One month before the Olympics, China puts a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid-19 cases are detected. / BBC News In Hong Kong, one of the few places still pursuing a zero-Covid policy, testing positive means lockdown for nearly a month, symptoms or not. / CNN
Driven by the Omicron variant, new Covid infections in the US shatter prior coronavirus records, with more than a million cases reported yesterday. / USA Today As schools across the US open today—or try to, anyway—the FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 12-to-15-year-olds. / NBC News, NPR
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Omicron now accounts for 73% of all new US Covid cases, and has surpassed delta as the most prominent variant in the country. / Associated Press So far, the onset of omicron looks different from previous variants; early symptoms resemble the common cold. / KTLA "After waiting about 35 minutes in
Moderna says its booster shot significantly raises the level of antibodies that can foil the Omicron coronavirus variant. / The Guardian Only one in six Americans has received a booster, worrying health officials. / The New York Times Scouring the web for info about the Omicron storm? Here are some deeper dives
Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers is once again a go, after an appeals court overruled a previous judge's decision. / Associated Press Eight charts that show how Covid vaccines shaped 2021. / Nature This week, the Biden administration finally reversed Trump's loosening of shower head
The CDC now recommends the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over J&J, citing blood-clotting concerns. / NBC News One reason omicron is spreading so much quicker than delta: It multiplies about 70 times faster inside the respiratory tract. / Goats and Soda [Correction] In 2020, due to the pandemic, the
The CDC now recommends the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over J&J, citing blood-clotting concerns. / NBC News One reason omicron is spreading so much quicker than delta: It multiplies about 70 times faster inside the respiratory tract. / Goats and Soda In 2020, due to the pandemic, the FDA
Without vaccines, it's estimated the United States would have experienced approximately 1.1 million additional Covid-19 deaths. / The Commonwealth Fund New CDC data show where Covid deaths have been higher than publicly reported. / Muckrock An Omnicron surge in the US is likely, given the variant's
In a massive journalistic effort that will change zero minds, a review of potential cases of 2020 voter fraud shows there wasn't enough to tip the election. / Associated Press Related: Three residents of the Villages in Florida face felony charges for casting more than one vote in the
