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UCLA, Columbia, Duke among colleges planning to start January with remote instruction as omicron surges

Major universities including Columbia, Duke and the University of California at Los Angeles are among a growing number of colleges choosing a temporary pivot online as coronavirus cases rise.
By Susan Svrluga
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Remdesivir can help keep unvaccinated, high-risk people with covid-19 out of the hospital, study finds

Wednesday’s study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first to show that remdesivir can be useful when given on an outpatient basis in the community.
By Amy Goldstein

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s anti-covid pill as omicron surges

By Carolyn Y. Johnson and Katie Shepherd
Opinion

President Biden is failing on covid-19

By Gregg Gonsalves

South Africa’s huge omicron wave appears to be subsiding just as quickly as it grew

By Max Bearak

Omicron ‘is going to find you,’ Fauci says in warning to the unvaccinated

By Timothy Bella

Amid omicron uncertainty, Aaron Rodgers hasn’t changed his mind

By Cindy Boren
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The Omicron Variant
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Five things about omicron that I want my friends and family to know

At-home coronavirus tests: When to take them, how to get them and more

U.K. omicron cases explode, while Boris Johnson faces new allegations of lockdown parties

Mask-wearing on planes may be here to stay, Fauci says

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Omicron may be on your next flight. Here’s how to protect yourself.

From wearing the right mask to boarding last, these tips can help you escape omicron on a plane.
By Hannah Sampson

At-home coronavirus tests: When to take them, how to get them and more

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By Allyson Chiu and Hannah Knowles

From airport WiFi to ‘juice jacking’: 7 ways to protect your data when traveling

Thousands who ‘followed the rules’ are about to get covid. They shouldn’t be ashamed.

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