project, December surpassed the previous record — held by April with over 55,000 deaths — on Dec. 23, as people began traveling for the holidays and […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Publicly Receives the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine on Tuesday

Dr. Anthony Fauci has received his first dose of the Moderna novel coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, getting his shot on live television. Fauci was joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and several National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center frontline health workers. Masked and wearing […]

The U.K. Says a Faster-Spreading Strain of COVID-19 Is Circulating: Here's What to Know

The United Kingdom tightened COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday due to a new, faster-spreading strain of the virus that experts say is moving through the commonwealth. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that London and other parts of Southeast England would move to the highest level of restrictions after England’s public health officials confirmed that a variant […]

COVID Vaccinations Have Begun — Here’s What to Know

On Dec. 14, the first Americans were vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a landmark moment as the country struggles to contain the ongoing pandemic. The first inoculation went to one of the people with the highest need — an ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, one of the hospitals hardest […]

Jessica Simpson Reveals She’s Dyslexic and Her Struggles with Reading Out Loud

Jessica Simpson is opening up about her struggles with dyslexia. The singer and fashion designer, 40, revealed on Instagram that she has dyslexia, a type of learning disorder that can affect a person’s ability to read, spell, write and speak. Simpson shared that she has the condition while celebrating that her audiobook recording of her […]