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srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOC444.png 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/17/the-number-of-children-in-american-hospitals-with-covid-19-is-rising-fast"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Daily chart</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The number of children in American hospitals with covid-19 is rising fast</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Rapid transmission and vaccination discrepancies are part of the explanation</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220122_WOP435.png 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/the-case-for-updating-covid-19-vaccines-for-the-omicron-variant/21807136"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Omicron and immunity</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The case for updating covid-19 vaccines for the Omicron variant</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">A new study puts the variant in a group apart from its predecessors</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_stp504.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--4 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--4"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/01/10/how-long-should-you-isolate-with-covid-19"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">The Economist explains</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">How long should you isolate with covid-19?</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Some governments are reducing isolation periods in response to the Omicron variant</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220115_BLP501.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--5 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--5"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/10/the-omicron-wave-in-new-york-looks-worse-than-in-england"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Daily chart</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The Omicron wave in New York looks worse than in England</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Fewer boosters and lower levels of immunity may explain the difference</p></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--6 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--6"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/united-states/in-america-the-pandemic-has-seemingly-hit-a-turning-point/21807003"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid reconsidered</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">In America the pandemic seems to have hit a turning-point</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Health-care officials start to favour social well-being over individual illness</p></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--7 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--7"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/01/08/is-india-prepared-for-omicron"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Elections and infections</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Is India prepared for Omicron?</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Some lessons have been learnt from the devastating Delta wave of 2021, but not all</p></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--8 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--8"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/01/01/omicron-causes-a-less-severe-illness-than-earlier-variants"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">The new covid variant</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Omicron causes a less severe illness than earlier variants</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">But it is spreading fast, and options for treating it are more limited</p></div></div></div></section><div class="advert incontent hidden advert--inline"><div><div id="econ-1" class="adcontainer"></div></div></div><section class="collection layout-common-collection layout-common-collection--5 container"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Data trackers</h2><div class="collection__row collection__row--1 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--1"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://econ.st/3nynptb"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid-19 data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The pandemic’s true death toll</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Our daily estimate of excess deaths around the world</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210904_WOP411.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://econ.st/30WR4oa"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid-19 data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The global normalcy index</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Is the world returning to pre-pandemic life? Find out with our interactive tracker</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210703_WOP111.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://econ.st/3pHSixX"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid-19 data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Tracking covid-19 across the world</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Use our live data to follow the battle against the pandemic</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20210410_WOP960_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--4 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--4"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://econ.st/2ZuAhIg"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid-19 data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Excess deaths, by country or city</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">In many parts of the world, official death tolls undercount the total number of fatalities</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/excessdpromo_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--5 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--5"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://econ.st/3jCtsfd"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid-19 data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Tracking the coronavirus across Europe</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">How countries and regions are coping with the covid-19 pandemic</p></div></div></div></section><div id="hub-promo"></div><section class="collection layout-common-collection layout-common-collection--4 container"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Vaccines</h2><div class="collection__row collection__row--1 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--1"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/22/do-vaccine-mandates-actually-work"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">A shot in the arm</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Do vaccine mandates actually work?</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">The Canadian and European experiences suggest they do</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220122_WOC310_CROP.png 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/europe/austria-and-germany-struggle-to-impose-a-national-vaccine-mandate/21807228"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Must you be jabbed?</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Arguments over compulsory covid-19 vaccination are raging across Europe</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Austria is in the vanguard; others may soon follow</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_eup503_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/01/11/were-the-idiots-now-a-california-doctor-on-his-unvaccinated-colleagues"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Eyewitness</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">“We’re the idiots, now”: a California doctor on his unvaccinated colleagues</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Covid has revealed deep tensions within the medical community</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/1843_20220111_COVIDDOCTOR_014.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--4 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--4"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/04/most-covid-19-vaccines-have-been-used-in-rich-countries"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Daily chart</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Most covid-19 vaccines have been used in rich countries</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">But some poorer populations seem to be protected in other ways</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220108_WOP315.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div></section><div class="advert incontent hidden advert--inline"><div><div id="econ-2" class="adcontainer"></div></div></div><section class="collection layout-common-collection layout-common-collection--4 container"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Economic consequences</h2><div class="collection__row collection__row--1 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--1"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/business/2022/01/22/where-next-for-air-travel"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Flight tracker</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Where next for air travel?</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">New covid variants stall aviation’s upward flight path</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_WBP002_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/can-china-revive-growth-without-reviving-speculation/21807239"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Omicronic pains</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">As China’s economy slows, policymakers seek to revive growth</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Lockdowns and crackdowns are taking their toll</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_fnp002.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/which-economies-have-done-best-and-worst-during-the-pandemic/21806917"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Winners and losers</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Which economies have done best and worst during the pandemic?</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">We rank 23 rich countries along five measures</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/12/articles/main/20220101_fnp002.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--4 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--4"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/01/01/latin-americas-drug-gangs-have-had-a-good-pandemic"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">A new narconomics</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Latin America’s drug gangs have had a good pandemic</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">A resilient industry shrugs off supply-chain problems</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220101_AMP001_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div></section><section class="collection layout-common-collection layout-common-collection--6 container"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Political and social impact</h2><div class="collection__row collection__row--1 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--1"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/01/22/omicron-comes-to-mexico-a-place-that-never-really-shut-down"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">The last wave?</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Omicron comes to Mexico, a place that never really shut down</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">The country has already seen over 600,000 excess deaths</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_AMP001_1.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/britains-office-for-national-statistics-did-well-during-the-pandemic"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Data</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Britain’s Office for National Statistics did well during the pandemic</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">It did more as its job became harder</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/01/15/america-resorts-to-remote-learning-against-pupils-interests"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Schools out</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">America resorts to remote learning, against pupils’ interests</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Why have so many schools been cancelling classes?</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_usp501.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--4 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--4"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/15/omicron-and-the-logic-of-testing"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Choosing to look away</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Omicron and the logic of testing</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Britain ponders an end to free lateral-flow tests. America is just starting</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRP002_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--5 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--5"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/international/2022/01/08/the-worlds-religions-face-a-post-pandemic-reckoning"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">God, Mammon and real estate</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">The world’s religions face a post-pandemic reckoning</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Many need to sell their property; some branches will have to merge</p></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--6 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--6"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/china/a-cluster-of-covid-19-cases-in-china-prompts-a-citywide-lockdown/21806929"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">The price of zero</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">A cluster of covid-19 cases in China prompts a citywide lockdown</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Measures in Xi’an are China’s toughest on such a scale since early in the pandemic</p></div></div></div></section><section class="collection layout-common-collection layout-common-collection--4 container"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Epidemiology</h2><div class="collection__row collection__row--1 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--1"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/08/for-elite-footballers-the-effects-of-covid-19-linger-for-months"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Stoppage time</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">For elite footballers, the effects of covid-19 linger for months</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Long after infection, players play fewer minutes and complete fewer passes</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/20220108_GDP110.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--2 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--2"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/11/27/ivermectin-may-help-covid-19-patients-but-only-those-with-worms"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Worms v virus</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">Ivermectin may help covid-19 patients—but only those with worms</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">An anti-parasitic drug, touted as a miracle cure, helped people get better, but only in places with lots of parasites</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123074202im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2021/11/articles/main/20211127_usp504.jpg 1280w" sizes="95vw, (min-width: 1400px) 1200px" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="collection__row collection__row--3 ds-layout-grid"><div class="collection__column collection__column--1 ds-layout-grid"><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid collection-item collection-item--3"><h3 class="collection-item__title"><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123074202/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/hidey-holes-for-sars-cov-2-1/21806334"><span class="collection-item__subheadline">Covid animal reservoirs</span><br/><span class="collection-item__headline">SARS-CoV-2 could be lurking in animal hidey-holes</span></a></h3><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="collection-item__description">Many animals besides humans look as if they can catch the virus, too</p><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="collection-item__image"><meta itemprop="url" 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