Citing new data, Pfizer outlined a case for booster shots, but there’s a debate over whether they’re needed.

Pfizer reported on Wednesday that the power of its two-dose Covid vaccine wanes slightly over time, but nonetheless offers lasting and robust protection against serious disease. The company suggested that a third shot could improve immunity, but whether boosters will be widely needed is far from settled, the subject of heated debate among scientists. So…

The Imaginary Summer

Welcome. It’s difficult to believe that another month is coming to a close, the summer seeping into its back half again. Summer is always freighted with a certain amount of expectation, with the burden of its own clichés: Now is when you’ll dispense of your cares, when you’ll frolic outdoors, perhaps take a vacation. The…

Nursing Homes May Face Steeper Safety Fines

As the Delta variant raises fresh concerns about the safety of the nation’s nursing homes, the Biden administration has quietly reversed a controversial Trump policy that had limited the fines levied on facilities that endangered or injured residents. Deaths in nursing homes, which peaked at the end of last year, have plummeted since the introduction…

Summer Pizza Party

Good morning. We had a break in the heat and humidity and the kids wanted pizza and I realized that for all the recipes for pizza (above) I have, the only really important one is for dough. Everything else can be a riff, an improvisation, a no-recipe recipe. Just go easy on the toppings and…