Covid
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US
What to Know About California’s Covid Surge
There are only a few states where Covid is spreading more.
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News
Long Covid and Vaccination: What You Need to Know
A new study adds to evidence that the shots can reduce the chances of developing one of the most dreaded consequences of Covid.
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Newyork
Debating Covid’s Origins: A Lab or a Market?
More from our inbox: Biden’s Image ProblemsDisclosing ‘Junk Fees’ at RestaurantsWhy the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics ...
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Newyork
As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency
In 1918, an influenza virus jumped from birds to humans and killed an estimated 50 million to 100 million people in a world with less than a quarter of today’s population. Dozens of mammals also became infected. Now we are seeing another onslaught of ...
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Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigation
Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task.
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Newyork
Who ‘Won’ Covid? It Depends How You Measure.
Twenty months ago, in July 2022, I wrote a long essay sketching what I called the “pretty brutal” endemic future for Covid: probably about 100,000 deaths annually, at least for the next few years. The number was just a ballpark estimate, drawn from ...
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Newyork
As a Doctor, I Don’t Fear Covid as I Once Did. But I Carry Its Grave Lessons Forward.
Walking through the intensive care unit is often a lesson in how much there is to fear. Just a few years ago, I walked through these halls thinking constantly of Covid, afraid that I would contract the virus in a patient room or in a conversation ...
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Long Covid May Lead to Measurable Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
People with long Covid symptoms scored slightly lower on a cognitive test than people who had recovered. But patients who had recovered scored as well as those who had only short-term Covid symptoms.
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Florida Health Official Calls for Halt to Covid Vaccines
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general.
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Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat
Hospitalizations have ticked upward, and there are at least 1,200 Covid deaths each week. Americans should wear masks more often and get vaccinated, experts say.