Evening Edition: U.S. focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new variant

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Travelers wait at a coronavirus testing center at the airport in Munich, Germany, on Saturday. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) U.S. focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new variant A group of senior U.S. health officials had a call with South African scientists Sunday to understand the latest about the new omicron coronavirus variant and to help inform next steps, according to a senior administration official. By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Fenit Nirappil, Rachel Roubein and Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   South Africa, which found the omicron variant first, sequences less than 1 percent of coronavirus samples By Miriam Berger ●  Read more »   With much still to learn about omicron variant, here's what is known so far By Meryl Kornfield, Adela Suliman, Christine Armario and María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   Israel bars all foreigners, reinstates phone surveillance in effort to contain omicron variant By Shira Rubin ●  Read more »   Virgil Abloh — Louis Vuitton designer and style visionary — dies at 41 By Travis M. Andrews ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Congress returns to work staring down fiscal deadlines and unresolved fights over Biden's agenda By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   Nathan's legacy: He got new lungs after covid. Now comes the hard part. Story by Annie Gowen | Photos by Bonnie Jo Mount ●  Read more »   Organ transplant patients are at risk from covid. But some donors and recipients are fighting vaccine requirements. By Brittany Shammas ●  Read more »   Michael Vick found a future in TV, but his past is still chasing him By Michael Lee ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Black people who lived in Walden Woods long before Henry David Thoreau Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ●  By Sydney Trent ●  Read more »   For Clarence Thomas, avowed critic of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi abortion case is a moment long awaited By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Honduras vote raises fears of violence at what U.S. official calls a 'key moment' for Central America By Delphine Schrank and Mary Beth Sheridan ●  Read more »   Pecking order: Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A data analysis reveals the answer. Analysis ●  By Andrew Van Dam and Alyssa Fowers ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out A Better Week for a 7-day email course that will help you conquer your calendar, get more done and find time for the things you care about. Sign up »

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