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The Covid-19 Pandemic

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world.

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    President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, seen in July. The couple spent the weekend together in Florida and Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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    First Lady Tests Positive for Covid, but President Does Not

    Jill Biden was experiencing mild symptoms and recovering at the family home in Delaware, the White House said. President Biden returned to Washington after her diagnosis.

     By Michael D. Shear

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      What to Know About the New Covid Variants

      EG.5 is spreading quickly, but experts say it’s no more dangerous than previous versions. Another new variant, called BA.2.86, is being closely watched because of its mutations.

       By Dana G. Smith

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    A wave of Covid-19 outbreaks is raising fears about more infections in the fall and winter.
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    Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

    Hospitalizations are still low but have been rising in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

     By Julie Bosman

  2. the new old age
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    Patricia Anderson, who has endured 40 months of long Covid symptoms, on a folding seat cane that she now uses for stability. “I was very sick for a long time, and I never really got better,” she said.
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    Long Covid Poses Special Challenges for Seniors

    Older people are less likely to be diagnosed but more likely to experience certain kinds of illnesses, research suggests.

     By Paula Span

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    Wait, Is That Rapid Test Really Expired?

    As Covid cases rise, at-home tests are a critical tool to keep yourself and others safe. Here are answers to a few common questions about when and how to use them.

     By Dani Blum

  4. Breathing In
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    An open window in a classroom at East High, one of Denver’s oldest public schools. A coronavirus outbreak that began in November 2021 sickened more than 500 students, and one staff member died.
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    Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.

    Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.

     By Apoorva Mandavilli

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    Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds

    Pulse oximeters measuring oxygen in the blood often inflated the levels for dark-skinned Covid patients, who then experienced delayed care or an increased risk of hospital readmission, researchers found.

     By Christina Jewett

Vaccine

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    Riders, one wearing a mask, waited for a train at the Union Square station in New York City, as the federal public health emergency expired on Thursday.
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    In the early days of the pandemic, when there were no effective treatments for Covid and a new vaccine seemed a distant fantasy, health care workers were enrolled in a trial and inoculated with an old TB vaccine.
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    The C.D.C. said only about 43 percent of adults 65 and older had received their first booster shot.
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    The decision reflects the Biden administration’s ongoing concerns about the durability of protection against the virus for those Americans most at risk.
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Maps and Trackers

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Travel

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    Early in the pandemic, cruise lines suspended operations, and shares in publicly traded cruise companies plummeted.
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    A U.S. border crossing with Canada in July 2020, when international travel to the United States was severely restricted.
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    Mainland Chinese tourists at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong, last month.
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    Travelers at Kennedy International Airport waited to check in for a flight to China earlier this month. China’s reopening has been slowed, in part, by geopolitical tensions.
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Economy

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    The trucking industry has been under pressure over the last year from rising interest rates and higher fuel costs, which it has struggled to pass on to shippers.
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    Aubrey Moya left her job waiting tables last year to start a photography business. Now she is finding a decline in demand.
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    During the pause in student loan payments, Jessica Musselwhite was able to buy a home in Chicago.
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  1. Where Are the Students?

    Attendance at school has come to feel more optional than it did before the pandemic.

    By David Leonhardt

     
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