Tag: Disease Rates

With Omicron’s Rise, Americans Brace for Returning to School and Work

Across the country, workers were steeling themselves for months of disruptions to…

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Omicron Doesn’t Infect the Lungs Very Well, Animal Studies Find

A spate of new studies on lab animals and human tissues are…

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How Covid-19 Risk Calculators Help Assess Safety Co

Some users, however, report feeling more anxious after using them. Nick Rafter,…

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At-Home Covid Tests Raise Questions About Accurately Counting Cases

Millions of rapid at-home Covid tests are flying off pharmacy shelves across…

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We’re in Omicron Lockdown in the Netherlands. It Shouldn’t Have Happened.

AMSTERDAM — Since 5 a.m. on Sunday, bars, restaurants, museums, schools, clothing…

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As Omicron Spreads, Unvaccinated Americans Remain Defiant

“He coughed on me last night when I hugged him,” she said.…

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How America’s ICUs Are Dealing with Another Christmas of Death and Distress

INDIANAPOLIS — Of all the Covid patients that Ronda Stevenson is treating…

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What Are the Symptoms of Omicron, the New Covid Variant?

It’s likely that the symptoms of Omicron will resemble Delta’s more than…

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Omicron Is Just Beginning and Americans Are Already Tired

MIAMI — The Omicron variant has turned a season of joy into…

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Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in…

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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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Doctors and Nurses Are ‘Living in a Constant Crisis’ as Covid Fills Hospitals

SAGINAW, Mich. — On the top floor of the hospital, in the…

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