EditorialDebra Sheldon with her son Cass Sheldon Misri at a festival hosted by a libertarian group in Lancaster, N.H., June 22, 2023. (Ryan David Brown/The New York Times)
EditorialLouis Pasteur in his laboratory. The great French chemist and microbiologist discovered and developed various vaccines, among them that against rabies. 1885. Oil on canvas, 1,54 x 1,26 cm DO 1986-16.
EditorialDr. Matt Willis, the medical director of Marin County who decided to administer COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 to 11 largely at schools, in San Rafael, Calif., Sept. 2, 2022.(Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialA pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 booster shot in the vaccination clinic at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 22, 2022. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialGabriel Morales, who faced terrible pain after contracting the monkeypox virus but had trouble finding treatment, at his apartment in New York, July 16, 2022. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)
EditorialBrendan Kennealy, a father of two children who are under 5 years old, at his home in Richfield, Minn., June 17, 2022. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)