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[TRENDING NEWS] Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact

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Author: BY MONICA GANDHI AND LESLIE BIENEN - Publish Date: December 12, 2021 at 03:00AM In highly vaccinated areas, Covid policies should be tied to hospitalizations.

[TRENDING NEWS] As uncertainties linger about the new variant, officials say U.S. Omicron cases are likely to rise.

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Author: BY EMILY ANTHES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:55AM Many states have detected cases, including in some people who have no known history of recent travel abroad, which experts have said suggests community spread of the variant in the United States.

[TRENDING NEWS] Germany Shuts Unvaccinated People Out of Much of Public Life

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 02:07AM Facing a huge coronavirus surge, Chancellor Angela Merkel, her successor, Olaf Scholz, and state governors agreed on tough new restrictions on people who have not been inoculated.

[TRENDING NEWS] Will High Vaccination Rates Help Spain Weather New Variant?

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Author: BY NICHOLAS CASEY - Publish Date: December 2, 2021 at 11:47PM Spain surpassed others in Europe by avoiding politicized debate about Covid shots. Citizens also largely heeded the health guidance from their leaders.

[TRENDING NEWS] Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

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Author: BY MARK LANDLER AND MEGAN SPECIA - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 01:14AM Britain’s approach to coronavirus-related restrictions has been looser than other European countries, but the Omicron variant has spurred swift action on mitigation measures.

[TRENDING NEWS] De Blasio reminds New Yorkers to wear masks indoors.

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Author: BY DANA RUBINSTEIN - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 12:17AM “We’re doubling down” on current mask guidance, the mayor said. He also extended the city’s vaccine mandate to cover workers in child care settings and early intervention programs.

[TRENDING NEWS] Ómicron provoca preocupación, pero es probable que las vacunas sigan funcionando

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Author: BY CARL ZIMMER - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 12:09AM Según los científicos, la nueva variante presenta mutaciones que pueden permitirle evadir los anticuerpos. Pero habrá que seguir investigando para saber cómo se comporta frente a las personas vacunadas.

[TRENDING NEWS] Does Omicron cause only mild illness? The jury is still out.

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Author: BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI - Publish Date: November 29, 2021 at 01:09AM Should the Omicron variant cause severe illness, that will become apparent if there is a significant rise in hospitalizations over the next week or two, one expert said.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Claim of Herd Immunity Reignites Debate Over U.K. Covid Policy

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Author: BY STEPHEN CASTLE AND MARK LANDLER - Publish Date: November 25, 2021 at 02:29AM Neil Ferguson, a leading epidemiologist, said the country had almost reached a state of herd immunity as it settled into a new normal of about 40,000 cases a day. Other experts disagreed.

[TRENDING NEWS] Michigan recommends that all residents older than the age of 2 wear a face mask indoors.

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Author: BY DAN LEVIN - Publish Date: November 20, 2021 at 01:51AM The advisory comes as the state tackles its highest surge of virus cases since the pandemic began.

[TRENDING NEWS] Europe Toughens Rules for Unvaccinated as Fourth Covid Wave Swells

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Author: BY JASON HOROWITZ - Publish Date: November 15, 2021 at 11:55PM Austria took the hardest line yet on Monday, beginning a lockdown aimed exclusively at those who are not inoculated, part of a pattern to make life harder for resisters.

[TRENDING NEWS] Europe Toughens Rules for Unvaccinated as Fourth Covid Wave Swells

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Author: BY JASON HOROWITZ - Publish Date: November 15, 2021 at 11:55PM Austria took the hardest line yet on Monday, beginning a lockdown aimed exclusively at those who are not inoculated, part of a pattern to make life harder for resisters.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Europe is back at the epicenter of the pandemic,’ a W.H.O. official says.

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Author: BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE - Publish Date: November 4, 2021 at 11:46PM The World Health Organization said Europe was responsible for nearly three-fifths of the world’s recent coronavirus cases, and that deaths in the region were surging.

[TRENDING NEWS] Egypt imposes a vaccine mandate for all government workers and university students.

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Author: BY NADA RASHWAN - Publish Date: October 21, 2021 at 01:54AM Officials expect major deliveries of doses by the end of the month to speed up the country’s vaccination efforts.

[TRENDING NEWS] Six out of seven coronavirus cases in Africa are going undetected, the W.H.O. says.

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Author: BY AINA J. KHAN - Publish Date: October 14, 2021 at 11:38PM “Now is the time to go on the offensive against Covid-19, and work with local communities to break transmission chains and stop wider outbreaks from happening,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Delta variant caused a spike in deaths among nursing home residents, study finds.

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Author: BY REED ABELSON - Publish Date: October 4, 2021 at 01:38AM Nursing homes reported nearly 1,800 deaths among their residents and staff in August, the highest monthly toll since February.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.K. health ministers authorize mass Covid vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds.

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Author: BY STEPHEN CASTLE - Publish Date: September 14, 2021 at 01:04AM The governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are now free to put mass vaccination campaigns into place.

[TRENDING NEWS] The F.D.A. again warns parents not to get children under 12 vaccinated yet.

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Author: BY EMILY ANTHES AND KATIE ROGERS - Publish Date: September 11, 2021 at 01:02AM Pediatric clinical trials, which will help determine the right vaccine dose for children under 12, are still underway, the agency said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Covid Ravaged South America. Then Came a Puzzling Reprieve.

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Author: BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO, DANIEL POLITI AND FLÁVIA MILHORANCE - Publish Date: September 6, 2021 at 12:05AM South America was the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic early this year. Experts can’t quite explain why new infections and deaths are falling so fast.

[TRENDING NEWS] Covid snapshot: Today’s case, hospitalization, death and vaccination numbers for the U.S.

Author: BY SARAH CAHALAN, ANDREA KANNAPELL AND ALISON SALDANHA - Publish Date: September 3, 2021 at 11:57PM Oregon, Hawaii, South Carolina and have reported more cases in the past week than in any other seven-day period. Weekly deaths in Florida are at record highs.