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Covid variants
July 13, 2022
Melody Schreiber
Covid Mortality Numbers Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean
As the BA.5 variant takes over, Covid death numbers have become an object lesson in why raw data is often misleading.
May 23, 2022
Melody Schreiber
How Rapid Reinfection Has Changed the Covid Fight
New variants can infect people who had Covid-19 as recently as a few months ago.
July 29, 2021
Melody Schreiber
Please Don’t Rush to Get a Third Covid Shot
The delta variant is dangerous. A third vaccine dose could be helpful for those with weaker immune systems, but giving third doses to healthy people would be wildly counterproductive.
July 1, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The Delta Covid Variant’s Urgent Message for America
Vaccinate. Do it quickly.
June 17, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The U.S. Could Face Another Covid Surge This Fall
New models suggest that if vaccination rates only reach 68 percent and people refuse to wear masks, this autumn could be dangerous—particularly given the spread of the highly infectious delta variant.
April 28, 2021
Melody Schreiber
How Will We Know If There’s a Covid Supervariant?
India’s severe outbreak shows why the world needs early warning systems for variants that could evade vaccines.
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