Inside United Airlines’ Decision to Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines

Over the course of a year, the company and its unions grappled with when and how to require vaccination for its 67,000 U.S. employees.

The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars

Forget the powerful maître d’ of old. Today’s hosts are mostly young, inexperienced women who have to enforce health rules and deal with the sometimes violent response.

The U.S. Is Lifting Travel Restrictions for Visitors. What Do the New Rules Mean?

The Biden administration will allow vaccinated international travelers to enter the United States, including those from previously banned countries. Details remain to be worked out, but here is what we know so far.

Opinion | I Ran the C.D.C. Here’s How to Prove That Americans Are Vaccinated.

By issuing Covid-19 vaccination verification guidelines, the federal government can help verifiers ensure that mandates are effective.

Opinion | I Ran the C.D.C. Here’s How to Prove That Americans Are Vaccinated.

By issuing Covid-19 vaccination verification guidelines, the federal government can help verifiers ensure that mandates are effective.

5 Pros in the Concert Trenches on Getting (Carefully) Back to Work

What’s it like mixing sound, building sets and taking care of artists’ health as the music industry hits pause and play?

Footage Reveals New Details in Tourist Melee at N.Y.C. Restaurant

Three Black women from Texas were arrested, but a lawyer for one called it “mutual combat” after they were called a racial slur.

Tourists Attack N.Y.C. Restaurant Hostess Over Vaccine Proof, Police Say

A lawyer for the tourists said their proof of vaccination had been questioned “unjustifiably” because they are Black and denied that they had tried to “forcefully violate” the requirement that they show it.

Opinion | The Pizza-Paved Path to the Far Side of the Covid Pandemic

With vaccines, walk the walk. It’s delicious.

Biden Mandates Vaccines for Workers, Saying, ‘Our Patience Is Wearing Thin’

Initially reluctant to enact mandates, the president is now moving aggressively to require vaccination as the Delta variant races across the country.

3 Vermont State Troopers Investigated Over Fake Vaccination Cards

The officers have resigned, and federal authorities are investigating, the state police said this week.

Vaccine Passports Roll Out, and So Do Unruly Anti-Vaccine Protests

Protesters have harassed health care workers in three provinces, as well as politicians.

Opinion | Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’

Readers criticize the governors of Florida and Texas as Covid cases soared in those states in August. Also: The Taliban victory; a tribute to Ed Asner; vaccine mandates at hotels.

G.O.P. Governors Fight Mandates as the Party’s Covid Politics Harden

As several Republican-controlled states confront their worst outbreaks yet, their leaders — following the base — have doubled down on resisting vaccine and mask requirements.

G.O.P. Governors Fight Mandates as the Party’s Covid Politics Harden

As several Republican-controlled states confront their worst outbreaks yet, their leaders — following the base — have doubled down on resisting vaccine and mask requirements.

Opinion | Do Republicans Actually Want the Pandemic to End?

It sure doesn’t feel that way sometimes.

Some Hotels Are Mandating Vaccines. Will Others Follow?

Following the lead of accommodations abroad, some U.S. hotels are starting to require proof of vaccination for guests and staff.

Who Can Make You Get a Covid Vaccine?

Employers, universities and local governments can all issue some type of vaccination requirement. Here’s what to know about the mandates.

Help! What Will I Need to Show When Traveling, and Where?

Proof of vaccination has become increasingly vital to accessing local restaurants and distant countries alike. Our columnist takes a deeper dive into what that means for travelers.

Virus Fears Prompt a Major New York Theater to Postpone Its Return

As the Delta variant spreads, Signature Theater delayed its planned October opening of “Infinite Life,” a new play by Annie Baker.