The Pandemic Could Lead to Outbreaks of Measles and Other Preventable Diseases
An unusual silence fills the waiting area of my fellow pediatrician’s office in suburban Maryland. On a typical day, one would expect to see the...
Tag : Epidemics
A Virus-Hunter Falls Prey to a Virus He Underestimated
“This is the revenge of the viruses,” said Dr. Peter Piot, the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “I’ve made their...
On a Scottish Isle, Nursing Home Deaths Expose a Covid-19 Scandal
On the Isle of Skye off the western coast of Scotland, residents thought they had sealed themselves off from the coronavirus. They shuttered hotels. Officials...
Biden Can Beat Trump … if He Doesn’t Blow It
As the United States’ death toll raced toward 100,000, Donald Trump went golfing. The number of deaths never had to reach such a staggering figure...
Trump Tweets and Golfs, but Makes No Mention of Virus’s Toll
WASHINGTON — As President Trump’s motorcade pulled into his golf club in Virginia on an overcast Sunday, a small group of protesters waited outside the...
For Some Italians, the Future of Work Looks Like the Past
CORCOLLE, Italy — On a small farm outside Rome, workers crouched in the corridors of a cornfield and tended to stalks for the coming harvest....
Jacinda Ardern Sold a Drastic Lockdown With Straight Talk and Mom Jokes
Halfway into a Facebook Live video last week, updating the world on New Zealand’s plan to reopen restaurants, schools and even movie theaters, Prime Minister...
Let’s Remember That the Coronavirus Is Still a Mystery
The odd thing about reporting on the coronavirus is that the nonexperts are supremely confident in their predictions, while epidemiologists keep telling me that they...
What to Expect When a Coronavirus Vaccine Finally Arrives
On a spring morning in 1955, a pair of press officers greeted a mob of reporters in a stately hall on the University of Michigan...
W.H.O. Members Reject Trump’s Demands but Agree to Study Its Virus Response
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s angry demands for punitive action against the World Health Organization were rebuffed on Tuesday by the organization’s other member nations, which...