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What Contact Tracing Tells Us About High-Risk Activities
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three-quarters of Americans are concerned that a second wave of coronavirus cases will emerge, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Despite that,...
Indoor Spread, Workers' Anxieties, And Our Warped Sense Of Time
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are still a lot of questions about how the coronavirus is transmitted through air. Researchers are looking at how the virus is spread indoors an...
Encouraging Vaccine News; Pandemic Grows More Political
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new coronavirus vaccine candidate shows encouraging results. It's early, but preliminary data shows it appears to be eliciting the kind of immune re...
Q & A: Sleep Problems And Summer Childcare
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep experts answer listener questions about insomnia, and a nurse practitioner offers advice to parents about summer childcare.These excerpts come f...
The Government's Vaccine Push; Businesses Struggle With Reopening Rules
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To speed up the process of developing a coronavirus vaccine, the Trump Administration says the government will invest in manufacturing the top candida...
Whistleblower: U.S. Lost Valuable Time, Warns Of 'Darkest Winter In Modern History'
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Career government scientist-turned-whistleblower Rick Bright testified before Congress Thursday that without a stronger federal response to the corona...
Public Health Vs. Politics; Lessons From An Anti-Mask Protest
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. has more coronavirus deaths than any country in the world. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the number of American fatalities is likely an under count....
Testing, Reopening Schools, Vaccines: Fauci And Others Testify
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, Chair Lamar Alexander of Tennessee asked Dr. Anthony Fauci whether coronavirus treatments or a vaccine could...
How To Stay Safe As States Reopen; The Latest on Masks
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats want another stimulus plan, but Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says the Trump administration wants to wait before providing any further ai...
Q & A: Home Cooking And Environmental Impact
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Samin Nosrat, author of 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,' answers listener cooking questions. NPR's science correspondent discusses the pandemic's environ...
Antibodies And Immunity; Why Even Health Care Workers Are Losing Jobs
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most people infected with the coronavirus develop antibodies in response. NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists are trying to figure out if tha...
Track Your State's Testing; What A Possible Mutation Means
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Testing for the coronavirus is still falling short in many places in the U.S. How is your state doing? Track it using a tool from NPR.A mutated strain...
More Americans Are Getting Tested, But Experts Warn Of Second Wave
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The White House Coronavirus Task Force is not disbanding, but instead shifting its focus to "opening up our country," according to President Trump. Te...
When To See A Doctor; Policing During The Pandemic
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
California, one of the first states to shutdown, joins a growing list of states that are trying to restart their economies. Customers around the count...
New Cases Plateau For Now As States Chart Their Own Course
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One model forecast 60,000 Americans would die from COVID-19 by August. But fatalities keep rising, and the United States has surpassed that number.Aro...
Q & A: Dentists, Reopening Businesses, And Contact Tracing
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A dentist, epidemiologist and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio...
Operation Warp Speed; Essential Workers Fight For Benefits
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is calling the effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 "Operation Warp Speed." Dr. Anthony Fauci says if all goes well, we c...
Federal Stay-At-Home Guidance Ends; A Potential New Test For COVID-19
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The federal stay-at-home guidance ends on Thursday. Some governors are planning to open up their states, but others say it's too soon. A potential new...
A Drug Could Speed Up Recovery; The Economy Declines
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Results from a trial involving more than a thousand hospital patients showed the drug Remdesivir could speed up recovery from COVID-19 and possibly al...
1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Labs Struggle To Test Faster
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.Nationwide social distancing gui...
New Symptoms; A Missed Chance At Early Detection
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges with testing and logistics, clashes between federal and state officials and even hospitals' fears of being stigmatized as a source of infec...
Q & A: Ethical Dilemmas And Disinfectants
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A scientist and a philosopher answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio show about the ...
Southern States, Moving To Reopen, Could Be Most Vulnerable
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Data shared at a White House press briefing Thursday was unusual, says David Lappan of the Bipartisan Policy Center — and not just because it prompt...
Coronavirus Not Going Away Before Next Fall, Fauci Says
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anthony Fauci said we will still be dealing with the coronavirus next fall. The severity depends on what we do over the next few months.What about...
Georgia's Plan To Reopen; Anti-Shutdown Protests And Fox News
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Posthumous autopsy results revealed the first U.S. death from COVID-19 happened much earlier than previously thought.The state of Georgia will reopen ...
More Small Business Aid; Antibody Test Results
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Paycheck Protection Program was created to help small businesses hit by the pandemic, but the program was exhausted quickly. Now congress has secu...
Why Testing Is Still So Far Behind
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's guidelines for reopening the country put the onus on governors across the nation. But many say they don't have enough testing suppli...
Q & A: Pets And COVID-19, Ventilators, And The View From Wuhan
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio sho...
Testing Holds States Back; Vaccine Timeline
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
According to new White House guidelines, a state, city, or county has to show a decreasing rate of confirmed coronavirus cases for 14 days before reop...
New White House Guidance for When States Can Move To Reopen
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The White House Thursday offered a blueprint for states to re-open. It starts with a decline in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and includes extensive tes...
Reopening Won't Feel Normal; Tech Giants Plan For Contact Tracing
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Governors around the country are starting to plan for what reopening their states could look like. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said testing will be ...
Some Government Aid Checks Will Arrive This Week
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 80 million Americans should receive economic impact payments by Wednesday. President Trump said during Monday's...
Trump's Unfulfilled Promises; What Contact Tracing Could Look Like
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exactly one month ago, President Trump declared a national emergency and promised a mobilization of public and private resources to attack the coronav...
Q & A: Masks, Unemployment Aid, And Recovering From COVID-19
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio sho...
Some Infection Rates Drop, But U.S. Hasn't Peaked Yet
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deborah Birx said despite signs of progress in New York and elsewhere, the United States hasn't reached the peak of the pandemic yet. Rigorous tes...
Antibody Tests Coming "Very Soon"; Is The Coronavirus Seasonal?
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Antibody tests that could help determine who has had the virus are being developed Dr. Anthony Fauci said. There's hope those people will have some me...
Social Distancing Is Working; Why The Virus Hits Hard In The Second Week
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New York state saw its highest daily death count today, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says because of mitigation strategies like social distancing, a turnarou...
Deaths Climb In Louisiana; Delays In Aid For Small Businesses
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Paycheck Protection Program was created to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. But the program got off to a rocky start, with s...
Fauci: Half Of Those With Coronavirus May Have No Symptoms
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even as the total number of deaths grows, White House officials said Sunday that if the public forcefully practices social distancing, the United Stat...
Masks Now Recommended; Not All States Are 'Staying Home'
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The CDC now recommends Americans cover their nose and mouth when they leave their home, but to save medical masks for healthcare workers. And as deat...
Ventilator Shortages; 6.6 Million New Unemployment Claims
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, doubling the record-setting numbers from the week before. The rapid increase has over...
The Mask Debate; Preventing More New York-Sized Clusters
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Officials on the White House coronavirus task force have a goal: to limit the number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 to 100,000 people. But they say pre...
Trump And Governors Mix Messages; Managing Your Mortgage Or Rent
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, messages from President Trump and state governors have been mixed. Meanwhile, New York City has over 40,000 confi...
Social Distancing Extended; Grocery Store Tips
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks ago, President Trump told Americans to stay home for 15 days. On Sunday, he extended that guidance for another month, as the U.S. trails beh...
Trump Signs Aid Package, Epicenter Is Now The U.S.
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The $2 trillion economic recovery package is now law, as the number of COVID-19 cases in America approaches 100,000 and deaths near 1,500. A Johns Hop...
Unemployment Claims Hit Record as Testing Grows — But Is It Fast Enough?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Weekly unemployment claims soared last week to nearly 3.3 million and Congress works to finalize a coronavirus relief package. Plus Anthony Fauci talk...
Details Emerge On Senate's $2 Trillion Rescue Package
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It would be the largest such stimulus package in American history. The Governor of New York says it's not nearly enough. Plus, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe rep...
New York City, U.S. Epicenter, Braces For Peak
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Governor Andrew Cuomo said the pandemic could peak in New York in the next 14-21 days — around the same time President Trump said he'd love to "open...
The Cost Of Social Distancing
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do officials weigh the economic cost against the public health benefit? Plus a report from the hardest-hit area of Italy, and a sampling of free t...
CA, NY On Lockdown; Mortgage Relief For Some Homeowners
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the hardest-hit states order residents to stay home in an effort to fight the pandemic. Plus what the World Health Organization has learned abo...
GOP Senator Raised Virus Alarms Weeks Ago — In Private
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, in a private luncheon, compared the coronavirus to the 1918 flu. NPR's Tim Mak obtained a secret recording — more of his rep...
Why U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are About To Rise Dramatically
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
White House officials expect a spike tied to increased testing. Plus a guide to social distancing, a look at the grocery store supply chain, and a sug...