Coronavirus

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CDC, under fire, lays out plan to become more nimble and accountable

‘In our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,’ Walensky acknowledges.

By Lena H. Sun and Dan Diamond5 hours ago

Back to school with a catastrophic teacher shortage

By Martine Powers2 days ago

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for coronavirus

By Amy B Wang2 days ago

Monitoring the Pandemic

When you have covid, here’s how you know you are no longer contagious

By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach

Opinions

A new study offers important clues about the impact of long covid

Opinion by the Editorial Board

The CDC’s updated covid school guidance is ushering in a new normal

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Back to school: With experience and vaccines, it can be back to normal

Opinion by the Editorial Board

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

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

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Opinion

What do we owe kids for all they gave up during covid?

It’s not useful to focus on what should have been done to help children. The better question: What can we do for them now?

By Alyssa RosenbergJuly 21

Tracking coronavirus in animals takes on new urgency

By Ariana Eunjung ChaMay 20

Opinion

How 1 million covid deaths compares to other tragedies in U.S. history

By Sergio Peçanha and Yan WuMay 18

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

By Fenit Nirappil and Dan KeatingApril 29

Opinion

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

By the Editorial BoardApril 22

Reader Q&As

How bad is BA.5? Dr. Leana Wen answered your questions.

July 20

How concerned about covid-19 should I be this summer? Dr. Leana Wen answered your questions.

June 15

How bad is the BA.2 variant? Dr. Leana Wen answered your questions.

March 30

Are we all going to get omicron? Dr. Leana Wen answered reader questions.

January 13

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July 29

Scientists hone argument that coronavirus came from Wuhan market

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Second coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine

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Biden’s bout with covid tests his return-to-normal strategy

July 21

President Biden, double-boosted, is in a good position to fight covid

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Officials reorganize HHS to boost pandemic response

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CDC stops reporting coronavirus cases on cruise ships

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