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Guilford County requests more COVID vaccines for residents

3:29pm October 06, 2023

Guilford County's Health Department is requesting more doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine with fall underway. County commissioners received an update at a meeting on Thursday.

An Air Canada jet at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Canada will no longer require vaccines for domestic travelers and government workers

6:46am June 15, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Canada has had about 2.4 million cases of COVID-19 since December 2020. About 85% of the population has gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while about 82% has gotten two doses.

A positive result on a home COVID test. If you catch it once, can you catch it again? Turns out the answer is: Yes.

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Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What's the deal with reinfection?

5:02pm June 06, 2022

by Melody Schreiber

People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see.

Big Bird of Sesame Street attends the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. His announcement about getting the COVID-19 vaccine elicited a mixed response.

Big Bird got 'vaccinated' against COVID-19, drawing outrage from Republicans

1:26pm November 08, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Big Bird, who is technically 6 years old, got his COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend. His announcement did not sit well with conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz, who called it "government propaganda."

People in San Francisco cannot dine in at the city's only In-N-Out Burger, a popular California chain, after the restaurant did not follow COVID-19 protocols.

San Francisco shut down its In-N-Out for not checking patrons' vaccination status

2:36pm October 20, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

San Francisco's only In-N-Out location still hasn't reopened for indoor dining. The restaurant violated public health requirements by allowing customers to enter without showing proof of vaccination.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned on Tuesday of the danger from the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Among those not yet vaccinated, Delta may trigger serious illness in more people than othe

Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts

9:47pm June 22, 2021

by Rob Stein

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast in the U.S. it could cause another surge this summer or fall, according to new research.

A vial of the experimental Novavax coronavirus vaccine is ready for use in a London study in 2020. Novavax's vaccine candidate contains a noninfectious bit of the virus — the spike protein — with a substance called an adjuvant added that helps the bod

A New Type Of COVID-19 Vaccine Could Debut Soon

10:50am June 06, 2021

by Joe Palca

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

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My Parents Struggled In Pandemic Lockdown. Here's How They Learned To Live Again

7:00am April 24, 2021

by Shahdabul Faraz

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

The Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, sits for a portrait at his group's field hospital in New York's Central Park in May. Graham has spoken out in support of COVID-19 vaccines.

'Love Your Neighbor' And Get The Shot: White Evangelical Leaders Push COVID Vaccines

6:53pm April 05, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

White evangelical Christians are one of the most vaccine-hesitant groups in the United States. They're also among the largest religious groups, and their reluctance poses a public health challenge.

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Video stills from Vick Krishna's viral video.

The Viral TikTok That Explains Vaccine Science — And Makes You Laugh

8:31pm April 01, 2021

by Joe Palca

A viral TikTok makes vaccine science understandable and pretty funny (it's a horror film parody). NPR caught up with creator and star Vick Krishna — tech expert by day, videographer by night.