Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Coronavirus
05/12/2022
Opinion: Stop dismissing the risk of long covid
The covid-19 pandemic is over. That is what most Americans seem to believe as they cram together for Formula One in Miami, sell out basketball stadiums and fill restaurants without masks.
04/19/2022
New CDC team: A ‘Weather Service’ to forecast what’s next in pandemic
A new team of federal health scientists officially embarked Tuesday on a mission to provide what has often been absent from the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic: better, faster information about what is likely to happen next in this public health emergency and in future outbreaks.
04/12/2022
Covid cut the red tape for welfare benefits. Let’s keep it that way.
It’s usually not a glitch when qualified applicants have a hard time accessing aid they need. That’s how the system was designed.
04/04/2022
Africa Is Finally Starting to Act Independently
From the economy to mRNA to TikTok stars, it’s time to celebrate the continent’s steps forward.
03/29/2022
Opinion: It’s time to rethink when we should reimpose covid restrictions
As the pandemic worsens in Europe and elsewhere, there is already talk about when public health officials in the United States should reimpose covid-19 measures such as mask mandates. But they should be wary about setting rigid “on-ramps” back to restrictions.
03/17/2022
35 companies sign on to produce generic versions of Pfizer’s Covid pill
Thirty-five manufacturers around the world have signed agreements to produce generic versions of Pfizer’s Covid pills and sell them inexpensively in 95 lower-income countries that together are home to more than half the world’s people.
03/15/2022
Inside the High-Stakes Race to Test the Covid Tests
Researchers in Atlanta have helped the federal government evaluate dozens of Covid tests and pioneer a new model for developing novel diagnostics.
03/16/2022
A New Strategy for Staying One Step Ahead of the Virus
We’re tracking how the virus is changing over time. Why not monitor immunity too?
03/14/2022
Covid restrictions prevented dengue in hundreds of thousands of people in 2020
Public health measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 had an unintended consequence across Latin America and Southeast Asia in 2020: Dengue virus infections were prevented in hundreds of thousands of people, according to a study published in The Lancet this month.
03/17/2022
What Could Go Right? Healthier news reading habits
And, is Russian President Vladimir Putin going down?
03/03/2022
Another life-saving Covid drug identified
UK experts say they have found another life-saving drug that can help people ill with Covid. The anti-inflammatory baricitinib is normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
03/07/2022