An advisory committee debated the very few cases of a rare blood disorder and worried about the suspension’s effect on global needs for a one-shot, easy-to-ship vaccine. View original article Contributor: Denise Grady and Carl Zimmer
Federal health officials had recommended Tuesday that states pause use of the vaccine while agencies review six U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of brain blood clot among the more than 7 million people who received the shot. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
The risk of exposure on a flight is lowered by 23 to 57 percent if middle seats are kept unoccupied, according to the study. But it did not look at what protection mask-wearing could provide. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes
Vanessa Kirby’s Oscar-nominated performance involves an extended sequence that these experts say gets some things right — and a few wrong. View original article Contributor: Bianca Giaever
Amid a deep residue of mistrust, Western cautions on the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines risk igniting an explosion of damaging anti-vaccine fervor in the global south. View original article Contributor: Benjamin Mueller
Most tests should be able to detect the variants of concern, but test developers and health officials must remain vigilant, scientists say. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes
The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years. View original article Contributor: Abby Goodnough
The country hasn’t used it since last month, after concerns arose about a possible rare, dangerous side effect. Officials say they have adequate supplies of other vaccines to use instead. View original article Contributor: Elian Peltier
Can it affect mammograms or the timing of fertility treatments? What side effects should you look out for? Experts weigh in. View original article Contributor: Christina Caron
The emergency meeting comes after federal health authorities said they were studying rare blood clots in six vaccine recipients and injections of the vaccine were halted across the country. View original article Contributor: The New York Times