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His breakthrough helped millions get their results quickly in the early days of the pandemic, when tests were scarce and lines were long. View original article Contributor: Clay Risen

Creating an erasure poem means finding your voice lurking in another’s words. It can be a way to start writing when words fail. View original article Contributor: E. Kristin Anderson

Our routines may have stalled during Covid, but the desire to divorce certainly hasn’t. Here, some of the pandemic-age challenges to consider. View original article Contributor: Courtney Rubin

Your first batch of scent, salt and fizz may not be beautiful, but you’ll know exactly what you’re introducing to your tub. View original article Contributor: A.C. Shilton

Go team! Even if your watch party is small or on Zoom, there are games and other activities to get even the most casual fan involved and engaged. View original article Contributor: Talya Minsberg

You probably won’t be watching with a crowd, but you can still have wings, dip and a sub-style sandwich to eat during the game. View original article Contributor: Florence Fabricant

Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — and doctors have woefully few drugs with which to treat them. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer

A new study suggests that protective antibodies can be transferred through the placenta, and the baby may receive more of them if a mother is infected with Covid earlier in her pregnancy. View original article Contributor: Christina Caron

The deaths add to what is becoming a familiar trend in the spread of the virus as it devastates religious congregate communities by infecting retired, aging populations of nuns and sisters. View original article Contributor: Christine Hauser and Concepción de León

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said. View original article Contributor: Daniel Victor