Virus Briefing: A large study on long Covid

The new study found that many people had not recovered months after an infection.

View in browser|nytimes.com October 14, 2022 Here's your update on the coronavirus pandemic and other virus news. TOP NEWS Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images Nearly Half of Covid Patients Haven't Fully Recovered Months Later, Study Finds The findings strengthened calls from scientists for more expansive care options for long Covid patients. By Benjamin Mueller Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Inquiry on Trudeau Using Emergency Powers on Trucker Protests Begins Lawyers for the Canadian government and opponents clashed on whether the government had been justified in using the powers during protests that paralyzed Ottawa last February. By Norimitsu Onishi Brittany Greeson for The New York Times 'Kind of Awkward': Doctors Find Themselves on a First-Name Basis While many physicians may avoid discussing the subject, a study showed that who gets addressed with the honorific "Dr." may depend on gender, degree and specialty. By Gina Kolata Cristina Spanò How to Boost Your Immune System During Cold and Flu Season Here are four things immunologists and other health experts say you can do. By Hannah Seo Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times What Happened to Monkeypox? Why cases suddenly began to decline. By German Lopez Nancy Kaye Leonard Kriegel, 89, Dies; Wrote Unflinchingly About His Disability He was known for his scholarly and popular writings about historical phenomena. But he was best known for writing about losing the use of his legs. By Margalit Fox What else we're following Coronavirus The U.S. extended the Covid public health emergency through Jan. 11, Reuters reports, allowing measures like high payments to hospitals and expanded Medicaid to continue. Case counts continue to rise in much of Britain, with more than 1.7 million people believed to be infected in the last week, The Guardian reports. As cases rise in Germany, the country's health minister has urged states to consider stepping up measures like wearing masks, The Associated Press reports. A new study that found a 14 percent drop in Europe's birthrate in January 2021 compared with that of previous years has been linked to coronavirus lockdowns, The BBC reports. Stat spoke to the founders of BioNTech about what they planned to do next. Science explored how the virus battles our immune system. Monkeypox The National Institutes of Health is beginning a trial of Tpoxx, an antiviral drug, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Email your thoughts to virusbriefing@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward you the briefing? Sign up here. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Virus Briefing from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018