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How Much Less to Worry About Long COVID Now
[ad_1] Compared with the worst days of the pandemic—when vaccines and antivirals were nonexistent or scarce, when more than 10,000 people around the world…
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What Should Go Into This Year’s COVID Vaccine?
[ad_1] This fall, millions of Americans might be lining up for yet another kind of COVID vaccine: their first-ever dose that lacks the strain…
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The COVID Question That Will Take Decades to Answer
[ad_1] To be a newborn in the year 2023—and, almost certainly, every year that follows—means emerging into a world where the coronavirus is ubiquitous.…
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Are Colds Really Worse, or Are We All Just Weak Babies Now?
[ad_1] For the past few weeks, my daily existence has been scored by the melodies of late winter: the drip of melting ice, the…
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Should Everyone Be Masking Again?
[ad_1] Winter is here, and so, once more, are mask mandates. After last winter’s crushing Omicron spike, much of America did away with masking…
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Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?
[ad_1] At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the worst things about SARS-CoV-2 was that it was so new: The world lacked…
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China’s COVID Wave Is Coming
[ad_1] In China, a dam seems on the verge of breaking. Following a wave of protests, the government has begun to relax some of…
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The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined
[ad_1] When is the pandemic “over”? In the early days of 2020, we envisioned it ending with the novel coronavirus going away entirely. When…
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Hundreds of Americans Will Die From COVID Today
[ad_1] Over the past week, an average of 491 Americans have died of COVID each day, according to data compiled by The New York…
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A Simple Rule for Planning Your Fall Booster Shot
[ad_1] In less than two weeks, you could walk out of a pharmacy with a next-generation COVID booster in your arm. Just a few…