Coronavirus Omicron Variant – Page 2

How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Benjamin Mueller

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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters

Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a rare challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping.

By Keith Bradsher Chang Che and Amy Chang Chien

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Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.

The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.

By Apoorva Mandavilli

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