World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 a ‘Pandemic.’ Here’s What That Means

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and ...
Time

The Pandemic Turns 5. We Are Still Not Prepared for the Next One

A mask lies on a sidewalk. It’s hard to believe it's been five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020, the disease has killed more than 1.2 million Americans—more than in any other ...
Marketplace

How excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Social Security

The number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic was so large that it ended up impacting the nation’s Social Security fund — which had a net increase of $205 billion. That’s according to a study out ...
UNHCR

COVID-19: Your Support in Action

COVID-19 is a global health emergency, but it is also a massive humanitarian challenge for which no precedent exists. It does not discriminate. It is blind to borders and boundaries. As the ...