UPDATED May 18, 2024
This page has fresh Covid-19 info from 2024, and going back into 2023 and 2022. For a massive amount of early info on the pandemic during 2021 and 2020, click on links in the menu above.
GET VACCINATED! The NEW vaccine is available, fighting recent variants, as of September of 2023. Being fully vaccinated protects you and allows you to get back to living your life. It also protects your community, heals the economy, and puts the world one step closer to ending Covid-19.
I post a blog (roughly every 2 weeks and usually on Saturdays). Blogs include relevant Covid updates, as well as whatever is happening in Lakeway and many other issues of interest. Click link above or go here for blogs—https://ninawriteorwronginlakeway.com/blog-posts/
My May 18 blog covers Lakeway’s spring events PLUS a street sign survey, Open Houses on Water Use AND the Comprehensive Plan, an upcoming Council meeting, Primary Runoff Election, and Memorial Day ceremony, as well as cool space news and stunning images, women’s rights update, Covid stats and news, and brand new baby FAWN photos. My May 5 blog has Local Election RESULTS and details on all the fun Lakeway events coming up, plus women’s rights update, space news and images, wildlife photos, quick Covid update and more. My April 21 ELECTION ISSUE covers every race and proposition on your May 4 ballot–Lakeway Council, Parks Bond, Lake Travis ISD Board, and Travis Central Appraisal District Board. Early Voting is April 22-30 with Election Day on Saturday, May 4. My April 20 blog highlights all the fun Lakeway events happening late April and into May, plus Council meeting summary, space news and images, women’s rights update, deer photos, Covid status, and more. (FINAL local election info will be in my separate April 21 ELECTION blog.) My April 7 ELECTION ISSUE covers every race and proposition on your May 4 ballot–Lakeway Council, Parks Bond, Lake Travis ISD Board, and Travis County Appraisal District Board. Lots of NEW info! Blogs go back to March of 2020.
Official Sites
These sites are among very few providing current data on cases, testing, hospitalizations and deaths, now that the situation has shifted from pandemic to endemic.
–World and US stats: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
–US data: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/covid-cases.html
–Texas data: at the above NYTimes site, scroll down to State Trends and enter Texas in the search box.
–Travis County numbers: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c4b8c2acb07742afa4bc432d515c1e09
New Articles
Most current articles at the top, older ones flowing down. KEY ones are in BOLD.
—New COVID variant FLiRT has emerged. Here are the symptoms to watch for 5/9/24 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/05/09/new-covid-variant-flirt-symptoms-texas/73625240007/
––There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer? 5/10/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/well/covid-flirt-variants-symptoms.html
–Are We FLiRTing With A New Covid Wave? 4/18/24 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/are-we-flirting-with-a-new-covid
–CDC Vaccine Update: Recommendations, Data on COVID-19, RSV, Influenza, and PCV21 4/5/24 https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/home/topics/lung-infection/cdc-vaccine-updates-on-covid-19-rsv-influenza-pcv21/
—FDA OKs New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk People 3/26/24 https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20240326/fda-oks-new-treatment-to-prevent-covid-high-risk-people
–What’s Next for the Coronavirus? 3/22/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/health/coronavirus-evolution-immunity.html
—Why covid patients who could most benefit from paxlovid still aren’t getting it 3/13/24 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/13/grapevine-texas-covid-paxlovid/
—Eric Topol: Covid, 4 years on 3/13/24 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-4-years-on
–The Fourth Anniversary of the Covid Pandemic 3/11/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/briefing/covid-pandemic-anniversary.html
—CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks and testing in new 2024 recommendations 3/1/24 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-covid-recommendations-isolation-masks-tests/
—Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend 2/28/24 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234749300/older-us-adults-covid-vaccine
–Your 2024 Guide to Covid Symptoms and Treatment 2/26/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/well/covid-symptoms-treatment.html
–Clues to a better understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome emerge from major study 2/23/24 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/23/1232794456/clues-to-a-better-understanding-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-emerge-from-major-st
–Towards Solving the Long Covid Puzzle 2/22/24 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/towards-solving-the-long-covid-puzzle
–Could Long Covid Be the Senate’s Bipartisan Cause? 2/18/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/opinion/long-covid-research-funding.html
—Thousands of seniors are still dying of Covid-19. Do we not care anymore? 2/8/24 https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/health/aging-discrimation-kff-partner-wellness/index.html
—New Report Raises Concerns About Long Covid in Children 2/7/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/well/live/long-covid-children.html
— COVID-19 behind thousands of excess US deaths, analysis shows 2/7/24 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-19-behind-thousands-excess-us-deaths-analysis-shows
—How Protected Am I Against the Covid Variant JN.1? 2/6/24 https://www.everydayhealth.com/coronavirus/updated-covid-vaccine-offers-strong-protection-against-dominant-jn-1-variant/
–Eric Topol interviews Jonathan Howard, author of We Want Them Infected 1/25/24 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/jonathan-howard-author-of-we-want
—Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine 1/22/24 https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/22/flu-vaccine-demand-covid-vaccine/
–In a break with CDC, California quietly changed its Covid isolation guidelines–People in California no longer need to stay home if they’re symptom-free. Oregon implemented the same guidance in May. 1/19/24 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/california-changed-covid-isolation-guidelines-differ-cdc-rcna134696
–Could long Covid’s signs of immune dysregulation in the blood lead to a diagnostic test? 1/18/24 https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/18/long-covid-new-research-blood-samples-show-immunity-link/
—I Have Covid. Should I Take Paxlovid? 1/11/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/well/covid-paxlovid-treatment.html
—Seems like COVID, flu cases are on the rise in Texas? You’re right. What you need to know. 1/10/24 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/01/10/covid-cases-flu-season-austin-texas-vaccine-symptoms-test-treatment/72160346007/
–We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big? 1/10/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/upshot/covid-pandemic-wave.html
—Paxlovid Cuts Covid Death Risk. But Those Who Need It Are Not Taking It. 1/4/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/health/paxlovid-covid-treatment.html
–Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during Covid, study finds 1/4/24 https://www.politico.eu/article/hydroxychloroquine-could-have-caused-17000-deaths-during-covid-study-finds/
—Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat 1/3/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/health/covid-masks-vaccinations.html
—What to know about the new Covid variants 12/27/23 https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-variant.html
–Covid numbers are rising again. Here’s how to protect your family this holiday season. 12/22/23 https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/covid-19-vaccine-christmas-rcna130530
–The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing This Holiday Season 12/20/23 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-symptoms-doctors-winter_l_6582f87ae4b085747d67e8c9
–A Covid Update 12/16/23 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-covid-update
–1,374 Days: My Life with Long Covid 12/14/23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/14/opinion/my-life-with-long-covid.html
–Reporting on Long Covid Taught Me to Be a Better Journalist 12/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/opinion/long-covid-reporting-lessons.html
–From a detour to global dominance: The rise of the JN.1 variant 12/5/23 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/from-a-detour-to-global-dominance?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
—U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday Nov. 27 11/21/23 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/us-will-again-offer-free-at-home-covid-tests-starting-monday.html
—Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet 11/21/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/science/covid-omicron-variant.html
–“People aren’t thinking about us”: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacts medically-vulnerable Texans 11/13/23 https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/13/texas-disabled-covid-vaccine-ban/
–Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog—LONG COVID as major cause 11/13/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/upshot/long-covid-disability.html
—I Just Got Over Covid but Still Feel Awful 11/7/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/well/covid-symptoms-sick.html
–Some Covid Vaccines Are Still Hard to Find 11/6/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/well/live/covid-vaccines-novavax.html
–A new Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots 10/27/23 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-covid-variant-dominant-slow-vaccine-uptake-rcna122361
–Vaccine data shows rates for latest COVID-19 booster is ‘abysmal’, only 7 percent of U.S. adults with shot 10/27/23 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/vaccine-data-shows-rates-for-latest-covid-19-booster-is-abysmal-only-7-percent-of-u-s-adults-with-shot
–It’s Covid Season. What Are the New Rules for Staying Safe? 10/25/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/well/live/covid-symptoms-testing-treatment.html
–Pfizer Prices Covid Drug Paxlovid at $1,400 for a Five-Day Course 10/18/23 https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/pfizer-covid-drug-paxlovid-pricing-80f83785
–Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid 10/16/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/health/long-covid-serotonin.html
—For Texans with long COVID, specialized centers can provide more effective treatments — if they can access them 10/12/23 https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/12/texas-long-covid/
–Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them 10/4/23 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/goodbye-covid-19-vaccination-card-cdc-stopped-printing-103731263
—We Should Have Known So Much About Covid from the Start 10/5/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/opinion/covid-pandemic-michael-mina.html
–Could a Nasal Spray Help Protect You From Covid? 10/4/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/well/live/nasal-sprays-covid-treatment-prevention.html
–Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible 10/2/23 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/02/1202941256/nobel-prize-goes-to-scientists-who-made-mrna-covid-vaccines-possible
–The Mystery Around Covid Fatigue 9/27/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/well/live/covid-symptoms-fatigue.html
–What to Know About Paxlovid Rebound 9/26/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/well/live/covid-paxlovid-rebound.html
—U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday 9/20/23 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/us-will-again-offer-free-at-home-covid-tests-starting-monday.html
–Free COVID-19 tests and updated vaccines as the cold season approaches 9/20/23 https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/20/free-covid-19-tests-updated-vaccine/
—Covid Can Disrupt Your Sleep 9/20/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/well/live/sleep-covid-symptoms.html
–A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era (25-minute podcast) 9/13/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/podcasts/the-daily/covid-vaccine-uptick.html
–Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations Now Available 9/12/23 https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/covid-vaccine-recommendations-9-12-2023.html
—F.D.A. Approves New Covid Shots 9/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/health/covid-vaccine-boosters-fda-pfizer-moderna.htmll
—Fauci: We ‘need to be prepared’ for likely Covid uptick this winter 9/10/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/fauci-prepared-covid-uptick-winter-00114906
—Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic 9/7/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/health/covid-deaths-hospitalizations-vaccines.html
–How Covid Affects the Heart 9/7/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/well/live/covids-heart-health.html
–Is It Time to Wear a Mask Again? 8/31/23 https://www.everydayhealth.com/coronavirus/is-it-time-to-start-wearing-a-mask-again/
–Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come 8/28/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/us/covid-cases-hospitalizations.html
—CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly mutated strain reported in Michigan 8/18/23 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-covid-variant-ba286-who-monitoring/
–How Bad Is a Second (or Third or Fourth) Case of Covid? 8/17/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/well/live/covid-reinfection.html
—What to Know About the New Dominant Covid Variant 8/11/2 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/well/live/covid-variant-eris-eg5.html
—Don’t Get Your Next Covid Booster Quite Yet 8/9/23 https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-booster-fall.html
–‘Covid’s back on the board,’ and ER doctors like me are bracing for an awful fall 8/9/23 https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/long-covid-surge-2023-rcna97597
–CovidDidn’t Take a Summer Vacation 8/8/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/well/live/covid-summer-surge.html
–The Virus is Learning New Tricks and We Humans Keep Falling Behind 8/6/23 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-virus-is-learning-new-tricks?utm_source=substack&publication_id=587835&post_id=135775569&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true
—Wastewater surveillance shows rise in COVID-19 in Travis County 8/3/23 https://communityimpact.com/austin/bastrop/health-care/2023/08/03/wastewater-surveillance-shows-rise-in-covid-19-in-travis-county/
–Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’ 8/2/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/health/covid-rise.html
–Is it time to be worried about Covid-19 again? 7/28/23 https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/7/28/23808360/covid-19-2023-summer-cases-vaccines-boosters
—Another rise in COVID-19 cases this summer? (NO!) Why this year is different than the last three 7/22 23 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2023/07/22/covid-19-in-austin-whats-happening-this-summer/70440091007/
—A Positive Covid Milestone 7/17/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/briefing/covid.html
–The Myth of Early Pandemic Polarization 6/28/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/covid-pandemic-2020-or-covid-pandemic-politics.html
–U.S. Vaccine Program Now Flush With Cash, but Short on Key Details 6/26/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/health/covid-vaccines-nextgen.html
–Biden Says He Plans to Appoint Mandy Cohen as C.D.C. Director 6/17/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/politics/mandy-cohen-cdc-director.html
—FDA advisers recommend that Covid-19 boosters for fall should drop original strain 6/15/23 https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/health/fda-advisers-covid-19-boosters/index.html#:~:text=The%20FDA%20says%20evidence%20suggests,departure%20from%20the%20current%20shots
–What the latest research tells us about long COVID’s most common symptoms 5-minute video 6/12/23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm23YXuw-bY
—When to come out of Covid isolation, according to experts 6/10/23 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/when-covid-isolation-come-out-best-time-experts-rcna88174
–White House Covid response coordinator Ashish Jha to step down 6/8/23 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-covid-response-coordinator-ashish-jha-step-rcna88463
—An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs 5/31/23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/31/health/covid-lung-damage.html#:~:text=Lung%20tissue%20during%20an%20infection,collapsed%20sections%20with%20reduced%20airflow.&text=Many%20patients%20who%20experienced%20such,the%20pandemic%20did%20not%20recover
–Covid Is Coming Back in China; Lockdowns Are Not 5/27/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/world/asia/china-covid-lockdowns-economy.html
—Large study provides scientists with deeper insight into long COVID symptoms 5/25/23 https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/large-study-provides-scientists-deeper-insight-into-long-covid-symptoms
—We Worked on the U.S. Pandemic Response. Here Are 13 Takeaways for the Next Health Emergency. 5/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/opinion/covid-pandemic-lessons.html
–America Is Forgetting the Lessons of the Covid Health Emergency 511/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/opinion/covid-pandemic-emergency-lessons.html
–As Covid Emergency Ends, Surveillance Shifts to the Sewers 5/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/health/covid-sewage-wastewater-data.html#:~:text=With%20other%20virus%20tracking%20efforts,the%20months%20ahead%2C%20scientists%20say
–As Emergency Ends, a Look at Covid’s U.S. Death Toll 5/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/11/us/covid-deaths-us.html
—Families of Those Lost to Covid Wrestle With Mixed Emotions as Emergency Ends 5/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/covid-deaths-pandemic.html
–As Covid Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to Peacetime Mode 5/10/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/politics/covid-public-health-emergency.html#:~:text=The%20coronavirus%20public%20health%20emergency,ready%20for%20a%20new%20pandemic
—Do I need a new COVID-19 booster? What to know about new CDC, FDA vaccine recommendations 5/2/23 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2023/05/02/cdc-fda-guidelines-covid-vaccine-booster-2023-austin-texas-updated-recommendations/70150724007/
–US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week 5/1/23 https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccine-mandate-biden-emergency-3a4e68e7e54a005d8cc50b8756813adc
–Our Covid Data Project Is Over, but the Need for Timely Data Is Not 4/30/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/opinion/pandemic-virus-response.html
–Who’s to Blame for a Million Deaths? 4/26/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/opinion/whos-to-blame-for-a-million-deaths.html
—What’s Going On With Covid Right Now? 4/24/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/well/live/covid-cases-deaths-spring.html
—Dr. Fauci Looks Back: ‘Something Clearly Went Wrong‘ 4/24/23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/24/magazine/dr-fauci-pandemic.html
—F.D.A. Authorizes Another Covid Booster Shot for People Over 65 4/18/23 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-changes-simplify-use-bivalent-mrna-covid-19-vaccines
—Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find 4/18/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/health/covid-diabetes.html
–Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured 4/18/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/politics/covid-vaccines-uninsured.html
–Mayo Clinic expert talks about the new omicron variant 4/13/23 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-expert-talks-about-the-new-omicron-variant/
—White House to invest $5 billion in next-generation COVID vaccines. Here’s why we need new ones. 4/10/23 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/04/10/project-next-generation-coronavirus-vaccines-biden-administration/11636925002/
–F.D.A. Plans to Allow a Second Updated Covid Booster for Vulnerable Americans 4/4/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/us/politics/updated-covid-booster-fda.html
–How Did No-Mandate Sweden End Up With Such an Average Pandemic? 3/30/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/opinion/sweden-pandemic-coronavirus.html
—Who Is Most at Risk for Long Covid? 3/23/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/health/long-covid-risk-factors.html
—Should You Get Another Covid Booster? 3/24/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/health/covid-booster-older-immunocompromised.html
–The Times Switches to C.D.C. Covid Data, Ending Daily Collection 3/22/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/us/covid-data-cdc.html
–America Has Decided It Went Overboard on Covid-19 3/17/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/opinion/covid-19-pandemic-masks-china.html
–F.D.A. Advisers Endorse Paxlovid’s Benefits as a Covid Treatment 3/16/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/health/fda-paxlovid-covid.html
–Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women 3/16/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/health/covid-pregnancy-death.html
—What to Know about the Covid Lab Leak Theory 20-minute podcast 3/15/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/podcasts/the-daily/covid-lab-leak-theory-china.html
—Early Metformin Cuts Long COVID Risk 3/8/23 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/longcovid/103450
–Long Covid Patients More Likely to Have Gastrointestinal Problems, Study Finds 3/7/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/health/long-covid-stomach-pain-acid-reflux.html
–What We Know and Don’t Know About the Origins of Covid 2/27/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/us/politics/covid-origin-lab-leak-china.html
–Hong Kong, One of World’s Last Holdouts, Ends Its Mask Mandate 2/27/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/world/asia/hong-kong-mask-mandate.html
—FDA authorizes first at-home combo flu/Covid test 2/24/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/24/fda-at-home-flu-covid-test-00084420
–What the end of COVID trackers means for the future of the pandemic 2/23/23 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/end-covid-trackers-means-future-pandemic/story?id=97399856
—Is the United States Ready for Back-to-Back Pandemics? 2/22/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/opinion/bird-flu-pandemic-h5n1.html
–As the Pandemic Swept America, Deaths in Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent 2/19/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/us/covid-prison-deaths.html
–How Deadly Was China’s Covid Wave? 2/15/23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/15/world/asia/china-covid-death-estimates.html
—For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over 2/11/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/health/covid-pandemic-seniors.html
–Why the Odds Are Stacked Against a Promising New Covid Drug 2/8/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/health/covid-drug-eiger-interferon.html
—The End of the Pandemic in the US 20 minute podcast 2/3/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/podcasts/the-daily/pandemic-emergency-end.html
–These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May 1/31/23 https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/may-11-end-of-covid-and-public-health-emergencies/index.html
–Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests 1/30/23 https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/health/covid-learning-loss-study-wellness/index.html
–Covid Vaccines Targeting Omicron Should Be Standard, Panel Says 1/26/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/health/covid-vaccines-boosters.html
—New booster works against dominant Covid strain 1/25/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/25/bivalent-covid-booster-xbb-1-5-00079451
–F.D.A. Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters 1/23/23 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/23/1150032238/fda-considers-major-shift-in-covid-vaccine-strategy
—‘Kraken’ variant of COVID-19 arrives in Austin as cases rise. What you need to know. 1/22/23 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/kraken-variant-of-covid-19-arrives-in-austin-as-cases-rise-what-you-need-to-know/ar-AA16dV6i
–The global hunt for new Covid variants reaches airplane bathrooms 1/16/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/16/covid-variant-airplane-bathrooms-00077979
—‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk 1/15/23 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/15/covid-19-coronavirus-us-surge-complacency
–Health Experts Warily Eye XBB.1.5, the Latest Omicron Subvariant 1/7/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/science/covid-omicron-variants-xbb.html
—Covid cases, hospitalizations spike as new variant gains foothold 1/6/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/06/covid-cases-hospitalizations-spike-as-new-variant-gains-foothold-00076747
–China is burying the stats on its Covid nightmare 1/5/23 https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/covid-china-deaths-rcna64453
–Could new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 fuel further Covid infections? 1/3/23 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/could-new-omicron-variant-xbb15-fuel-further-covid-infections
–Once-favored Covid drugs ineffective on Omicron may be putting millions at risk 1/1/23 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/01/omicron-covid-antibody-drugs-immunocompromised-00075285
—‘I had to fulfil my responsibility’: Fauci on his career, Covid and stepping down 12/25/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/25/fauci-interview-covid-trump-biden
—As Covid Deaths Climb, Even Seniors Skip the Latest Booster 12/21/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/health/covid-bivalent-booster-elderly.html
–China is on the brink of its first major Covid surge. How it copes will affect us all 12/21/22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/21/china-covid-surge-vaccination-data-infected
—New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, C.D.C. Reports 12/16/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/health/covid-boosters.html
—White House brings back free at-home COVID test orders as part of “winter preparedness plan” 12/15/22 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/free-covid-tests-at-home-order-online-white-house-winter-surge/
–Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study 12/14/22 https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/13/covid-vaccines-prevented-3-million-deaths/
–CDC says long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths 12/14/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/14/cdc-long-covid-deaths-00073816
–Do You Have Covid, Flu or R.S.V.? 12/13/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/well/covid-flu-rsv-symptoms.html
–Without a plan in place to minimise infection, a ‘moving on’ strategy leaves vulnerable people behind 12/13/22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/13/britain-forget-covid-moving-on-vulnerable-economy
–As Covid Spreads Fast, Beijing Isn’t in Lockdown. But It Feels Like It. 12/13/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/world/asia/china-covid-zero-beijing.html
—The Covid Pandemic’s Hidden Casualties: Pregnant Women 12/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/health/pregnant-women-covid-flu-vaccine.html
–‘The situation in the hospitals is grim’: States face brutal virus fallout 12/11/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/11/hospitals-states-virus-flu-covid-00073346
–Masking could fight the ‘tripledemic’, experts say. Will anyone listen? 12/10/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/10/masks-tripledemic-covid-flu-rsv-us
—FDA greenlights bivalent vaccines for children as young as 6 months old 12/8/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/08/fda-greenlights-bivalent-vaccines-for-children-00073006
–‘Zero Covid,’ Once Ubiquitous, Vanishes in China’s Messy Pivot 12/8/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/world/asia/china-covid-rollback.html
—Covid-19 Isn’t a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Anymore 12/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/opinion/environment/covid-19-pandemic-elderly-deaths.html
—Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy 12/4/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/04/fears-of-deadly-infection-surge-as-china-abandons-zero-covid-policy
–FDA pulls Covid antibody treatment because it’s not effective against dominant omicron variants 12/1/22 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/01/covid-fda-pulls-antibody-bebtelovimab-because-not-effective-against-omicron-bqpoint1.html
–Happy Birthday, Omicron 11/26/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/science/omicron-birthday-variant-evolution.html
—RSV, covid and flu push hospitals to the brink — and it may get worse 11/20/22 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/20/hospital-capacity-rsv-flu-covid/
–The End of Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’ 11/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/health/covid-nasal-vaccines-warp-speed.html
–5 Unusual Covid Symptoms — and What to Do About Them 11/16/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/unusual-covid-symptoms.html
—As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance 11/14/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/health/covid-attitudes-masks.html
–Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in Sydney 11/13/22 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/australia/australia-covid-majestic-princess-cruise-passengers-intl-hnk
—Covid Depression Is Real. Here’s What You Need to Know 11/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/well/long-covid-depression-symptoms-treatment.html
–Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds 11/10/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/health/covid-schools-masks.html
–Covid Patients Coming Off Ventilators Can Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness 11/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/health/covid-patients-ventilators-consciousness.html
–Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 11/5/22 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.03.22281783v1
—New Booster Shot Targets Covid Variants More Effectively, Pfizer Says 11/4/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/us/politics/covid-booster-pfizer.html
—New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here’s What to Know. 11/4/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-variants-nightmare.html
–Pfizer, BioNTech start COVID-flu combination vaccine study 11/3/22 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pfizer-biontech-begin-study-combination-vaccine-covid-flu-2022-11-03/
–Covid-19 Symptoms Can Rebound Even if You Don’t Take Paxlovid 10/27/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/well/live/covid-symptoms-rebound-paxlovid.html
–Over 2,000 Guardian readers told us about their long Covid fight. Here are their stories 10/25/22 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/25/long-covid-fight-guardian-readers
—Among Seniors, a Declining Interest in Boosters 10/22/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/health/covid-vaccination-elderly.html
–CDC advisers recommend adding Covid shots to routine immunization schedules for kids, adults 10/20/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/20/cdc-advisers-recommend-adding-covid-shots-to-routine-schedules-for-kids-adults-00062739
—Dr. Anthony Fauci: long Covid is an ‘insidious’ public health emergency 10/17/22 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/17/fauci-interview-long-covid-risk-emergency-response-coronavirus
—Another Covid Wave Could Be Coming. Here’s How to Make Your Holiday Plans 10/17/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/well/covid-holiday-plans.html
–As White House Presses for Booster Shots, Americans Are Slow to Get Them 10/15/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/us/politics/covid-booster-shots.html
–Without a nasal vaccine, the U.S. edge in fighting Covid is on the line 10/15/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/15/without-a-nasal-vaccine-the-u-s-edge-in-fighting-covid-is-on-the-line-00061930
–New Omicron Subvariants Spread Amid Concerns of Next Coronavirus Wave 10/14/22 https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-14/new-omicron-subvariants-bq-1-bq-1-1-spread-amid-concerns-of-next-coronavirus-wave
—Nearly Half of Covid Patients Haven’t Fully Recovered Months Later, Study Finds 10/12/22 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/half-covid-survivors-fully-recovered-months-study/story?id=91444148
—F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots for Children 5 to 11 10/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/covid-booster-shots-kids.html
–Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC 19 10/12/22 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/europe-likely-entering-another-covid-wave-says-who-ecdc-2022-10-12/
–AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 nasal-spray version fails in trial 10/11/22 https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/astrazenecas-covid-19-nasal-spray/
–The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States 10/8/22 https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-marked-contrast-in-pandemic-outcomes
—The Power of Paxlovid 10/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/briefing/covid-treatment-paxlovid.html
–Long Covid: What science has learned about the loss of smell and taste 10/1/22 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/health/long-covid-smell-taste-loss-wellness
— What to do if you’re experiencing hair loss after Covid 9/3/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/well/live/hair-loss-covid.html
–Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds 9/30/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/health/omicron-booster-covid.html
–Rising Covid-19 cases in the UK may be a warning for the US 9/27/22 https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/27/health/uk-fall-wave-covid-us
—Why Omicron Might Stick Around 9/22/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/science/omicron-covid-variant.html
–Covid vaccination rates in US children under five lag despite effectiveness 9/22/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/covid-child-vaccination-rates-us-low
–‘Very Harmful’ Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks 9/21/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/us/politics/covid-data-outbreaks.html
–How do I know if my symptoms are from Covid or the flu? 9/20/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-flu-symptoms.html
—How long should I wait to get a bivalent booster if I recently had a shot or contracted Covid? 9/20/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/bivalent-booster-covid.html
–New Boosters Test Covid-Weary Nation. Shots Are Here. Do Americans Care? 9/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/us/covid-vaccine.html
—There’s Terrific News About the New Covid Boosters, but Few Are Hearing It 9/15/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/opinion/covid-booster-shot.html
–WHO: 17 million in Europe experienced long COVID-19 9/13/22 https://apnews.com/article/health-covid-pandemics-united-nations-tel-aviv-ae0256b4bd88670f91672ead7c3be608
—4 things to know about the bivalent booster campaign rollout 9/8/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/08/bivalent-booster-cdc-covid-00055346
–What to Know About the New Booster Shots 8/31/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/well/covid-booster-shots-variants.html
—FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron 8/31/22 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/31/1120241293/fda-authorizes-first-revamp-of-covid-vaccines-to-target-omicron
–Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds 8/30/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/health/paxlovid-efficacy-seniors.html
–The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans 8/29/22 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1119880329/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans
—Fall Vaccination Campaign Will Bring New Shots, Worse Access 8/28/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/health/covid-vaccines-money.html
–Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement on Covid vaccine technology 8/26/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/moderna-sues-pfizer-biontech-patent-infringement-00053903
–If You’re Suffering After Being Sick With Covid, It’s Not Just in Your Head 8/25/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/opinion/long-covid-pandemic.html
—Biden Administration Plans for New Booster Campaign Soon After Labor Day 8/23/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/us/politics/covid-booster-shots-biden.html
–‘Most have thrown their hands up’: has the US forgotten about Covid? 8/19/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/19/us-covid-cases-mandates-deaths
–Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for C.D.C. Reorganization 8/17/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/us/politics/cdc-rochelle-walensky-covid.html
–Covid vaccine designed to target two variants approved for use in UK 8/15/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/15/covid-vaccine-two-variants-approved-use-in-uk-moderna-omicron
–‘Living with Covid’ should be countered by containing the virus once and for all 8/15/22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/15/cdc-living-with-covid-should-be-countered-by-containing-virus
—‘Left to rot’: The lonely plight of long Covid sufferers 8/14/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/14/left-to-rot-long-covid-patients-around-the-world-call-for-more-government-action-00051161
–COVID czar Ashish Jha wants to make vaccines great again. 8/12/22 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/08/covid-czar-ashish-jha-wants-a-new-generation-of-vaccines.html
—When Will the Pandemic End? And Other Pressing Questions, Answered 8/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/opinion/pandemic-covid-questions.html
–C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’ 8/11/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/health/virus-cdc-guidelines.html
–We Are Still in a Race Against the Coronavirus 8/10/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/coronavirus-evolution-vaccines.html
–How We Mourn Covid’s Victims 8/9/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/us/covid-deaths-memorials.html
—Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in September 7/28/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/us/politics/covid-booster-shots.html
–Covid study finds millions have long-term smell or taste problems 7/27/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/covid-study-finds-millions-have-long-term-smell-or-taste-problems
–How to Live With Covid When You Are Tired of Living With Covid 7/26/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/well/live/covid-ba5-precautions.html
–I’m a Virologist, and I’m Setting the Record Straight on Variants and Reinfections 7/22/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/opinion/covid-omicron-variants-reinfection.html
–-Endemic Covid-19 Looks Pretty Brutal 7/20/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/opinion/covid-19-deaths-vaccines-endemic.html
–Covid cases are skyrocketing again. States have no new plans. 7/20/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/20/states-meet-new-covid-wave-00046640
–Austin’s bats can get COVID-19, study finds, but do they spread it? 7/19/22 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/07/19/austin-bats-can-get-covid-do-bats-spread-covid-what-to-do-if-contact-with-bat/65377374007/
–Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data 7/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/18/us/covid-us-outlook.html
—The World Economy is Imperiled by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight 7/16/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/16/business/global-recession-risk.html
—The BA.5 Covid variant is causing US cases to rise – should you be worried? All you need to know 7/15/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/covid-ba5-us-wave-what-you-need-to-know
–Novavax Covid-19 vaccine wins FDA authorization 7/13/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/13/novavax-covid-19-vaccine-wins-fda-authorization-00045707
–The ‘worst variant’ is here 7/13/22 https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html
–‘Headed in a bad direction’: Omicron variant may bring second-largest US Covid wave 7/8/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/08/usa-omicron-variant-covid-wave
–What the BA.5 Subvariant Could Mean for the United States 7/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/07/us/ba5-covid-omicron-subvariant.html
—Updated Covid Shots Are Coming. Will They Be Too Late? 7/4/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/04/health/updated-covid-vaccines-omicron.html
–FDA Advisors recommend updated boosters that target forms of Omicron 6/28/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/politics/covid-vaccines-omicron-fda.html
–Where can the youngest U.S. children get vaccinated? Maybe not at your local pharmacy. Here’s why. 6/24/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/covid-vaccine-children-access.html
–COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say 6/23/22 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/covid-vaccines-saved-20m-lives-1st-year-scientists-85607592
–Despite Another Covid Surge, Deaths Stay Near Lows 6/20/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/health/covid-deaths-plateau.html
–Vaccines for Young Children Are Coming, but Many Parents Have Tough Questions 6/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/health/covid-vaccines-children.html
—C.D.C. recommends vaccinations of young children. 6/18/22 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0618-children-vaccine.html
–The Case for Vaccinating Kids Under 5 6/15/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/moderna-pfizer-under-5-vaccine-covid.html
–How Long Does Covid Immunity Last? Will a Second Illness Be Worse? How Can I Prepare? 6/11/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/well/live/covid-reinfection.html
–Moderna says new trial results show that a revised vaccine works better against Omicron. 6/8/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/us/politics/moderna-vaccine-booster-omicron-variant.html
–New COVID-19 omicron variants show up in Travis County as cases rise 6/6/22 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2022/06/06/austin-tx-omicron-covid-cases-travis-county/7530098001/
—My Family Got Covid. So Why Did We Test Negative? 6/6/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/well/live/covid-testing-household-transmission.html
–Reporting Home Covid Test Results Can Be Confusing. Here’s How to Do It. 6/4/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/well/at-home-covid-test-results-report.html
–‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported 6/2/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/us-covid-surge-cases-rate
—What the Pandemic Can Teach Us About Endings 6/1/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/opinion/coronavirus-pandemic-end.html
—Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven’t 5/30/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/briefing/masks-mandates-us-covid.html
–White House Pushes to Get Paxlovid Pills in More Covid Patients’ Hands 5/26/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/politics/paxlovid-white-house-covid-deaths.html
–Pfizer, BioNTech report 80 percent efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine for youngest children 5/23/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/23/pfizer-biontech-report-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-children-00034304
—A Better Understanding of Long Covid 5/20/22 35 minute podcast https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/podcasts/the-daily/long-covid-symptoms.html
—The C.D.C. recommends Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for children 5 to 11 5/19/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/health/pfizer-vaccine-booster-kids.html
–Over 75 Percent of Long Covid Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Initial Illness, Study Finds 5/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/health/long-covid-hospitalization.html
–How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus? 5/16/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/health/covid-reinfection.html
—Counterfeit At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests 5/16/22 https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/counterfeit-home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
–The Lost Americans 5/14/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/us/covid-one-million-deaths.html
—How America Reached 100 Million Deaths 5/13/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/13/us/covid-deaths-us-one-million.html
–What if Delaware disappeared? 1 million Covid-19 deaths explained in 4 charts. 5/11/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/11/1-million-covid-deaths-00031142
–White House warns of Covid surges in the winter 5/8/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/08/white-house-warns-of-covid-surges-this-winter-00030901
–FDA dramatically narrows use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine 5/5/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/05/fda-johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-00030505
–More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to flu 5/3/22 https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/03/more-uniformly-infectious-more-treatable-more-genetically-predictable-how-coronavirus-is-getting-closer-to-flu/
–Moderna asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for young kids 4/28/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/27/moderna-authorize-covid-19-vaccine-kids-00028481
–Dr. Fauci on why the US is “out of the pandemic phase” 4/26/22 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/dr-fauci-on-why-the-u-s-is-out-of-the-pandemic-phase-2?campaign_id=154&emc=edit_cb_20220427&instance_id=59785&nl=coronavirus-briefing®i_id=122311001&segment_id=90590&te=1&user_id=85e9340cba19164d75f3915211a487be
–Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children 4/25/22 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-approves-first-covid-19-treatment-young-children
—Americans Over 60 Should Get Second Booster, Official Says 4/17/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/17/us/second-covid-booster-60.html
–White House on the lookout for BA.4 and BA.5 4/14/22 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-pulse/2022/04/14/biden-admin-watching-ba-4-and-ba-5-00025175
–Herd immunity now seems impossible. Welcome to the age of Covid reinfection 4/12/22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/12/herd-immunity-covid-reinfection-virus-world
–Covid in D.C.: What to know about the risks of Omicron and BA.2 4/8/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/08/dc-covid-omicron-ba2-risks-what-to-know-00023920
–How Long Do Symptoms Last? When Should You Test? A Covid Timeline. 4/5/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/well/how-long-does-it-take-to-recover-from-ba2.html
–Do Home Covid Tests Expire? 4/5/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/well/live/covid-test-expiration-date.html
–Medicare Covers Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests 4-4-22 https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-covers-over-counter-covid-19-tests
–Covid and Diabetes, Colliding in a Public Health Train Wreck 4/3/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/health/diabetes-covid-deaths.html
–A New Wave of Covid-19 Is Coming. Here’s How to Prepare. 3/30/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/well/live/ba2-omicron-covid.html
—FDA Allows Second Coronavirus Boosters for Everyone 50 and Older 3/29/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/us/politics/second-coronavirus-booster-shot.html
–We Study Virus Evolution. Here’s Where We Think the Coronavirus Is Going. 3/28/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-mutation-future.html
–Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up 3/25/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/politics/biden-second-booster-shot-older-americans.html
–Another Covid Surge May Be Coming. Are We Ready for it? 3/19/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/health/covid-ba2-surge-variant.html
—Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave 3/16/22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/once-again-america-is-in-denial-about-signs-of-a-fresh-covid-wave
–Pfizer and BioNTech Seek Authorization of a Second Booster Shot for Older Americans 3/16/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/us/politics/pfizer-second-booster-shot-older-americans.html
–As Virus Data Mounts, the J.&J. Vaccine Holds Its Own 3/15/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/health/covid-johnson-vaccine.html
–Chaos of War in Ukraine Could Fuel New Covid Surge, Doctors Say 3/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/world/europe/covid-ukraine-russia-war.html
—The Covid cloud is starting to lift – but two years on, its legacy of grief lingers 3/12/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/covid-pandemic-two-years-later
—What is the Deltacron variant of Covid and where has it been found? 3/11/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/what-is-deltacron-covid-variant-uk
–‘Stealth’ Omicron Is Stealthy No More: What’s Known About the BA.2 Variant 3/11/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/omicron-variant-ba2.html
—Do Covid Precautions Work? 3/9/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/briefing/covid-precautions-red-blue-states.html
–Covid May Cause Changes in the Brain, New Study Finds 3/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/health/covid-brain-changes.html
—Know Your COVID-19 Community Level 2/28/22 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html
–Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show 2/28/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/health/pfizer-vaccine-kids.html
–New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin 2/27/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/26/science/covid-virus-wuhan-origins.html
–CDC eases masking recommendations for 70% of country, including inside schools 2/25/22 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cdc-eases-masking-recommendations-70-country-including-inside/story?id=83111596
—Got a Covid Booster? You Probably Won’t Need Another for a Long Time 2/21/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/health/covid-vaccine-antibodies-t-cells.html
–Who is dying of COVID amid omicron surge and widespread vaccine availability? 2/21/22 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dying-covid-unvaccinated/story?id=82834971
–Experts warn ‘not to get too cocky’ as US contemplates life after Covid 2/20/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/20/us-covid-coronavirus-mask-mandates-warning-experts
–How Long Covid Exhausts the Body 2/19/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/19/science/long-covid-causes.html
—Nowhere is safe: Record number of patients contracted Covid in the hospital in January 2/19/22 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/19/covid-hospitals-data-00010283
–Red Covid, an Update 2/18/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/briefing/red-covid-partisan-deaths-vaccines.html
–Vaccination reduces chance of getting long Covid, studies find 2/15/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/15/vaccination-reduces-chance-of-getting-long-covid-studies-find
–Controlled studies ease worries of widespread long Covid in kids 2/14/22 https://www.statnews.com/2022/02/14/controlled-studies-ease-worries-widespread-long-covid-kids/
—There Will Be No Post-Covid 2/13/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/opinion/no-post-covid.html
–‘I Had Never Felt Worse’: Long Covid Sufferers Are Struggling With Exercise 2/12/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/well/move/long-covid-exercise.html
–Monoclonal Antibody Drug from Eli Lilly Gets Emergency Approval 2/11/22 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/11/world/covid-19-tests-cases-vaccine#monoclonal-antibody-treatment-emergency-authorization
–Covid booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but still provides protection against hospitalization, CDC study shows 2/11/22 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/11/covid-booster-effectiveness-wanes-after-4-months-but-still-provides-protection-study-shows.html
–Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence 2/6/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/06/us-covid-death-rate-vaccines
—US Covid death toll surpasses 900,000 2/4/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/04/us-covid-death-toll-surpasses-900000
–“Light at the end of the tunnel”: Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations down as omicron wave appears to crest 2/2/22 https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/02/TEXAS-OMICRON-HOSPITALIZATIONS/
–U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries 2/1/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html
—A Conversation with Dr. Fauci. 1/31/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/podcasts/the-daily/we-need-to-talk-about-covid-part-2-a-conversation-with-dr-fauci.html
—Omicron: what do we know about ‘stealth’ subvariant BA.2? 1/31/22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/31/omicron-what-do-we-know-about-stealth-subvariant-ba2—
–‘Stealth’ Variant No Cause for Alarm, but Could Slow Case Decline 1/30/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/health/stealth-omicron-variant.html
–New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid 1/26/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/health/long-covid-risk-factors.html
—What we now know about lingering COVID-19 known as long COVID 1/23/22 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2022/01/23/what-we-now-know-lingering-covid-19-known-long-covid/6592875001/
–Charting an Omicron Infection 1/22/21 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/22/science/charting-omicron-infection.html
–Covid Hospitalizations Plateau in Some Parts of the U.S., While a Crisis Remains in Others 1/21/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/21/us/covid-hospitalizations.html
–Booster shots are instrumental in protecting against Omicron, new C.D.C. data suggest. 1/21/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/health/cdc-covid-booster-omicron.html
—How to Reuse N95, KN95, and Other Disposable Masks 1/20/22 https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-reuse-n95-kn95-and-other-disposable-masks/
—How to Find a Quality Mask (and Avoid Counterfeits) 1/14/22 https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks.html
–Is your at-home COVID-19 test real? Know how to spot the fakes and where to find tests 1/13/22 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2022/01/13/your-home-covid-test-real-where-find-tests-and-spot-fakes/6510755001/
–Is Omicron Peaking? 1/13/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/briefing/omicron-peak-us-northeast.html
–Disruption, Dismay, Dissent: Americans Grapple With Omicron’s Rise 1/9/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/us/united-states-covid-pandemic-omicron.html
–How to Think About Covid Data Right Now 1/7/22 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/07/us/covid-data-explained.html
—Austin has officially returned to Stage 5 of COVID guidelines 1/6/22 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/01/06/austin-shifts-back-stage-5-guidelines-what-change-you/9114944002/
–Here’s When We Expect Omicron to Peak 1/6/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/omicron-covid-us.html
—Lifesaving Covid Treatments Face Rationing as Virus Surges Again 1/6/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/business/covid-paxlovid-antibodies-omicron.html
—Why Omicron is Counterintuitive 1/3/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/podcasts/the-daily/omicron-variant-hospitalizations-cdc-isolation.html
–Fauci: hospitalization figures a better guide to Omicron than case count 1/2/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/02/fauci-covid-omicron-hospitalizations-case-count
–US experts question whether counting Covid cases is still the right approach 1/1/22 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/01/us-covid-case-counts-omicron