The shortage of lifesaving medical equipment last year was a searing example of the government’s failed coronavirus response. As health workers resorted to wearing trash…
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Dining at restaurants and the lack of mask mandates are each linked to the spread of the virus in the U.S., the C.D.C. says.
By Roni Caryn Rabin As officials in Texas and Mississippi lifted statewide mask mandates, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offered, in…
Influencers Find Welcome in Paradise, While the Rest of Us Watch From Lockdown
By urging travelers to visit, the Maldives is reviving its luxury resorts. It’s also risking new outbreaks and courting controversy on social media. By Mike…
Opinion | A Dismal Spring Awaits Unless We Slow the Spread of Covid-19
The Covid-19 omens are not good. Yes, over the past two weeks ending Monday, Covid-19 cases were down by 41 percent and deaths by 22…
Help! I’m Vaccinated, But What Do I Need to Know to Protect Others?
A reader plans to hop on a flight two weeks after her second shot of the coronavirus vaccine to see much-missed grandchildren, but wonders what…
Opinion | It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!
Charlie: Zeynep, we are almost a year into this pandemic, and I still have a very basic question that I can’t seem to find the…
Is It OK to Enroll in a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial If I Might Drop Out?
I have the opportunity to participate next week in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial. I am a healthy, middle-aged, nonessential, gainfully employed New Yorker. I…
Traveling (or Returning) to the U.S.? Prepare to Take a Coronavirus Test
Starting Jan. 26, international travelers arriving in the United States, including Americans returning from abroad, will need to show negative coronavirus test results before boarding…
Your Friday Briefing
A wounded U.S. in turmoil By Andrea Kannapell and Melina Delkic Good morning. We’re covering the latest from Washington, a new study of in-flight coronavirus…
Help! Where is the Safest Seat on an Airplane?
Deciding where to sit on a plane has always been an exercise in strategy and skill: how to get the most legroom, the best shut-eye,…