Health & Safety
People Of Color In U.K. Disproportionately Affected By COVID-19
Official statistics in the United Kingdom show that people of color in there are much more likley to die from COVID-19 than the rest of the population. Health officials are trying to figure out why.
What Happens When Your Kid Develops MIS-C, A Rare COVID-19 Complication
One family's experience with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, or MIS-C, reveals some of the symptoms, treatments, and worries about the illness currently associated with the coronavirus.
Navajo Nation Loses Elders And Tradition To COVID-19
COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting older tribal members throughout Indian Country. The deaths of these elders means the loss of ceremonies, stories, language and cultural wisdom.
D.C. Hospital Trying To Understand Rare COVID-19 Complications In Children
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro visits the ward at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC where young patients are suffering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19.
Among The 1st To Get A Polio Vaccine, Peter Salk Says Don't Rush A COVID-19 Shot
When he was 9 years old, Salk was inoculated by the polio vaccine developed by his father, Dr. Jonas Salk. Today, he is an optimistic about a COVID-19 vaccine but offers a warning.
European Union Leaders Urge U.S. To Remain In WHO
Top officials with the bloc encouraged Trump to rethink his plans to leave the international health agency. Trump's Friday announcement followed weeks of criticisms and threats to pull funding.
What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
NPR's analysis shows just how stark the impact has been on African-Americans and Latinos. Experts say the pandemic will go on — for everyone — unless we direct resources where they're most needed.
Supreme Court Rejects Church's Challenge To California's Coronavirus Rules
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal bloc in a 5-4 decision issued late Friday. The lawsuit had argued that the state's limits on attendance discriminated against religion.