Tag: Disease Rates
How to Prepare for BA.2, the Omicron Subvariant
The next wave of Covid-19 is coming, and in some parts of the United States, it’s already here.…
BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Driving Most Global Cases, W.H.O. Says
The World Health Organization reported that the highly contagious Omicron subvariant, BA.2, that is helping to drive another…
Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates
While health surveillance is weak, he acknowledged, Sierra Leoneans have the recent, terrible experience of Ebola, which killed…
Another Covid Surge May Be Coming. Are We Ready for It?
“We should be reading about how the federal government is using its resources to go nursing home to…
Mounting Data Shows J&J Vaccine as Effective as Pfizer and Moderna
Roughly 17 million Americans received the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, only to be told later that it…
C.D.C. Guidelines Suggest 70 Percent of U.S. Could Stop Wearing Masks
A study published by the C.D.C. on Friday suggested that about half of those who tested positive remained…
Red Covid, an Update
Ocean County, in central New Jersey, is a mixture of beach towns like Barnegat Light and exurban towns…
C.D.C. Resists Pressure to Change Guidance on Masks
WASHINGTON — The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy…
School Mask Mandate to Be Lifted in New Jersey
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, a Democrat who has imposed some of the nation’s most stringent…
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…
Wary Parents Are Target of New Appeals to Vaccinate Children 5-11
For weeks, the school principal had been imploring Kemika Cosey: Would she please allow her children, 7 and…
Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended.
After a frenetic few weeks when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus seemed to infect everyone, including the…