You don’t have to sanitize your apples anymore, but you do have to wear a mask — This story is part of “Six Months In,” a special weeklong Elemental series reflecting on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and what the future holds for the Covid-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic in March, Jeffrey VanWingen, MD, a Michigan family physician, scared the bejeezus out of…

The two women at the heart of the momentous occasion discuss its emotional significance — Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester in New York City. Credit: Pool/Getty Images Shortly after 9 AM eastern time yesterday morning, Michelle Chester, MD, administered the first Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. to Sandra Lindsay…

Demographics, an effective health system, and a fast acquisition of vaccines might help Israel end Covid-19 spread —

Emily Aston is a registered nurse at Wellspan Good Samaritan hospital in Lebanon, where her unit is operating at full capacity with COVID-19 patients. LEBANON, Pa. — Emily Aston has been a registered nurse for the last two years. There are nurses who she says have been working at Wellspan…