Tag: Disease Rates

What We Know About the New Covid Variant, Omicron

Those mutations also raise the prospect that the variant will reduce the…

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Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists

As recently as last week, many public health experts were fiercely opposed…

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W.H.O. Scolds Rich Nations for Travel Bans and Booster Shots

LONDON — As the still-mysterious Omicron variant reached American shores, the World…

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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been…

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New ‘Omicron’ Variant Stokes Concern but Vaccines May Still Work

Scientific experts at the World Health Organization warned on Friday that a…

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As Omicron Variant Circles the Globe, African Nations Face Blame and Bans

Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly on Saturday as more of the…

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U.S. to Place Travel Restrictions on South Africa, Other Countries

President Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African…

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Omicron Variant Prompts Travel Bans and Batters World Markets

The world reacted with alarm on Friday to the highly mutated new…

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Republicans Fight Covid Mandates, Then Blame Biden as Cases Rise

But Republican strategists and pollsters say Democrats should not be so quick…

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