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Coronavirus Update

A message to our readers: It's been two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic—and two years since we created this newsletter. We hope it has kept you informed and given you the tools you needed to protect yourself and your families.

Beginning next week, this newsletter will expand to include not just COVID content, but other topics that directly affect your lives and your health—from the latest medical breakthroughs, to new treatments for pervasive illnesses, to environmental health concerns, to fitness and nutrition. Stay tuned.

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Two years into the pandemic, COVID-19 is still surprising scientists

Many experts are still amazed by how quickly the virus evolves, what it does to the human body, and how it moves in and out of other species.

RELATED: For millions of vulnerable people, COVID-19 is far from over +

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After the 1918 pandemic, Americans wanted to forget. Are we repeating history?

Historians say it's unclear when the 1918 flu actually did end—and that's partly because Americans were as tired of the flu as they are now after two years of COVID-19.

PHOTOGRAPH BY KENDRICK BRINSON

Why is it so hard to compensate people for serious vaccine side effects?

Though very rare, complications from shots can shatter lives and trust. Now the federal programs designed to help them are struggling with COVID-19.

RELATED: Vaccines are highly unlikely to cause side effects long after getting the shot +

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These photos show how the world coped—and changed—during the pandemic

Over past two years, National Geographic has documented how the world has coped with COVID-19 through the lenses of more than 80 photographers in dozens of countries.

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The urban-rural divide

Infections and deaths have been higher in rural America during surges. A new CDC report shows there’s a vaccination gap, too.

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HOW COVID AFFECTS YOUR BODY

Two years into the pandemic, here's what we've learned so far about how COVID affects your health, from your vital organs to your personality, to potentially making you vulnerable to other diseases down the line.

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How does COVID-19 affect the brain? A troubling picture emerges.

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World's brightest x-rays reveal how COVID-19 damages the body

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How COVID-19 can harm pregnancy and reproductive health

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How COVID-19 harms the heart, even after the infection is gone

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BRAIN: Children under 5 years old spent critical years as "bunker babies." Here's how that may be affecting their developing minds.

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and traumatic brain injury can cause changes in behavior by altering brain anatomy. Now it seems the coronavirus can too.

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: Men may be six times more likely to develop brief or long-term erectile dysfunction after contracting the virus. The vaccine can prevent this.

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YOUR SENSES: The virus disrupts not just smell and taste, but all the ways humans perceive the world. For some, the loss may be permanent.

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PANCREAS: In addition to driving new cases of diabetes, the virus may be directly damaging the pancreas in ways that could lead to chronic inflammation and even cancer.

What we're reading

We still don't know the risks of long COVID (The Atlantic) ››

Americans are stuck in unhealthy pandemic habits. Here's how to reboot (NPR) ››

MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS

The end of inflammation? New approach could treat dozens of diseases.

COVID long-haulers face grueling fights for disability benefits (Washington Post)

As long COVID cases grow, clues emerge about who is most at risk

Vaccinating kids has never been easy (The Atlantic)

Not everyone is ready to stop wearing face masks (NPR)

A deer may have passed COVID-19 to a person, study suggests

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