Tag: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns

More People Are Getting Unapproved Fourth Doses of the Covid-19 Vaccine

If asked to show her vaccine card, Stacey Ricks can choose from…

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Covid-19 At-Home Testing and PCR, Rapid Testing Questions: What to Know

“If you can’t get tests, you have to decide how much risk…

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Most Covid Infections May Soon Be Breakthroughs. Here’s What That Means.

Hospitals are already overburdened by Delta patients, and the consequences of many…

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What We Know About the New Covid Variant, Omicron

Citing the potential for waning immunity six months or more after vaccination,…

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Omicron Is Here. Should You Cancel Your Trip?

David Freedman, the president-elect of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and…

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As Thanksgiving Approaches, U.S. Virus Cases Tick Upward Once More

Dr. Rebecca Smith, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois, said she…

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When Can We Stop Wearing Masks?

Amid the turmoil of the last two years — a period that…

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Should Our Supervisor Have Told us That a Work Colleague Had Covid?

There are two things you might call principles here. The first is…

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Covid Shots Are a Go for Children, but Parents Are Reluctant to Consent

“I know parents are probably bombarded with misinformation about vaccines, even within…

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Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?

Newer variants of the coronavirus like Alpha and Delta are highly contagious,…

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C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Endorses Pfizer Boosters for Frontline Workers

Several experts on the C.D.C. panel nevertheless urged a mix-and-match strategy, saying…

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We Work at the A.C.L.U. Here’s What We Think About Vaccine Mandates.

Even though the F.D.A. and independent medical experts have found Covid vaccines…

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