“This is not going to dig us out of what’s ahead this next month,” Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at the University of Florida, warned about Thanksgiving and the coming holiday season. If the preparations for vaccines don’t hit any major snags, we can realistically hope for large-scale distribution to begin in the spring. But with…
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Very much so. The United States government provided $1 billion in support for the design and testing of the Moderna vaccine. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health oversaw much of the research, including the clinical trials. Moderna also received an additional $1.5 billion in exchange for 100 million doses if the vaccine proved to…
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Pfizer provided less detail in its announcement last week on Nov. 9 than Moderna did on Monday, Nov. 16. Pfizer’s outside board of experts analyzed 94 volunteers and estimated that the effectiveness of its vaccine was over 90 percent. They did not specify how many people who got sick had received the vaccine or the…
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DeVonne Jackson’s earliest memories of Thanksgiving begin with her grandmother Velma Jackson, who prepared curried goat while singing the folksy Jamaican tune “Ram Goat Liver.” “Ram goat liver good fi mek mannish water,” the singer, Pluto Shervington, croons. “Billy goat teeth make the earring for your daughter, curried goat lunch put the bite in your…
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Albert R. Jonsen, who brought the field of bioethics to the bedside and whose way of reasoning influenced generations of medical ethicists, died on Oct. 21 at his home in San Francisco. He was 89. Dr. William Andereck, his personal physician and a colleague, said Dr. Jonsen had been in poor health but had preferred…
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These days, a visit to the Rue de Rivoli across from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris is but a dream, a wish. In the meantime, Angelina — a famous Paris tearoom known for hot chocolate, and an attraction at No. 226 for more than 100 years — has come to New York, with the company’s…
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Nom Wah, the dim sum parlor tucked into the elbow of Doyers Street in the heart of Chinatown since the 1920s, has had its ups and downs. Recently, with Wilson Tang in charge, the trajectory has been up. And Mr. Tang has now written a cookbook that gives a thoughtful history of the place he…
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If your Thanksgiving this year is an intimate dinner for two, why not pile the turkey and stuffing on a couple of striking plates? Or buy just one for the pie or to give this holiday season? Each 10 ½-inch porcelain plate sold benefits the Coalition for the Homeless, which can provide a meal for…
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The most wonderful time of the year is finally here—and, no, I’m not just talking about the holidays. Right now, a bunch of retailers are hosting huge sales, making it a great time to stock up on clothes, skincare, and so much more. If you want to treat yourself to a new gadget, look no…
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LOS ANGELES — For decades, Debbie Reynolds begged Hollywood to help her preserve and exhibit her vast collection of golden age costumes. “These pieces are cultural touchstones that still carry the energy of the stars who performed in them,” she once said, referring to legends like Elizabeth Taylor and Judy Garland. “There is magic in…
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