Scientists do not yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant is, but its many mutations set off alarms, lowering hopes of putting the pandemic in the past.
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Merck Says Its Covid Pill Is Less Effective in a Final Analysis
The drug, molnupiravir, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk Covid patients by 30 percent. An earlier analysis had found a 50 percent reduction.
U.S. Has Lost More Lives to Covid This Year Than Last
The higher death toll is attributed to lower-than-needed vaccination rates and the relaxation of everyday precautions amid a rise of the highly contagious Delta variant.
U.S. Has Lost More Lives to Covid This Year Than Last
The higher death toll is attributed to lower-than-needed vaccination rates and the relaxation of everyday precautions amid a rise of the highly contagious Delta variant.
U.S. Funneling Billions of Dollars for Rural Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services has begun distributing $7.5 billion to more than 40,000 health care providers in rural areas of every state.
Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage Global Battle for Migrants
Covid kept many people in place. Now several developed countries, facing aging labor forces and worker shortages, are racing to recruit, train and integrate foreigners.
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.
Race to the Future: What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.