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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Covid Ravaged South America. Then Came a Sharp Drop in Infections.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Just a few weeks ago, Covid-19 was spreading with alarming ease across a cluster of nations in South America, [...]
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Health officials [...]
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 [...]
Caught in the Crossfire Over Covid’s Origins
In the early days of the pandemic, scientists reported a reassuring trait in the new coronavirus: It appeared to be very stable. The [...]
Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections
JERUSALEM — Last spring, Israel’s remarkably swift vaccination campaign was seen as a global model. Coronavirus infections plummeted, an electronic pass allowed the [...]
How does the Delta variant dodge the immune system? Scientists find clues.
By Apoorva Mandavilli The Delta variant of the coronavirus can evade antibodies that target certain parts of the virus, according to a new [...]
Africa marks its ‘worst pandemic week’ yet, with cases surging and vaccine scarce, the W.H.O. says.
By Abdi Latif Dahir Africa has just had its “worst pandemic week ever,” the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The continent is [...]
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Researchers are trying to discern whether vaccines work on the Delta variant. By Jonathan Wolfe and Amelia Nierenberg This is the Coronavirus Briefing, [...]
England’s restrictions will end this month, Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Monday.
By Isabella Kwai The British government is due to announce on Monday that it will lift the last of its coronavirus restrictions in [...]