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The Covid-19 Pandemic

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world.

Highlights

    1. F.D.A. Advisers Recommend a New Covid Vaccine Formula for the Fall

      The panel endorsed targeting a variant of the coronavirus that is now receding, though some officials suggested aiming at newer versions of the virus that have emerged in recent weeks.

       By Noah Weiland and Christina Jewett

      Studies have shown that protection against serious illness from Covid-19 tends to improve as the vaccines more precisely target dominant strains, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
      Studies have shown that protection against serious illness from Covid-19 tends to improve as the vaccines more precisely target dominant strains, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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    3. A Guide to Managing Covid This Summer

      Cases have been rising in recent weeks. Here’s what to know about the “FLiRT” variants, symptoms, testing and treatment.

       By Dani Blum

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  1. There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer?

    Experts are closely watching KP.2, now the leading variant.

     By Dani Blum

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  2. Federal Spending Rescued Mass Transit During Covid. What Happens Now?

    The government provided $69.5 billion in relief funds to help keep transit on track during Covid-19. But many rail and bus systems are now facing layoffs and cutbacks.

     By Colbi Edmonds

    Ridership in large metropolitan areas around the country still lags behind prepandemic figures.
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  3. Is It Covid, Spring Allergies or a Cold?

    It’s sniffle season. Here’s how to figure out what’s causing your symptoms.

     By Dani Blum

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  4. Supernova or Coronavirus: Can You Tell the Difference?

    A scientist finds beauty in the “visual synonyms” that exist in images seen through microscopes and telescopes.

     By Katrina Miller

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  5. U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight

    The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists.

     By Benjamin Mueller

    Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, faced a barrage of questions during a congressional hearing this month.
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Vaccine

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  3. Riders, one wearing a mask, waited for a train at the Union Square station in New York City, as the federal public health emergency expired on Thursday.
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  4. In the early days of the pandemic, when there were no effective treatments for Covid and a new vaccine seemed a distant fantasy, health care workers were enrolled in a trial and inoculated with an old TB vaccine.
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  5. The C.D.C. said only about 43 percent of adults 65 and older had received their first booster shot.
    CreditKenny Holston for The New York Times

Maps and Trackers

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Travel

  1. Roamingwood Lake is one of several lakes in the Hideout, a gated community in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, where the full-timers and short-term rental owners are locked in a battle over the right to rent.
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  3. Airlines lower their fares when they are trying to get more people to book tickets as demand is slowing or they are facing stiffer competition.
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  5. Early in the pandemic, cruise lines suspended operations, and shares in publicly traded cruise companies plummeted.
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  13. Two Covid Theories

    Was the pandemic started by a lab leak or by natural transmission? We look at the evidence.

    By David Leonhardt

     
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  16. The Big Ideas: What Do We Fear?

    Fear for the Other

    Small but mighty acts of empathy can help us assuage the feelings of isolation and divisiveness that followed the Covid pandemic.

    By Simon Critchley

     

  17. The Rise and Fall of Congestion Pricing in New York

    The decision to shelve a long-awaited tolling plan was attributed to concerns about the city’s coronavirus pandemic recovery.

    By Michael Barbaro, Ana Ley, Grace Ashford, Will Reid, Nina Feldman, Stella Tan, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Patricia Willens, Elisheba Ittoop, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley

     
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    The E.U. Is Voting. It’s Never Mattered More.

    Hundreds of millions of voters are electing a European Parliament this weekend. The outcome will help tip the balance of the continent’s struggle between unity and nationalism.

    By Matina Stevis-Gridneff

     

  19. The Fight Over the Next Pandemic

    The deadline for a new international pandemic plan was last week. So far, negotiations have failed.

    By Michael Barbaro, Apoorva Mandavilli, Alex Stern, Carlos Prieto, Stella Tan, Will Reid, Rikki Novetsky, Lexie Diao, Devon Taylor, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Chris Wood

     
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