GOP Ex-Sen. Inhofe Retired Due To Long COVID After Opposing COVID Aid
The longtime senator from Oklahoma said complications from the virus contributed to his stepping aside.
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Three Years Into Covid, We Still Don’t Know How to Talk About It
It’s one thing to recall, or to be told, how disorienting, isolating or boring the early lockdown phase of the pandemic felt; it’s another to re-experience that formlessness through a hundred specific descriptions of it.
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Remote Work Is Costing Manhattan More Than $12 Billion a Year
Three years into Covid, the in-person workweek has shrunk to just three days. And returning to pre-pandemic work schedules is looking like a lost cause.
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Sick and Alone
Fighting the pandemic through individual choice meant not fighting the pandemic.
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Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case
Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort Is Stepping Down
Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end of the program.
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Why COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ Variant Is So Contagious
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID has mutations that make it more transmissible, but vaccines are still likely to protect against severe disease
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New XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant spreads rapidly in Northeast, sparking concerns it evades vaccines
Three years into the pandemic and yet another new variant of the coronavirus has emerged. The omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 now accounts for more than 40% of new COVID infections in the U.S. and around 75% of cases in the Northeast. Dr. Jay Varma of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response joined William Brangham to discuss the concerns.
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No, Vaccines Aren’t Making New Covid Variants Worse
The omicron sequel XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections — and misinformation.
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The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster
Here's what you can expect when you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and how you can ease any symptoms.