Scenes from 2021: Life and death during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Scenes from 2021: Life and death during the COVID-19 pandemic

Top pictures from the continuing coronavirus pandemic from around the globe in 2021

Published: December 18, 2021 13:36 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Adrian James — Adrian James, 2, who tested positive for the coronavirus, breathes with the help of a ventilator at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, October 5, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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protester — A protester confronts riot police officers during a demonstration against France's restrictions, including compulsory health passes, to fight the coronavirus pandemic, in Paris, France, September 11, 2021 Image Credit: Reuters

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Yoshia Uomoto, — Yoshia Uomoto, 98, reacts as her son Mark Uomoto and niece Gail Yamada surprise her with their first in-person visit in a year, after COVID restrictions are lifted at Nikkei Manor, an assisted living facility primarily serving Japanese-American seniors, in Seattle, Washington, March 30, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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doused by a water — A man is doused by a water cannon during clashes as people gather at the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos park for a party called "La Boum 2" in defiance of Belgium's coronavirus social distancing measures and restrictions, in Brussels, Belgium, May 1. Image Credit: Reuters

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Betty Nelson — Betty Nelson, 81, who got in line at 6 a.m., reads on her tablet while waiting for a coronavirus vaccine clinic run by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe to open in Sequim, Washington, January 23, 2021. The tribe, which is sharing its excess vaccines with Sequim residents, was able to begin the first-come, first-served site earlier than other locations in the state due to its tribal sovereignty. Image Credit: Reuters

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coronavirus tests — People line up for coronavirus tests in their vehicles at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, January 4, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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Hindu holy man — A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu holy man wears a mask before the procession for taking a dip in the Ganges river during Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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Municipal health workers — Municipal health workers travel on a boat along the Solimoes river banks, where Ribeirinhos (river dwellers) live, to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford virus vaccine for the coronavirus to the residents, in Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil, February 1, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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2021-09-23T230249Z_1649285198_RC2LPP93FMPB_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-VACCINE — Nirma Devi, 31, and Phula Devi, 30, hold boxes containing COVISHIELD vaccines as they pose for a picture at Malana village in Kullu district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Image Credit: Reuters

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aerial view — An aerial view of a barricade of burned cars and debris on a round-about blocking the traffic on highway N1 after violent demonstrations which broke out over COVID-19 protocols, in Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, November 23, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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nursing home resident — A nursing home resident receives a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine as Chile starts to vaccinate elderly people living in nursing homes in Santiago, Chile, February 4, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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crematorium — People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease, at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters

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