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On Monday, 13 experts delivered a letter to the CDC and the Biden admin to address airborne transmission of the virus in high-risk settings like meatpacking plants and prisons. The
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Yesterday, the CDC released new guidelines for schools. Clear, science-based guidance was long overdue, so everyone was agog all week. Did they get what they wanted? This is a long
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NEW: Some new variants of the coronavirus may pose unexpected challenges to the immune system, even in those who have been vaccinated, according to two new studies, posted online Tuesday
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NEW: Is the new variant just as dangerous in children is it in adults? Is it more contagious in kids? What does it mean for schools? I heard these questions
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BREAKING: What will a post-vaccine world look like? Once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than
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At hospitals affiliated with NYU, Columbia, Harvard and Vanderbilt, 20- and 30-something grad students, IT and billing staff and administrators (none of whom see patients) have been vaccinated ahead of
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Proud to have two stories on the homepage today — both, sadly, about the failures of leadership in coping with this pandemic. The first, with my colleagues @mattapuzzo and @selamgkidan
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This year has been momentous, with a new virus, a new job writing about that virus (114 articles!) and many new sources, readers and Twitter followers. To chronicle this insane
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NEW: Did you know that the PCR test offers a rough approximation of the viral load and not just a yes/no to the question of infection? So why do labs
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NEW: It's been said often and it sounds true: Small social gatherings -- people getting together with family and friends -- is driving the current surge. But is it, really?
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NEW: The British dampened some vaccine joy yesterday with news of a possibly hyper-transmissible variant. How scary is this new variant? Bottomline: Scientists should watch and worry, yes, but the
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NEW: #COVID19 vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick. No one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus to others — that information may be
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