What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Health experts say that boosters are likely to be needed eventually and that more data should be available in the next several weeks.
Biden Ramps Up Virus Strategy for Nursing Homes, Schools
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved on multiple fronts on Wednesday to fight back against the surging Delta variant, strongly recommending booster shots for most vaccinated American adults and using federal leverage to force nursing homes to vaccinate their staffs. In remarks from the East Room of the White House, President Biden also directed his…
Vaccine Booster Shot Distribution to Begin Next Month in US
The Biden administration moved on several fronts Wednesday to fight back against the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus, strongly recommending booster shots for most vaccinated Americans and using federal leverage to force nursing homes to vaccinate their staffs. The Department of Education, following a directive from President Biden to use its full power to…
Hiro, Fashion Photographer Who Captured the Surreal, Dies at 90
Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, the Japanese American photographer known as Hiro, whose fashion and still-life images captured a relentlessly inventive vision of American life that critics likened to those of his idol and mentor, Richard Avedon, died on Sunday at his country home in Erwinna, Pa. He was 90. The death was confirmed by his son, Gregory…
Richard Sackler Says Family and Purdue Bear No Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
Deep into the third hour of testimony in federal bankruptcy court by Dr. Richard Sackler, a former president and co-chairman of the board of directors of Purdue Pharma, a prescription opioid manufacturer founded by Sackler family members, a lawyer posed a chain of questions: “Do you have any responsibility for the opioid crisis in the…
How You Are Today
This is a preview of the At Home and Away newsletter, which is now reserved for Times subscribers. Sign up to get it in your inbox twice a week. Welcome. It’s Blursday again, as a tweet that recently popped up in my timeline observed. Weeks are watery, each day a puddle seeping into the next.…
Early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections in the U.S.
Since Americans first began rolling up their sleeves for coronavirus vaccines, health officials have said that those who are immunized are very unlikely to become infected, or to suffer serious illness or death. But preliminary data from seven states hint that the arrival of the Delta variant in July may have altered the calculus. Breakthrough…
Kathy Hilton’s Calling
But she’s also a stand-alone figure, who experienced the money-fueled 1980s New York social scene first hand, and who oversaw the dawn of the current reality TV era up close (from 2003-2007, Paris starred on “The Simple Life,” which fascinated viewers with its look at the worlds of high society, wealth, and privilege). For better…
Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released three studies on Wednesday that federal officials said provided evidence that booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines would be needed in the coming months. But some experts said the new research did not back up the decision to recommend booster shots for all Americans.…
You’re Sleeping on Amazon’s Smart Prime Wardrobe Feature, and It Shows
Ever spend the afternoon hunting for the perfect dress but then can’t decide if you really want to splurge on your fave? (The most expensive one, naturally). Or maybe it’s a new pair of jeans that—honestly—you could be any one of four different sizes in, depending on the cut. Been there, lived that. And while…