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Covid hospitalizations are surging, but a smaller proportion of cases is severe compared with previous waves. With staff shortages, some hospitals are still in crisis.

The highly contagious Omicron variant is sowing chaos in schools across the U.S.

Some want classrooms to stay open through the surge; others are desperate for a remote option. For nearly all, it’s an agonizing situation.

People with compromised immune systems are getting unapproved fourth or fifth Covid-19 shots, despite uncertainty about their safety or effectiveness.

The island had a 4,600 percent increase in cases in recent weeks after mounting one of the nation’s most successful vaccination campaigns.

In our anger-filled age, when people need to shop or travel or cope with mild disappointment they’re “devolving into children.”

A health care company known for catering to millennial men diversifies its product line, and earns new fans along the way.

President Emmanuel Macron won people over by promising normalcy if they followed Covid advice. Now Omicron has raised questions about whether he, or any leader, can deliver on that.

People are waiting for rooms for days. At a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, 11 women with Covid were crammed into a single room.

It’s a trend that will likely continue in 2022, as momentum shifts away from the suburbs and international travel returns — unless new Covid variants interfere.