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Opinion

Videos of people celebrating the mask ruling showed a faulty society

Letters to the Editor

Opinion

For sufferers of long covid, there is finally hope

Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Masks protect those of us who are vulnerable

Letters to the Editor

3 U.S. cities that still require masks for travel

By Nathan Diller

Opinion

As the pandemic exploded, a researcher saw the danger. China’s leaders kept silent.

By the Editorial Board

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Perspective

What it was like on my first unmasked flight

By Natalie B. Compton

400,000 fewer kindergarteners raises CDC concern about childhood shots

By Lena H. Sun

Opinion

Your questions about covid-19, answered by Dr. Leana Wen

By Leana S. Wen

Biden administration to appeal ruling striking down transit mask mandate

By Dan Diamond and Ann E. Marimow

Monitoring the Pandemic

A series of graphics tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, deaths and vaccination rates

The Omicron Variant

What to know about a second covid booster shot

What to know about the omicron variant and subvariant BA.2

How to use at-home covid tests and where to find them

How fast omicron’s BA.2 variant is spreading around the world

video: inside overwhelmed hospitals

Rhode Island

‘Disastrous, overwhelming, frightening’: Inside a Rhode Island emergency department

Maryland

Health-care workers battle burnout as omicron surges: ‘It just rips your heart apart’

California

Inside an overwhelmed ICU along the U.S.-Mexico border

Texas

She was vaccinated, but omicron still sent an immunocompromised teen to the ICU

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Opinion

As the pandemic exploded, a researcher saw the danger. China’s leaders kept silent.

The episode underscores once again why a serious investigation is needed to get to the bottom of how the pandemic began.

By the Editorial Board

She went to one doctor, then another and another

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

How fast omicron’s BA.2 variant is spreading around the world

By Dan Keating, Madison Dong and Youjin Shin

The next leap in coronavirus vaccine development could be a nasal spray

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The pandemic threatens their lives, even though they don’t have covid

By Katie Shepherd

More news

What to know about a second covid booster shot

Wednesday, April 20

Boost now? Boost later? Tricky calculation for a 4th coronavirus shot.

Wednesday, April 20

Opinion

Now’s not the time to dispense with covid-19 precautions

Wednesday, April 20

How to use Biden’s free coronavirus tests for international travel

Wednesday, April 20

Analysis

The rise of solo judges halting nationwide policies

Wednesday, April 20

Do I still need to wear a mask? A guide to help you decide.

Wednesday, April 20

Opinion

Yes, this is the right moment to lift mask mandates

Tuesday, April 19

You don’t have to wear a mask on planes. Do it anyway, experts say.

Tuesday, April 19

New CDC team: A ‘Weather Service’ to forecast what’s next in pandemic

Tuesday, April 19

Moderna releases data to support its fall vaccine strategy

Tuesday, April 19

Analysis

The judge who nixed the transit mask mandate and her logic, explained

Tuesday, April 19

Do I still need to wear a mask on a plane? 5 questions, answered.

Tuesday, April 19

Opinion

Masks work. The judge’s ruling does not change that.

Tuesday, April 19

Opinion

The CDC’s mask mandate for flights needed to go

Tuesday, April 19

Opinion

We need to talk about pandemic drinking

Tuesday, April 19

Analysis

The troublesome U.S. booster gap

Monday, April 18