The coronavirus was expected to devastate the continent, but higher-income and better-prepared countries appear to have fared far worse.
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High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
Covid has surged in a number of Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay. Vaccination levels have largely determined how deadly those waves would be.
England Starts Giving Second Covid Boosters to Vulnerable People
People over 75, people living in nursing homes and anyone over 12 with a weakened immune system can now get a second booster dose six months after their first.
Some U.S. States Reduce Daily Covid Reports
Some scientists and health experts see the possibility that the first signs of a new surge could be missed, but others say metrics like hospitalizations and wastewater monitoring have become more relevant than daily reports.
Another Covid Surge May Be Coming. Are We Ready for It?
“We’ve been wearing rose-colored glasses instead of correcting our vision,” one scientist said.
Mounting Data Shows J&J Vaccine as Effective as Pfizer and Moderna
Once dismissed as less effective, the vaccine now seems to be preventing infections and illness about as well as the two mRNA options.
The Latest Covid Surge
A new version of Omicron and Hong Kong’s rising death toll.
Most of This Year’s New Virus Cases Were in the Americas, W.H.O. Officials Say
Countries in the region should keep public health measures in place, W.H.O. officials warned.
Do Covid Precautions Work?
Yes, but they haven’t made a big difference.
Ben Franklin’s Vaccine Lessons
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