Riding the New York City subway during cold and flu season used to test your stomach. The woman next to you was coughing. The guy behind her was sneezing. Somebody was always fishing for a tissue. That’s a distant memory now. The subway is far emptier, for one thing—and with the riders onboard almost universally … Read more
One of evolution’s cleverest tricks was giving us a sense of shame. It’s a miserable feeling—low, humbling, publicly discomfiting—but it’s supposed to be: if you do something lousy you ought to feel something lousy, so you don’t do it again. In theory, when so many of the strategies for beating the COVID-19 pandemic depend on … Read more
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With a fourth wave of cases looming, the virus again divides people — this time into the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein
Updated guidance reflects studies showing how vaccines help protect against coronavirus infections. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
They should still wear masks but no quarantines are necessary, the agency said in new guidance that cited growing data about the effectiveness of the shots. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
Insights from behavioral economics and other fields suggest strategies that could increase participation in mass screening programs. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes
The most common questions about vaccination side effects, answered. View original article Contributor: Tara Parker-Pope
We tend to think of childhood as a time of innocence and joy, but as many as 2 to 3 percent of children from ages 6 to 12 can have serious depression. View original article Contributor: Perri Klass, M.D.
While there are three safe and effective vaccines authorized in the U.S. to protect against COVID-19, there’s still a lot about vaccine immunity that researchers are still trying to figure out. One question has to do with the millions in the U.S. who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and recovered. Do they have natural immunity … Read more