Month: January 2022

If viruses know no borders, they
 have an equal disdain for human holidays. On Thanksgiving 2021, Dr. Rochelle Walensky shut off her phone for about 45 minutes and placed the turkey on the dining table to enjoy the holiday meal with her husband and three sons. When she turned the phone back on, she found, … Read more

Hopes of eliminating COVID-19 in the U.S. through vaccine-generated herd immunity are now dashed. Instead, with the rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, we need to focus on 2022 as the year that in the U.S. will usher in a new era of “living with the virus.” In epidemiology terms this means transitioning … Read more

A new study adds to evidence that common rapid tests may fail to detect some Omicron cases in the first days of infection. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes and Christina Jewett

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has stumbled in explaining her policy decisions. View original article Contributor: Sharon LaFraniere, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland

Scientists chart how a battle between fungus and bacteria living on the skin of hedgehogs led to the emergence of a strain of MRSA that can infect cows and humans. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs

Just months after Delta fueled hospital failures and funeral pyres, India’s leaders again offer a mixed message: Their political rallies are packed even as they order curfews and work closures. View original article Contributor: Mujib Mashal and Karan Deep Singh