Coronavirus

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How Russia’s Ukraine invasion doomed the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine

It is an inauspicious fall for a vaccine whose arrival stunned the world.

By Mayaan Hoffman

The elite D.C. social scene sees a rash of covid cases, but parties on

Pelosi, Garland and other A-listers tested positive this week but 450 guests at a National Gallery of Art gala Thursday were undeterred.

By Roxanne Roberts

Fading candles, a ‘sad’ horse: Students process pandemic with quilt

By Nicole Asbury

Opinion

The Gridiron Club outbreak shows what living with covid-19 looks like

By Leana S. Wen

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

By Dan Keating, Madison Dong and Youjin Shin

Opinion

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

By Leana S. Wen

U.S. life expectancy continued to drop in 2021, new analysis shows

By Joel Achenbach and Dan Keating

Opinion

My mother was dying of covid. Being poor made it so much worse.

By Bobbi Dempsey

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

Navigating Your Life

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Vacations are painfully expensive now, but you can spot ways to save

Prices for flights, hotels and gas are all up from 2021.

By Hannah Sampson

Perspective

Is it possible to sleep comfortably on an overnight flight?

How to get refunds if your flight is canceled

The ultimate travelers guide to Australian food

6 Mexico vacations that check every travel style

Don’t Miss

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

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta.

By Dan Keating, Madison Dong and Youjin Shin

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

By Katie Shepherd

What would happen if a citizen of Cash, Ark., lost Medicaid benefits? Nothing good.

By Brandon Dill and Amy Goldstein

Everything you need for the return of travel

By Staff of By The Way

Body bags, overflowing morgues and chaotic hospitals: Hong Kong’s pandemic goes critical

By Shibani Mahtani and Theodora Yu

More news

As deadline looms, FDA advisers debate coronavirus boosters for fall

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Opinion

Congress is choosing to prolong the covid-19 pandemic

Opinion

China said its covid strategy was superior. It’s failing in Shanghai.

Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for the coronavirus

Biden announces long covid strategy as experts push for more

Opinion

I’m worried about long covid

CDC lowers travel warnings for Canada, two dozen other destinations

‘Victory for the virus’: Senators cut global aid from $10B covid deal

Opinion