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Coronavirus : Coronavirus in the News

This guide has information on coronaviruses in general, with information on the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which emerged in China in 2019.

Articles about the coronavirus

A farewell for now - The New York Times, January 25.2023
FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5 - Yahoo News, December 8, 2022
CDC encourages people to wear masks to help prevent spread of Covid, flu and RSV over the holidays - CNBC, December 5, 2022
Long Island has NY's highest rate for COVID-19 reinfection - Newsday, November 30, 2022
Omicron BQ variants, which threaten people with compromised immune systems, dominant in U.S. - CNBC, November 25, 2022
Why Omicron might stick around - The New York Times, September 22, 2022
New York health officials launch a long COVID-19 data site - Spectrum News, September 21, 2022

Biden: "The pandemic is over" - AXIOS, September 18, 2022

LIRR mask mandate dropped, effective immediately, Hohul says - Newsday, September 7, 2022

Omicron boosters should provide better protection against infection and serious illness, U.S. health officials say - CNBC, September 6, 2022

State dropping COVID-19 quarantine requirement for schools - Newsday, August 22, 2022
The end of quarantine? What people should know about the CDC's new Covid-19 guidelines - CNN, August 17, 2022
100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine may protect against COVID - The Boston Globe, August 15, 2022
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms - CNN, July 21, 2022

Hochul: No plans for school mask mandate for now - Spectrum News, July 20, 2022

Two years later, we still don't understand long Covid. Why? - The New York Times, June 21, 2022
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for young children - cdc.gov, June 18, 2022
FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccine for younger children - CNN, June 17, 2022
Pfizer vaccine effective in children under 5, F.D.A, says -  The New York Times, June 12, 2022
NY Governor urged to support bill protecting vaccine privacy - NBC New York, June 4, 2022
FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 booster shots for children ages 5-11 - CNN, May 17, 2022
The US is out of the Covid-19 pandemic phase, Fauci says - CNN, April 27, 2022
A federal judge strikes down the mask mandate for planes and public transit - The New York Times, April 18, 2022
CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises - AP News, April 13, 2022
Here's what's in the $10 billion Covid-19 aid bill - CNN, April 4, 2022
Finding the next pandemic virus before it finds us    - Vox, April 4, 2022

What we know about Omicron's BA.2 variant so far - Scientific American, April 4, 2022

Omnicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the US, CDC says - CNN, March 29, 2022
FDA authorizes a 2nd Covid booster shot for people 50 and older - NBC News, March 29, 2022
Gov. Hochul extends New York's COVID-related state of emergency through April 15 - wkbw.com, March 17, 2022

Moderna seeks FDA authorization for a 4th COVID vaccine shot for all adults - USA Today, March 17. 2022

New York State COVID-19 update February 28 - LOCALsyr.com, February 28, 2022
New C.D.C. guidelines suggest 70 percent of U.S. can stop wearing masks - The New York Times, February 26, 2022
COVID-19 related hospitalizations continue to fall in New York - Spectrum News, February 10, 2022
As Hochul lifts mask mandate, focus shifts to schools - The New York Times, February 9, 2022
Gov. Hochul lifting business mask mandate effective tomorrow - New York Post, February 9, 2022

Under pressure to ease up, Biden weighs new virus response - AP News, February 9, 2022

NYS Supreme Court strikes down Gov. Hochul;s mask mandate - rochesterfirst.com, January 24, 2022
New COVID-19 variant detected in at least 40 different countries - cbs12.com. January 24, 2022

New York State to allow absentee ballot voting through 2022 due to COVID-10 pandemic - wkbw.com, January 21, 2022

Biden administration to distribute 400 million N95 masks to the public for free - CNN, January 19, 2022

Free COVID-19 test rollout begins early online - CBS News, January 18, 2022

New York COVID cases plummet  39% on downward slope of omicron wave. What to know - Iohud.com, January 18, 2022

White House vows to provide 10 million Covid tests for schools each month -  NBC News, January 1. 2022

It might be time to upgrade your mask - CDC, January 12, 2022

What do we know about the symptoms - and the severity - of the omicron variant - NPR, January 6, 2022