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  1. covid-19
    CDC Recommends Taking an At-Home COVID Test Before Indoor GatheringsThe new guidance says self-tests can be used regardless of vaccination status, the presence of symptoms, or a prior exposure to COVID-19.
    By Chas Danner
  2. booster shots
    Vaccine Demand Gets a Boost As Americans Worry Over OmicronVaccination rates are at their highest since May, though the majority of doses administered last week were booster shots.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. covid-19
    Upstate New York Hospitals Are Being Overwhelmed by COVIDCOVID-19 hospitalizations have more than tripled upstate since August, and the surge has come amid a staffing shortage of health-care workers.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  4. pandemic
    Why Omicron and Delta Could Be a ‘Twin Epidemic’Dr. Peter Hotez sorts through the uncertainty about the new variant and how it may affect people differently than its cousin.
    By James D. Walsh
  5. covid testing
    Reimbursements for At-Home Tests Are Coming in JanuaryPresident Biden announced a plan to provide cash back for COVID tests for insured Americans, among other initiatives for the second pandemic winter.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. this endless pandemic
    Waiting for OmicronThe new variant comes to a country that still does not have the pandemic under control.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  7. just asking questions
    A Variant Hunter on Omicron’s ‘Tectonic Shift’While no one is certain how the new form of the virus will shape up, a virologist explains why the mutant has freaked out so many scientists.
    By James D. Walsh
  8. covid-19
    Trump Tested Positive for COVID Before Debate, Meadows SaysA new book claims the former president didn’t bother to inform Joe Biden, the media, or almost anyone else.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. covid-19
    Austria Institutes Lockdown, National Vaccine Mandate Amid COVID SurgeDemonstrations against anti-COVID restrictions were staged in Vienna and several other European cities on Saturday.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  10. pandemic
    Vaccinating Kids May Be the Biggest COVID Debate YetSchoolchildren are required to get a host of shots, but will they be for this virus? Experts say a mandate may be premature.
    By James D. Walsh
  11. covid-19
    All Adults Now Eligible for COVID Booster Shots: FDA, CDCEveryone 18 and older who was fully vaccinated at least six months ago may now receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
    By Chas Danner
  12. 2022 midterms
    Doctor Oz Mulls Republican Senate Run in PennsylvaniaHe’s not really from the state and has no real background in politics. But he does have name ID and money — and Trump’s candidate could implode.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. explainer
    What to Know About Booster Shots, NowCountless Americans are now eligible for a booster dose of any of the three U.S.-authorized COVID vaccines.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  14. covid-19
    New Documents Detail How Trump White House Interfered in CDC’s COVID ResponseEmails and transcripts released by congressional investigators reveal more about Trump administration efforts to influence and muzzle CDC scientists.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  15. covid-19
    New Leader of Oklahoma National Guard Rejects Federal Vaccine MandateThe state’s mandate-opposing governor appointed the new leader and directed him to institute the policy, which goes against Defense Department orders.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  16. covid-19
    Lockdowns Are Coming Back in EuropeSome European countries are seeing a dramatic surge in COVID cases despite high vaccination rates.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. covid-19
    Despite Bolsonaro, Brazil Has Barely Any Anti-VaxxersFar more of the population is getting their shots than in the U.S.
    By Vincent Bevins
  18. sports
    Aaron Rodgers Is Sorry (That You’re Upset)The Green Bay quarterback is ready to move on from his anti-vaccine ravings, but it won’t be so simple.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. covid-19
    COVID-19 Cases Surge Across EuropeSeveral countries are seeing alarming spikes in the number of newly reported infections as Europe enters its second pandemic winter.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  20. covid-19
    What to Know About the COVID Vaccine for KidsAppointments to get Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children who are 5 to 11 should be widely available within days.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  21. covid-19
    There Is Finally a Visible Way Out of the COVID PandemicWith promising therapeutic drugs on the horizon and parents now able to get their kids vaccinated, the real U.S. endgame may at last be near.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  22. covid-19
    Pfizer’s New COVID Pill Appears to Be a Huge DealHighly effective vaccines plus highly effective therapeutics could spell a much quicker way out of the pandemic.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. new york city
    NYC Vaccine Mandate: 9,000 City Workers Put on Unpaid LeaveAnother 12,000 unvaccinated city employees have applied for exemptions to the mandate. 18 FDNY companies are out of service amid an alleged sick-out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  24. build back better
    Congress Decides to Learn Almost Nothing From PandemicCOVID cost America 734,000 lives and $16 trillion. Biden’s new Build Back Better bill invests just $2.7 billion into pandemic preparedness.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. politics
    SEC Investigating Richard Burr for Possible Insider TradingThe North Carolina senator’s conveniently timed transactions at the beginning of the pandemic are under scrutiny again.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. the jab
    ‘People Are Coming in Crying. A Lot of Them.’Pharmacists on the somber mood at vaccine sites on the eve of the city mandate.
    By Caroline Spivack
  27. the economy
    The Delta Variant Pumped the Brakes on the EconomyNew data show that surging cases and supply-chain issues slowed growth over the past three months.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. brazil
    Bolsonaro Accused of Crimes Against Humanity Over COVID ResponseA report conducted by a Brazilian Senate panel found that Bolsonaro’s pandemic response was criminally negligent.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. kyrie irving
    The Nets Really Don’t Want ThisThe team’s best-laid plans are no match for one stubborn anti-vaxxer.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  30. covid-19
    Cash Lotteries Didn’t Do Much to Boost Vaccination Rates, Study FindsA study in the JAMA Health Forum said a link between vaxx rates and lottery announcements was “statistically indistinguishable from zero.”
    By Nia Prater
  31. covid-19
    Why Are U.K. COVID Cases Soaring?The highly vaccinated country is experiencing its biggest spike in new infections since midsummer.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  32. business
    Millions of Used Medical Gloves Imported to U.S.: ReportA Thai company that was repackaging and selling reused gloves shipped at least 200 million gloves to U.S. distributors during the pandemic.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  33. public safety
    The Police’s Farcical War on Vaccine MandatesIt turns out cops may not have a special appreciation for the sanctity of life after all.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  34. covid-19
    Booster Shots Are Now Approved for All of the COVID VaccinesAdditional dose recommended for all with J&J and many who got Moderna, with “mix and match” allowed for all varieties.
    By Nia Prater
  35. covid-19
    NYC to Mandate Vaccination for All Public WorkersThe city’s biggest police union has already promised legal action.
    By Benjamin Hart
  36. iraq war
    Colin Powell Doesn’t Need You to Defend HimThe former secretary of State was perfectly comfortable with his bloody legacy.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  37. tourism
    Fully Vaccinated Travelers Can Visit U.S. Starting November 8The U.S. will soon allow fully vaccinated visitors from more than 30 countries, including via the borders with Canada and Mexico.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  38. economy
    Neoliberalism Died of COVID. Long Live Neoliberalism!How the predominant ideology of our time survived the pandemic.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. covid-19
    FDA Sees Promise in J&J Booster But Finds Issues in DataThe agency couldn’t independently verify the company’s data and noted that one study’s result might have been due to a test’s low sensitivity.
    By Nia Prater
  40. covid-19
    Nets Will Sit Kyrie Irving Until He Receives COVID VaccineThe team’s GM said the mercurial star “will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant.”
    By Nia Prater
  41. covid diary
    An Atheist Reconsiders God in the PandemicI thought several hundred times this year, Maybe I should go to church.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. halloween
    Fauci Endorses Return of Trick-or-Treating“Go out there and enjoy Halloween,” he advised parents.
    By Chas Danner
  43. vaccines
    Pfizer Seeks Emergency Authorization on COVID-19 Vaccine for 5 to 11-Year-OldsInoculations for children are closer than ever to becoming a reality.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. pandemic
    De Blasio’s Vaxx Mandate Led to an Avalanche of Shots for TeachersThe order took effect Monday, suspending 5 percent of employees in the nation’s largest school district.
    By James D. Walsh
  45. vaccine mandates
    California Will Make COVID Vaccination Mandatory for All SchoolchildrenThe first-in-the-nation policy will begin to go into effect after the FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine for children.
    By Nia Prater
  46. covid-19
    Merck Says COVID Pill Drastically Cuts Hospitalizations, DeathsThis could be a major development in fighting the pandemic.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. intelligencer chats
    Why Has the Delta Variant Been This Bad in the U.S.?Relatively low vaccine uptake is a major factor, but it may not fully explain why America is such an outlier among rich countries.
    By Benjamin Hart and David Wallace-Wells
  48. covid-19
    YouTube Bans All Anti-Vaccine ContentThe new rules go beyond COVID-specific misinformation.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  49. past is prologue
    Biden May Bounce Back Like Other Presidents HaveHistory shows that presidents usually get reelected unless they are unlucky, or, like Donald Trump, they work hard at alienating voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. vaccine mandates
    Vaccine Mandate for New York City Teachers ReinstatedTeachers and school staff have until 5 p.m. Friday to get their first dose of a COVID vaccine, after a federal court denied an appeal.
    By Chas Danner
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