How Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect You, Your Family and Your Community?
It has been four years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The New York Times writes of the anniversary:Four years ago today, society began to shut down.Shortly after noon Eastern on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid — or “the coronavirus,” then the more…
Film Club: ‘Covid-19 Devastated Many Communities. But Not Cherokee Nation.’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.“Covid-19 Devastated Many Communities. But Not Cherokee Nation.” is a five-minute film that touches on themes of community, history, leadership and justice. The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has kept its Covid-19 death rate lower than most American…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How Long Covid Exhausts the Body’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Long Covid Exhausts the Body” by Josh KellerLong Covid is a chronic condition that affects millions of people infected with the coronavirus. These people struggle with exhaustion, cognitive problems and other long-lasting symptoms for months and years after initial infection.In this article, you will learn about the toll long Covid takes…
Lesson of the Day: ‘As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted’
If you are reading this from India, The Times would like to hear from you. As the editors of this call-out write, “We want to see what you see and understand what you have endured, and we want to know what you’re doing to comfort one another and pass the time until India can return…
Teenagers on How Covid Has Changed Them
I found ways to keep myself busy like binge-watching every TV show and movie, going on bike rides and baking, but spending most of my time on social media. I never felt dangerously bored or like I was going “insane” from not being able to go out, but still I made myself comfortable with living…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Covid Test Misinformation Spikes Along With Spread of Omicron’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Covid Test Misinformation Spikes Along With Spread of Omicron”In the wake of Omicron, additional testing and breakthrough Covid infections among vaccinated people have created the perfect recipe for misinformation about the coronavirus.In this lesson, you will think about rumors you have heard and learn about some of the ways that falsehoods have…
