Tag: Disease Rates
Why Didn’t the U.S. Detect Omicron Cases Sooner?
Last Friday, just a day after South African scientists first announced the discovery of the Omicron variant, Europe reported its…
Germany Requires Vaccines for Store and Restaurant Customers
BERLIN — Germany announced tough new restrictions on Thursday to exclude unvaccinated people from much of public life, seeking to…
What We Know About the New Covid Variant, Omicron
Those mutations also raise the prospect that the variant will reduce the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments — a fear…
Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists
As recently as last week, many public health experts were fiercely opposed to the Biden administration’s campaign to roll out…
W.H.O. Scolds Rich Nations for Travel Bans and Booster Shots
LONDON — As the still-mysterious Omicron variant reached American shores, the World Health Organization on Wednesday scolded wealthy countries that…
Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…