Health & Safety
Dr. Fauci Discusses Recent COVID-19 Spikes In Several States
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Fauci told Congress yesterday he's worried about the recent coronavirus surge.
All You Wanted To Know About Coronavirus Vaccine Science But Were Afraid To Ask
Some of the technology behind coronavirus vaccine development dates back to the first vaccines; other techniques are much newer. Here are eight top strategies scientists are pursuing.
Leaders Want Internet Ban Lifted In Rohingya Area As COVID-19 Misinformation Spreads
Advocates are urging Myanmar to lift internet restrictions in the war torn Rakhine state, where the world's longest internet shutdown has more than a million people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sun Belt States Experience A Rapid Rise In COVID-19 Cases. But Why Not Georgia?
Georgia's reported numbers don't show a COVID-19 surge when predicted, despite being one of the earliest states to re-open. Experts think racial disparities and test problems are the reason why.
Pandemic Stalls New Money For 'Opportunity Zones' As Neighborhoods Try To Recover
Economic uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic is keeping potential investors in "opportunity zones" on the sidelines, according to a survey of people involved in the sector.
In WSSU Interview Fauci Expresses Optimism For Vaccine
The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke with Winston-Salem State University's Chancellor Elwood Robinson Tuesday, with Dr.
Baseball Is Coming Back For A Pandemic-Shortened 2020 Season
Major League Baseball and its Players Association have reached an agreement to play 60 games instead of 162, beginning July 23 or 24. They hope to finish before a second surge of COVID-19.
Bleak UNICEF Report On Kids And COVID-19 ... But There Is Hope
A report on the impact of the novel coronavirus on the children of South Asia pays special note to reports of adolescent suicide — and looks at preventive measures.
Florida Doctor Urges Young Residents Not To Assume COVID-19 Is 'Benign'
The median age of coronavirus patients in the state has dropped since reopening. Dr. Cheryl Holder of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University discusses why.