The coronavirus variant discovered in India has a new name: Delta.

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Never mind all the dots and numbers: The W.H.O. is giving variants Greek letters for names.

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A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?

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A Glut of Chinese Masks Are Driving U.S. Companies Out of Business

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The C.D.C. says unvaccinated children at U.S. camps can go without masks most of the time when they are outside.

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Poor Americans More Likely to Have Respiratory Problems, Study Finds

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70 Percent Covid Vaccination Rate May Be in Reach, New Poll Suggests

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70 Percent Covid Vaccination Rate May Be in Reach, New Poll Suggests

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Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence

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Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence

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Judge Clears Purdue Pharma’s Restructuring Plan for Vote by Thousands of Claimants

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Immunity to the coronavirus may persist for years, scientists find.

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Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find

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Moderna Vaccine Highly Effective in Adolescents, Company Says

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The C.D.C. won’t investigate all post-vaccine infections, just those that result in hospitalizations or deaths.

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C.D.C. Will Not Investigate Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans

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C.D.C. Will Not Investigate Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans

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Mount Sinai Seeks to Expand School Virus Testing Program

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Children With Covid Inflammatory Syndrome May Overcome Their Most Serious Symptoms

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Stop Kissing and Snuggling Chickens, C.D.C. Says After Salmonella Outbreak

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These Sisters With Sickle Cell Had Devastating — and Preventable — Strokes

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C.D.C. Is Investigating a Heart Problem in a Few Young Vaccine Recipients

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Ventilation and surveillance testing can help keep U.S. schools open in the fall, new studies suggest.

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Buoyed by Federal Covid Aid, Big Hospital Chains Buy Up Competitors

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Family Caregivers Feel the Pandemic’s Weight

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Severe Covid Is More Often Fatal in Africa Than in Other Regions

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The Latest Coronavirus Comes From Dogs

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Vaccinations dramatically reduce the rate of new infections in U.S. nursing homes, according to a new study.

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What Can and Can’t Be Learned From a Doctor in China Who Pioneered Masks

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A senior C.D.C. official is departing, the second such resignation this month.

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How a Colorado Campus Became a Pandemic Laboratory

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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.

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Here’s why the C.D.C. changed its mask advice.

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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.

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Why the C.D.C. Changed Its Advice on Masks

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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.

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How the United States Beat the Variants, for Now

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How the United States Beat the Variants, for Now

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Forget Backstage Passes or V.I.P. Bracelets. Vaccination Cards Are the New Ticket.

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‘We have all longed for this moment’: Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. says.

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Vaccinated Americans May Go Without Masks in Most Places, Federal Officials Say

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Experts Urge Strict Workplace Air Quality Standards, in Wake of Pandemic

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Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. said.

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Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the U.S. Want the Shot, New Survey Finds

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Coronavirus Vaccines Protect Pregnant Women, Another Study Suggests

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C.D.C. approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old.

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C.D.C confirms more cases of rare blood clot disorder linked to J.&J. vaccine

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The Covid-19 Vaccine and Children

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A C.D.C. advisory panel recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds.

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C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15

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