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Covid 19

  1. plagued
    Is America’s Pandemic Really Over?With the official end of the U.S. public-health emergency fast approaching, things are looking pretty good.
    By Chas Danner
  2. plagued
    Was It the Raccoon Dog All Along?What to make of the latest evidence suggesting COVID had a natural — not laboratory — origin.
    By Chas Danner
  3. plagued
    Mad ScientistsNowhere is the lab-leak debate more personal than among the experts investigating the origins of COVID.
    By James D. Walsh
  4. reflecting
    Evangeline Lilly Thinks Her Early Lost Acting Was ‘Cringe’She’s still standing by her post about that anti-vaxx rally, though.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. best in class
    The Very Best Masks to Wear on an AirplaneDoctors, infectious-disease experts, and parents on the best COVID-19 protection for traveling.
    By Liza Corsillo
  6. the talented mr. santos
    There Is One Thing George Santos Didn’t Lie AboutOne of New York’s first COVID-19 cases is now a U.S. representative.
    By Nia Prater
  7. plagued
    The FDA Wants COVID Boosters to Be Like Annual Flu ShotsThe agency’s new proposal aims to simplify booster development and administration, but some experts are skeptical.
    By Chas Danner
  8. celebrity
    It Might Be Time to Mask Up at Award ShowsColin Farrell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and a few other celebs tested positive for COVID-19 following the Golden Globes.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  9. plagued
    XBB.1.5 Dominates New York COVID Cases, Rising NationallyThe newly emerged recombinant COVID strain is estimated to account for more than 80 percent of cases in the Northeast.
    By Chas Danner
  10. covid-19
    How to Order More Free Home COVID Tests From the GovernmentU.S. residents can once again order four free tests, as the Biden administration has restarted the program.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. covid-19
    Ice Cube Lost $9M to Oh Hell No Film Because of COVID-Vaccine RequirementsHe would’ve co-starred alongside Jack Black.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  12. landlords and tenants
    ‘If You Can’t Exclude Someone, Do You Even Own It?’New York City’s landlords say they’re fighting for life, liberty, and the pursuit of eviction.
    By Molly Osberg
  13. plagued
    Has Long COVID Always Existed?The pandemic might not have spawned a new chronic illness but rebranded an old one.
    By Jeff Wise
  14. yikes
    Imagine Being Locked in a Disney Park for HoursAll Shanghai Disney guests were required to test negative for COVID before leaving.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  15. plagued
    What We Know About the New and Rising COVID VariantsThe next generation of more immune-evasive Omicron subvariants is beginning to take over from BA.5, including the fast-rising BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 strains.
    By Chas Danner
  16. vulture lists
    Now That We’re All Epidemiologists, Here Are 9 Books to Further Your StudiesHistories of how we’ve handled viruses in the past that just might give a glimmer of hope for how we’ll respond when the next pandemic arrives.
    By David Vogel
  17. covid cases
    Of Course Kevin Spacey’s Lawyer Has COVID-19But the show will go on.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  18. crime
    Inside the Ransomware Gangs That Extort HospitalsThey shut down patient care and put lives at risk. Would the pandemic finally slow them down?
    By Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
  19. plagued
    The Big Remaining Questions About the New Bivalent COVID BoostersSome of the concerns are valid, others aren’t, but none should prevent people from getting the shot if they want to.
    By Chas Danner
  20. covid-19
    Should I Get the New COVID Booster?The FDA approved a new COVID-19 booster meant to target Omicron variants, but it’s unclear how effective it will be.
    By Katie Heaney
  21. plagued
    What to Know About the New COVID Booster ShotsReformulated booster shots have arrived. Here’s how they are different and who can get them.
    By Chas Danner
  22. american crisis
    Andrew Cuomo Can Keep $5 Million for COVID-19 Book, Judge RulesAfter an ethics panel previously said he had to give it up for reported improper use of state resources.
    By Justin Curto
  23. plagued
    Paging Dr. NormalcyAshish Jha, the COVID czar, wants to make vaccines great again.
    By James D. Walsh
  24. c-ovo-id
    Drake Dueted With Nelly Furtado, Got COVID-19 at October World WeekendPostponing the long-awaited (and potentially cursed) Young Money reunion.
    By Justin Curto
  25. plagued
    Biden Tests Positive for COVID AgainThe president is apparently experiencing a Paxlovid rebound infection, which happens to a small fraction of people treated with the antiviral.
    By Chas Danner
  26. plagued
    BA.5 Shows COVID Is Evolving Fast. Why Aren’t We Fighting Back?A long talk with Dr. Eric Topol about the BA.5 wave, next-gen vaccines, and why it’s long past time for the U.S. to get ahead of the coronavirus.
    By Chas Danner
  27. early and often
    Biden Is Officially COVID-FreeThe president will soon be putting remote work in the rearview mirror.
    By Nia Prater
  28. early and often
    President Biden Has COVIDAfter four days on Paxlovid, Biden’s doctor says his symptoms have “almost completely resolved.”
    By Matt Stieb
  29. plagued
    When Will the BA.5 Wave End?By every available metric, the surge of U.S. COVID cases continues to grow, and hospitalizations are now rising as well.
    By Chas Danner
  30. the return to the office
    No One Wants to Work for New York City AnymoreBlame the office, among other things.
    By Choire Sicha
  31. plagued
    What Is the Risk of Catching BA.5 Outdoors?More transmissible variants are more transmissible no matter where you are exposed, but avoiding COVID outside is a lot like avoiding it inside.
    By Chas Danner
  32. plagued
    The BA.5 COVID Surge Is HereThe worrisome Omicron subvariant, which is better at reinfecting people than any other, is now the most dominant strain in the U.S.
    By Chas Danner
  33. covid-19
    When Will Young Kids Be Able to Get the COVID Vaccine?The FDA has authorized emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children under 5.
    By Amanda Arnold, Danielle Cohen, and Bindu Bansinath
  34. schooled
    Revenge of the Pod ParentsA temporary solution to pandemic school closures finds new life as an ideological safe space.
    By Paula Aceves
  35. foreign interests
    The Dismantling of Hong KongSince 2019, my hometown has slowly transformed into a brutal, unrecognizable place. Then came Omicron.
    By Karen Cheung
  36. plagued
    This New COVID Wave May Be More Like a FloodWith the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants rising, the U.S. may be stuck with high levels of infection and reinfection for a while.
    By Chas Danner
  37. report
    NYC Has Moved On From COVID Restrictions. What About Its Restaurant Workers?“If you’re going to get it, you’re going to get it.”
    By Chris Crowley
  38. covid-19
    What We Know About All the Omicron Subvariants, Including BA.2.12.1BA.2.12.1 is now the dominant COVID strain in the U.S. and is driving another wave of cases.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  39. plagued
    Welcome to the Next COVID WaveThe new wave fueled by the BA.2.12.1 subvariant might not be as big or bad as the last one, but there are still plenty of ways it can go wrong.
    By Chas Danner
  40. plagued
    The COVID Vaccine News Many Parents Have Been Waiting ForPfizer has finally filed for FDA approval for a three-dose COVID vaccine for kids under the age of 5.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. it’s quiet ain’t no back talk
    Who Dares Talk Back to Patti LuPone at a Patti LuPone Talk-back?“Chris Harper pays my salary!”
    By Rebecca Alter
  42. huh!
    An Awful Lot of People Seem to Have ‘Coachella Cough’Or could it be … something else?
    By Danielle Cohen
  43. covid-19
    What Happened to Paxlovid, the COVID Wonder Drug?The much-hyped antiviral arrived too late for the Omicron wave, but it remains a powerful — and potentially versatile — weapon against COVID-19.
    By Jeff Wise
  44. covid testing
    The COVID Breathalyzers Are ComingThe FDA has approved a breath test for COVID that gives results in less than three minutes.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. understudies
    All Right, Which One of You Said ‘Macbeth’ in This Theater?Broadway director Sam Gold filled in onstage with a hand mic for actors out with the ’rona.
    By Rebecca Alter
  46. the inside game
    ‘I Mean, We Need More Money’: An Exit Interview With the COVID CzarJeff Zients on funding gaps, misinformation, and the future of the virus.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  47. covid-19
    Locked Down in ShanghaiTwo residents describe a city coming apart at the seams.
    By Dan Wang and Silvia Lindtner
  48. covid-19
    Eric Adams Has COVIDHe tested positive on Sunday, his 100th day in office.
    By Chas Danner
  49. politics
    COVID Is All the Rage in D.C. Right NowMerrick Garland, Adam Schiff, and Nancy Pelosi all have it — and the House Speaker was maskless with Biden on Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. the year i ate new york
    Peter Luger, COVID StyleOur diner-at-large spends a week eating delivery at her desk.
    By Tammie Teclemariam
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