Covid-19: Fauci Warns Americans Might Need to Wear Masks for Another Year
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March 14, 2021, 4:33 p.m. ETMarch 14, 2021, 4:33 p.m. ET
The U.S. begins to catch up on vaccinations delayed by storms. The country is nearing a harrowing milestone: 500,000 virus-related deaths.
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A train at Union Station in Los Angeles last month after President Biden signed an order requiring masks to be worn on public transportation.Credit.Philip Cheung for The New York Times
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser for Covid-19, said on Sunday that Americans may still be wearing masks outside their homes a year from now, even as he predicted the country would return to “a significant degree of normality” by fall.
Covid-19: Big Storms Mean Big Vaccine Delays as Bad Weather Wallops the U.S.
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Feb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ETFeb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET
There is new hope that the global vaccine drive will speed up. Women leaving the work force because of the pandemic have led to a “national emergency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
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Vaccines were still being administered on Thursday at a community center in the Bronx.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
Just as vaccine distribution was beginning to gather steam in the United States, brutal winter weather is delaying the delivery of hundreds of thousands of doses across the country.
Covid-19: Big Storms Mean Big Vaccine Delays as Bad Weather Wallops the U.S.
Last Updated
Feb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ETFeb. 28, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET
There is new hope that the global vaccine drive will speed up. Women leaving the work force because of the pandemic have led to a “national emergency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
Here’s what you need to know:
Vaccines were still being administered on Thursday at a community center in the Bronx.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
Just as vaccine distribution was beginning to gather steam in the United States, brutal winter weather is delaying the delivery of hundreds of thousands of doses across the country.
A Slice of What Education Looks Like in Pandemic America
The Times assigned reporters to observe seven public school districts and the different ways they’re reaching students.
At Roosevelt High School in Lubbock County, Texas, the district ended its remote learning program and required students to attend class in person.Credit.Christopher Lee for The New York Times explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.
For almost a year, public school districts across the country have grappled with the daunting challenge of educating children in the midst of a pandemic. The strategies they have used are as varied as the political viewpoints, economics and demographics of the country itself. Policy is shaped by those very factors.