Tag: Coronavirus Omicron Variant
Here’s When We Expect Omicron to Peak
As we move deeper into January, it will be important to monitor whether the steep rise of Omicron cases is…
Covid Treatments Including Paxlovid Are Rationed as Cases Spike
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, scarce ventilators and protective equipment faced strict rationing. Today, as the…
Scientists Endorse Covid Boosters, But to a Point
“People that are vaccinated really are doing very well in terms of hospitalization,” said Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at Rockefeller…
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…
India’s Rising Omicron Wave Brings a Grim Sense of Déjà Vu
NEW DELHI — When the Omicron coronavirus variant spread through India late in December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the…
More People Are Getting Unapproved Fourth Doses of the Covid-19 Vaccine
If asked to show her vaccine card, Stacey Ricks can choose from three.Ms. Ricks, 49, a kidney transplant recipient who…