| WHO | International organization that declared a COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 |
| WUHAN | Chinese city where the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic in January 2020 was introduced (5) |
| IMF | An international organization that distributes money to countries, in short (3) |
| REDCROSS | International organization that cares for victims of war (3,5) |
| NATO | Grp. whose 30th member, North Macedonia, was admitted in March 2020 |
| FUTURENOSTALGIA | Dua Lipa’s second studio album, released in March 2020 |
| MODERNA | American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that produced a COVID-19 vaccine |
| EXOTIC | Tiger King, a documentary series about Joe ___, was a big hit for Netflix during the Covid-19 pandemic. (6) |
| TESTEE | One in line, during COVID-19 pandemic |
| NIH | Govt. org. that partnered with Moderna to develop a Covid-19 vaccine |
| SWAB | Item in a COVID-19 test kit |
| BUBBLE | During the Covid-19 pandemic, a small group of people with whom you shared your household (6) |
| RONA | Miss ___, a.k.a. COVID-19 |
| SARAH | ___ Gilbert, co-developer of a Covid-19 vaccine |
| FAUCI | ___ ouchie (humorous term for a Covid-19 vaccine) |
| JAB | Term for a COVID-19 shot |
| WEARAMASK | Obey a COVID-19 safety rule |
| BLACK | and 4ac, Pandemic in Europe and Asia that peaked during the 14th century |
| DEATH | see 1ac, Pandemic in Europe and Asia that peaked during the 14th century |
| CDC | Big initials in the news since March 2020 |
