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    Schools in Long Beach, Calif., Start Reopening This Week

    California continued its uneven progress in reopening schools on Monday, as elementary students began to return to classrooms in Long Beach, the state’s fourth-largest...

    Coronavirus Most Likely Came From Bats, W.H.O. Report Says

    The coronavirus most likely emerged in bats before spreading to humans through another animal, according to a report to be released by the World...

    A leaked W.H.O. report points to animals as the source of the pandemic.

    The coronavirus most likely emerged in bats before spreading to humans through another animal, according to a report to be released by the World...

    The Vaccination Gap Among Hispanic Communities Reflects Barriers to Access

    Hispanic people across the United States continue to be especially underrepresented among those vaccinated for Covid-19,...

    Weighing the Use of Growth Hormones for Children

    Parents considering treatment for this otherwise medically benign condition should know what it entails: daily injections for years until the child’s growth is completed,...

    Behind Closed Doors, ‘the Difficulty and the Beauty’ of Pandemic Hospice Work

    Hanane Saoui is used to death. Sudden deaths and slow deaths. Painful deaths and peaceful deaths.This year was different.The coronavirus pandemic dramatically changed Ms....

    Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff

    For them, the half-hour Tyler Perry video that had been playing on repeat on a giant screen in the multipurpose room did not seemed...

    Six States Open Vaccines to All Adults on Monday

    Chris Adams, 36, has spent the past year of the pandemic living with his grandparents in Wichita, Kan., and being “extremely strict” about social...

    Edith Prentiss, Fierce Voice for New York’s Disabled, Dies at 69

    Edith Prentiss, a fierce and fiery advocate for the disabled who fought to make the city she loved more navigable for everyone, died on...

    How a Volunteer Army is Trying to Vaccinate Black People in the Rural South

    PANOLA, Ala. — The dog-eared trailer that serves as the only convenience store within 20 miles of this blink-and-you-miss-it rural hamlet, population 144, is...

    Getting the Vaccine Isn’t Easy for Black Americans in the Rural South

    PANOLA, Ala. — The dog-eared trailer that serves as the only convenience store within 20 miles of this blink-and-you-miss-it rural hamlet, population 144, is...

    Virtual Concerts to Watch – The New York Times

    The performing arts have endured a year like no other, but the decimation of touring and in-person shows has in no way squelched music...

    Return to the Dining Table

    If you have found yourself over the past year increasingly eating dinner in front of the TV, or scrolling endlessly through your phone over...

    Save Money at the Store

    How do you spend the right amount on food?According to an online survey of more than 1,000 people by LendingTree and Qualtrics published in...

    Closing the Social Distance – The New York Times

    Brace for tough conversations.Over the past year, public-health guidance often wildly varied on federal, state and even city levels, with some areas flinging open...

    Michael Bennett, Small-Town Doctor Who Pushed for Masks, Dies at 52

    This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.For the past 15 years,...