Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

OMG, You’ll Never Believe What the Laser Vacuum Revealed

After about a week of testing the cleaning tech, I concluded that there are convenient ways to fit…

Why Nasal Covid Vaccines May Make Better Boosters

HYDERABAD, India — On the outskirts of this centuries-old Indian city, a world away from its congested roads…

Why Are Oil Prices So High and Will They Stay That Way?

HOUSTON — Oil prices are increasing, again, casting a shadow over the economy, driving up inflation and eroding…

Roatán, the Fragile Beauty Off the Coast of Honduras

Scuba divers are much like children, I imagine, to dive-resort owners: They are almost always wonderful to have,…

Tonga Goes Into Lockdown Over Covid Cases

Tonga went into lockdown on Wednesday evening after recording its first community transmission of the coronavirus, weeks after…

Job Openings Remained Elevated in December Despite Omicron Surge

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has disrupted business and kept millions of people home from work. But…

Pfizer to Ask FDA to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5

“Sadly, we are seeing the rates of hospitalizations increasing for children 0 to 4, children who are not…

Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away

Still, the backlash intensifies. Civil rights groups organize a boycott. Advertisers pull their campaigns. A hashtag trends. The…

How Businesses in Texas and Florida Wrestle With States’ Vaccine Backlash

The Biden administration’s attempt to impose a sweeping vaccine rule for private employers last year was met with…

Spotify and Joe Rogan Respond to Complaints About Covid Misinformation

The chief executive of Spotify responded on Sunday to growing complaints from musicians and listeners over the role…

What We Can Learn From How the 1918 Pandemic Ended

Most histories of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million people worldwide say it ended…

Migrant Worker’s Tale of Inequality Grips China, Then Is Erased

A large portion of the 1.4 billion Chinese remain poor. About 600 million people, or 40 percent of…