Ben Guarino

• Health

Scientists quickly identified the deadly Nipah virus, tracing it to fruit bats. The detective story is taking on new relevance as scientists hunt for the origins of coronavirus and as zoonotic spillover is happening with increasing frequency, heightening the possibility of more pandemics in the future.

• Health

An estimated 28 million children in the United States would be eligible for the shots if regulators give the green light.

• Science

One half of the prize recognizes research that helped predict global warming.

• Health

Regulators would have to authorize Johnson & Johnson booster shots before the public could receive them.

• Capital Weather Gang

The remnants of Hurricane Ida unloaded a historic deluge in New York City and the northeast on Wednesday night, shutting down subway lines and triggering states of emergencies in New York and New Jersey.

• National

New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania were among the hardest hit as rainfall burst through records.

• World

The pre-print paper, which tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh, is by far the largest randomized study on the effectiveness of masks at limiting the spread of the illness caused by the coronavirus.

• Post Reports

What the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine means. Plus, big business pledged nearly $50 billion for racial justice after George Floyd’s killing. Where did the money go?

• Health

The Food and Drug Administration action marks the first licensing of a vaccine for the coronavirus, which that has swept the United States in repeated waves since early 2020.