WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., racing against a surge in coronavirus cases and the emergence of a new variant that could worsen the…
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Speed Up Covid-19 Vaccinations and Reduce Red Tape
Simpler schemas are less likely to be gamed by the privileged. The C.D.C. has recommended that everyone over 65 be eligible for vaccination, and that…
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C.D.C. Warns New Virus Variant Could Fuel Huge Spikes in Covid Cases
Federal health officials sounded the alarm Friday about a fast spreading, far more contagious variant of the coronavirus that is projected to become the dominant…
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Does Double-Masking Help Slow the Spread of Covid?
Football coaches do it. President-elects do it. Even science-savvy senators do it. As cases of the coronavirus continue to surge on a global scale, some…
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Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People
Just weeks into the country’s coronavirus vaccination effort, states have begun broadening access to the shots faster than planned, amid tremendous public demand and intense…
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As the Virus Spikes, Vaccine Distribution Is One More Hurdle for States
The coronavirus vaccine may end the pandemic at some point, but for now its slow rollout is straining relations between the federal government and states…
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‘Covid, Covid, Covid’: In Trump’s Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment
WASHINGTON — It was a warm summer Wednesday, Election Day was looming and President Trump was even angrier than usual at the relentless focus on…
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He Was Hospitalized for Covid-19. Then Hospitalized Again. And Again.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of 106,543 coronavirus patients initially hospitalized between March and July found that one in 11…
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25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp
Politically, it was a perilous situation for both men. As its trade war with China escalated, the Trump administration had all but eliminated a public…
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Boston Doctor Develops Severe Allergic Reaction After Getting Moderna Vaccine
Moderna’s vaccine, like Pfizer’s, is designed around a molecule called messenger RNA, or mRNA, that’s injected into the upper arm. Once inside human cells, the…
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