Stop Expecting Life to Go Back to Normal Next Year
Anthony Fauci warned us last week that Covid-19 is likely to be hanging over our lives well into 2021. He’s right, of course. We need...
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The Coronavirus Is Mutating, and That’s Fine (So Far)
SYDNEY, Australia — No doubt you have read the recent headlines about patients who recovered from Covid-19 only to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 again later...
What’s Mightier Than the Coronavirus? A Freshly Killed Chicken
HONG KONG — The other day, craving a bowl of fish ball noodle soup, I went to eat lunch at On Lee, a famous 54-year-old...
New York Will Test the Dead More Often for Coronavirus and Flu
Cough, fever, chills — with fall fast on the way, symptoms alone won’t be useful in distinguishing Covid-19 from similar-looking cases of the flu. That...
Why Getting Children Flu Shots Is Even More Important This Year
Making sure that your kids get a yearly flu shot is always a good idea, but even more so this fall, as the coronavirus continues...
Exercise May Boost Your Vaccine Response
If you are an athlete, you may gain greater immunity from a flu shot than people who are less active, according to two complementary and...
Can You Get a Flu Shot Now? Yes, and Doctors Say You Should
People usually don’t think about flu shots until the fall, so you might be surprised to learn that many places are already offering them. Public...
New Measures Aim to Boost Vaccine Rates for Flu and Children’s Shots
The Trump administration has announced measures intended to boost childhood vaccination rates that have sagged during the coronavirus pandemic, putting hundreds of thousands at risk...
Fearing a ‘Twindemic,’ Health Experts Push Urgently for Flu Shots
As public health officials look to fall and winter, the specter of a new surge of Covid-19 gives them chills. But there is a scenario...
Older Children and the Coronavirus: A New Wrinkle in the Debate
A study by researchers in South Korea last month suggested that children between the ages of 10 and 19 spread the coronavirus more frequently than...