A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was
In November, COVID-19 levels shot past the worst of the summer’s surge. Now they’re back below that threshold.
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A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer
Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it’s behind us—even if it’s not.
The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now
Every major pandemic indicator has been falling for weeks.
COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?
Four reasons: social distancing, seasonality, seroprevalence, and shots.
The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing
Cases are down 57 percent from the country’s all-time peak in early January, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?
Hitting the threshold might actually be impossible. But vaccines can still help end the pandemic.
A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19
The case count in the U.S. hadn’t dipped that low since November.
The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all dropped this week.
The Pandemic Broke the Flu
This winter has been an extraordinarily quiet flu season. Scientists aren’t sure the silence will last.
The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells
Side effects are just a sign that protection is kicking in as it should.