Pandemic’s epicenter shifts west to Central Europe, stabs into Low Countries; Children in the vanguard as vaccines keep overall death toll steady. (Originally published Nov. 19 in “What in the
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Europe’s Grannies, Jeds, Jethros and Ellie Maes are fixed on ruining the Holidays for everyone. (Originally publichsed Nov. 18 in “What in the World“) Germany has stepped up its anti-Covid
A year since the start of the first global surge, the rate of infection—and even deaths—from Covid are right back where they were. (Originaly published Nov. 17 in “What in
Europe’s surge has reached American shores. Rolling back the reopening is inconvenient, but may be the only way to prevent a new strain and more deaths. (Originally published Nov. 15
The virus is spreading fast from the East into the German-speaking Europe. Turns out that for Alpine people, vaccines aren’t one of their favorite things. (Originally published Nov. 12 in
The U.S. has reopened its borders just in time to welcome in Europe’s worrying winter surge in infections. Here we go again. (Originally published Nov. 10 in “What in the
Big Bird may be vaccinated, but as the pandemic rages across Europe, kids of all ages still think it’s cool to doff their masks and share Covid-19. (Originally published Nov.
Adding 5-12 year-olds to the ranks of vaccinated is a big step in getting populations to herd immunity. After all, kids carry Covid, too! (Originally published Nov. 4 in “What
The Covid tragedy continues to unfold, with nations declaring victory against a virus whose death toll is only rebounding. (Originally published Nov. 2 in “What in the World“) The official
Covid has outlasted our patience to fight it. But vaccination rates are a misleading gauge of progress. Until infection rates actually ebb, restrictions should continue. (Originally published Nov. 1 in