Opinion | Vaccines for Young Kids Are Likely Coming Soon. Here’s Why They Need Them.
By Lee Savio Beers Dr. Beers is the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Vaccines to protect young children from Covid-19 are [...]
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U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines
The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included younger people than before. Every age group under 55 saw its highest [...]
Boris Johnson will outline a winter coronavirus strategy for England on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected on Tuesday to outline a winter coronavirus strategy for England designed to prevent any new surge in [...]
New vaccine requirements apply to a broad range of the national work force.
President Biden’s federal employee mandate, announced Thursday, will apply to employees of the executive branch, including the White House and all federal agencies [...]
The U.S. surpasses 40 million known coronavirus cases.
More than 40 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, according to a New York Times database. The [...]
A San Diego hospital system reported a small resurgence of Covid, even among vaccinated workers.
The staff of a Southern California hospital system experienced a small resurgence in coronavirus infections this summer, despite more than four-fifths of its [...]
An Impossible Task? New Zealand Tries to Eliminate Delta.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When New Zealand, for the first time in months, reported a case of community spread of the coronavirus on [...]
Hawaii’s governor discourages visitors as virus rates surge.
Facing a surge of Covid-19 cases that is straining hospitals, Gov. David Ige of Hawaii asked tourists to stay away. “It’s not a [...]
F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine, a First for a Covid-19 Shot
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and older, a decision [...]
As Childhood Covid Cases Spike, School Vaccination Clinics Are Slow Going
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — There were no cheery signs urging “Get your Covid-19 vaccine!” at the back-to-school immunization clinic at Carey Junior High School [...]