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In mid-March, I began to notice a theme within my social circle in New York, where I live: COVID—it finally got me! At that point, I didn’t think much of it. Only a few of my friends seemed to be affected, and case counts were still pretty…

Updated at 9:51 a.m. on May 20, 2022Yesterday afternoon, I called the UCLA epidemiologist Anne Rimoin to ask about the European outbreak of monkeypox—a rare but potentially severe viral illness with dozens of confirmed or suspected cases in…

I, as far as I can tell, have not yet been infected by the virus that causes COVID-19. Which, by official counts, makes me an oddball among Americans.Granted, I could be wrong. I’ve never had a known exposure or symptoms, but contact…

On the topographical map of the coronavirus pandemic, it would not be unfair to call America’s recent winter wave an Everest among a series of rolling bunny slopes. At the zenith of the peak, the nation was clocking, scientists estimate,…

There is no great time for a war, however there are definitely bad ones. Even as Russia’s full-blown intrusion of Ukraine enters its 2nd month and the civilian death toll nears 1,000, the pandemic churns on. In Europe and parts of Asia,…

When the mayor of Washington, D.C., revealed modifications to the city’s mask required recently, spit struck the fan. Since March 1, District locals will require to conceal in order to go to school, go to a library, or flight in a taxi.…

For weeks, the watchword on Omicron in much of America has actually been some kind of phew. A flurry of reports has actually motivated a fairly rosy view of the variation, compared with a few of its predecessors. Omicron appears to rather…

“I do not see a scenario for any kind of shutdown,” New York City City Mayor Expense de Blasio stated today, as parts of New york city remained in truth closing down all around him. Broadway canceled program after program. Dining…

A lot is still unidentified around Omicron, however a stressing pattern has actually ended up being clear: This alternative sure is spreading out quick. In South Africa, the U.K., and Denmark—nations with the very best alternative…

Nobody understands precisely what endemic COVID will appear like, however whatever it appears like, this—gestures at the present scenario—ain’t it. COVID is not yet endemic. There is little doubt that the coronavirus will arrive…