How Far Should a Coronavirus Test Go?

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Some Democratic and Republican governors are looking toward a future after Omicron.

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Jeremiah Stamler, Who Found Ways to Curb Heart Disease, Dies at 102

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The ‘stealth’ Omicron variant is no cause for alarm, but it could slow down the decline in cases.

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‘Stealth’ Variant No Cause for Alarm, but Could Slow Case Decline

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A new poll asks: Why do some vaccinated people not get boosters?

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A new poll asks: Why do some vaccinated people not get boosters?

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When Omicron Isn’t So Mild

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A new poll asks: Why do some vaccinated people not get boosters?

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A new poll asks: Why do some vaccinated people not get boosters?

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As Covid Shots for Kids Stall, Appeals Are Aimed at Wary Parents

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Third shots reduce the risk of hospitalization in people with weak immune systems, a C.D.C. report says.

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A new poll asks: Why do some vaccinated people not get boosters?

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Third shots reduce the risk of hospitalization in people with weak immune systems, a C.D.C. report says.

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Dr. Johan Hultin Dies at 97; His Work Helped Isolate 1918 Flu Virus

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Third shots reduce the risk of hospitalization in people with weak immune systems, a C.D.C. report says.

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Omicron loosens its grip, but the pandemic hasn’t ended.

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Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended.

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Moderna begins testing a booster designed for Omicron.

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Israeli study finds the rate of heart problems in vaccinated boys is slightly higher than expected.

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New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid

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Pfizer and BioNTech begin a study of an Omicron vaccine, with initial results expected in the first half of the year.

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Omicron infections lead to a smaller share of hospitalizations than Delta, a C.D.C. report finds.

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Rich Countries Lure Health Workers From Low-Income Nations to Fight Shortages

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Nearly all Mississippi’s acute-care hospitals have reached capacity.

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Fauci cautions against overconfidence but says the U.S. wave looks like it’s ‘going in the right direction.’

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A Shrinking Band of Southern Nurses, Neck-Deep in Another Covid Wave

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Social Security Opens to Survivors of Same-Sex Couples Who Could Not Marry

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As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals

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Booster shots are instrumental in protecting against Omicron, new C.D.C. data suggest.

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Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says

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Booster shots are keeping older Americans out of the hospital, new C.D.C. data suggest.

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Omicron was probably in N.Y.C. well before the first U.S. case was detected, wastewater data suggest.

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In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge

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Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?

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In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge

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Survey of Americans Who Attempted Suicide Finds Many Aren’t Getting Care

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Survey of Americans Who Attempted Suicide Finds Many Aren’t Getting Care

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Post-infection immunity was very protective against Delta, the C.D.C. reports, but vaccines still offer the best defense.

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In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future

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The C.D.C.’s New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science

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Just over a third of Americans think the U.S. pandemic response is ‘going well,’ a new poll says.

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The C.D.C.’s New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science

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The U.S. surgeon general warns that Omicron has not yet peaked.

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The U.S. surgeon general warns that Omicron has not yet peaked.

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Behind the mRNA vaccines lie years of research failures and happy accidents.

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Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made

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Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made

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The C.D.C. conceded that cloth masks do not protect against the virus as effectively as other masks.

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For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best

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