It’s also not clear how long first-dose protection lasts without the boost from a second dose, Dr. Fauci said during a White House press briefing in April. Updated April 29, 2021, 9:27 p.m. ET “We have been concerned, and still are, that when you look at the level of protection after one dose, you can…
Public health experts, who have been pushing for a menthol ban for many years, celebrated the news. “We are thrilled that the F.D.A. is taking this important step to protect all citizens, but especially African-Americans, from the deadly impacts of menthol,” said Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, managing attorney for Action on Smoking and Health, a tobacco control…
Moms should be celebrated every day, but the calendar date that’s designated for us to do so is just around the corner. In case you have put off buying your mom (or mamas) a Mother’s Day gift, fear not: We sifted through the virtual bins of some of our favorite shops and it turns out,…
Twenty years ago, Txakolina was largely unknown in the United States. But it has become increasingly popular, and nowadays is not at all hard to find, especially when the weather turns warm. This month let’s try Txakolina (pronounced chock-oh-LEE-nah), or more specifically, Getariako Txakolina, the largest Txakolina appellation centered around the town of Getaria, which…
For the prices, these were all decent wines, straightforward and unpretentious, made without artifice. The producers made no effort to dress them up with flavorings like oak chips, intended to convey the veneer of more expensive wines that had been aged in barrels of new oak. Nor were they sweet, another tactic for covering up…
May 14 was supposed to mark Rachel Hollis’s return to her happy place: a stage in front of an adoring audience. That was the day that Rise, her self-improvement company’s conference for women, was scheduled to begin in Austin, Texas. At least 100 people would attend in person, and more than 2,000 had registered by…
Mark Rasch hopped on his bike Tuesday in Bethesda, Md., pedaled off for an afternoon ride, and realized he forgot his mask. As he turned back for it, news came on the radio over his earbuds: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said masks were no longer required outdoors for fully vaccinated people unless…
In recent weeks, people who oppose Covid vaccinations have spread a claim that is not only false but defies the rules of biology: that being near someone who has received a vaccine can disrupt a woman’s menstrual cycle or cause a miscarriage. The idea, promoted on social media by accounts with hundreds of thousands of…
Last spring, when long lines at food pantries first began to form in Queens — where the coronavirus struck harder than almost anywhere else in the country — Jessica Ramos, a New York state senator, knew whom to call to feed her neighbors. It wasn’t the thousands of family-run restaurants that define her district, whose…
18 plans and proposals for when we emerge from the pandemic. By The New York Times April 29, 2021 Returning to public life happier in their trans body. Embracing selfishness, shunning the internet and roller skating for 15 minutes a day. A vision for a national paid vacation. While the pandemic is by no means…