Health
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At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People
Christy Smith has never been tested for the coronavirus. As a blind person, she can’t drive to testing sites near…
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Starting later this week, some at-risk Americans become eligible for a 4th Covid shot.
Some people with a weakened immune system can get a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this…
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A Surge in Hospitalized Young Children Infected With the Coronavirus
The number of hospitalized young children infected with the coronavirus rose precipitously last week to the highest levels since the…
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Women’s Periods May Be Late After Coronavirus Vaccination, Study Suggests
Shortly after coronavirus vaccines were rolled out about a year ago, women started reporting erratic menstrual cycles after receiving the…
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Will ‘Forever Boosting’ Beat the Coronavirus?
A year ago, just two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine — or even one, in the case of Johnson &…
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Emerging Data Raise Questions About Antigen Tests and Nasal Swabs
A small, new real-world study suggests that two widely used at-home antigen tests, the Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue, may…
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In Omicron Hot Spots, Hospitals Fill Up, but I.C.U.s May Not
In hospitals around the country, doctors are taking notice: This wave of Covid seems different from the last one. Once…
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The C.D.C. stands by a decision not to require testing to leave isolation.
Despite sharp criticism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday stood by its recommendation that Americans infected with…
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Covid vaccinations are not linked to pre-term births, researchers report.
Women who received Covid vaccinations while pregnant were at no greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely or of giving…
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The U.S. government doubles its order for Pfizer’s Covid pills.
The United States government doubled its order for Pfizer’s Covid pills on Tuesday, a move that will modestly increase the…