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Coronavirus Covid 19 Archive

Archives for December 2021

Covid-19
Biden’s winter Covid plan is what a new normal might look likeBiden’s winter Covid plan is what a new normal might look like
Covid-19

The pandemic refuses to quit. What can the White House do about it?

By Dylan Scott
Covid-19
How to know if omicron is as scary as it seemsHow to know if omicron is as scary as it seems
Covid-19

These 5 leading indicators will help experts figure out how much of a threat omicron really is.

By Dylan Scott
Explainers
To catch variants like omicron, the world needs to sequence way more virus genesTo catch variants like omicron, the world needs to sequence way more virus genes
Explainers

Surveillance is dangerously inadequate in much of the world.

By Umair Irfan
Covid-19
Booster shots today could fight omicron tomorrowBooster shots today could fight omicron tomorrow
Covid-19

The CDC is encouraging Covid-19 booster shots now while we wait on more omicron variant data. Here’s why.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Biden’s latest travel ban is “probably a waste of time”Biden’s latest travel ban is “probably a waste of time”
Politics

It couldn’t delay omicron’s arrival, and may do little to delay the variant’s spread.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
How the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variantsHow the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variants
Future Perfect

Omicron is the latest product of a global Covid-19 response that isn’t good enough.

By Kelsey Piper

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