The Big Take
Yes, Everyone Really Is Sick a Lot More Often After Covid
It's not your imagination: At least 13 communicable diseases are surging past pre-pandemic levels
Since February, Kathy Xiang and her entire family have been under siege.
Her 12-year-old daughter has had whooping cough, rhinovirus and parainfluenza: She's missed more than five weeks of school in total. Xiang, a software developer in Shanghai, caught all three too. Her elderly parents, who were helping care for her 10-month-old, tested positive for Covid-19 in early March, and her father got shingles.