COVID-19

TSA Extends Mask Mandate Aboard Flights Through Summer As Travel Increases

4:13pm May 01, 2021

by Elena Moore

Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the Transportation Security Administration is keeping strict regulations on wearing masks when traveling domestically.

Victims of COVID-19 are cremated in funeral pyres this week in New Delhi. Scientists says the real death toll and number of infections are likely much higher than what the Indian government is reporting.

Health & Safety

India Is Counting Thousands Of Daily COVID Deaths. How Many Is It Missing?

9:13pm April 30, 2021

Scientists, funeral directors and survivors say the real numbers of infections and deaths in India may be many times more than the reported figures.

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Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks carry empty coffins during a national strike to protest a government proposal that would raise taxes, in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

World News

Protesters March In Colombia Against Plan To Raise Taxes In Pandemic-Wracked Economy

4:53pm April 30, 2021

by John Otis

Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

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A child sits on his father's shoulder in New York City's Central Park in May 2020. The COVID-19 vaccine isn't presently available to those under 16, raising questions for parents and their kids.

Health & Safety

Pediatricians Weigh In On What's Safe And Not Safe For Unvaccinated Children

11:47am April 30, 2021

by Audie Cornish

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with pediatricians Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University and Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health, about what's safe and not safe to do with unvaccinated children.

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To understand vaccine-induced immunity more fully, researchers are comparing antibody levels in people who received the Moderna vaccine but still got COVID-19 with levels in people who got the vaccine but didn't fall ill.

Health & Safety

New Blood Tests Should Show How Long A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Protect You

5:15pm April 28, 2021

by Joe Palca

Researchers are trying to come up with tests that can be performed using a blood sample that will determine not only whether a COVID-19 vaccine will work but also for how long.

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Health & Safety

North Carolina To Lift Outdoor Mask Rule, Raise Gathering Limits

2:38pm April 28, 2021

by Associated Press

North Carolinians will be allowed to assemble in larger groups and gather outdoors starting Friday without having to wear their masks.

Tokyo Games Delivery Officer Hidemasa Nakamura holds a sample of an updated version of the playbook during a news briefing on Wednesday.

Athletes At Tokyo Olympics To Be Tested Daily For Coronavirus, Officials Say

1:39pm April 28, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The games, already delayed by a year due to COVID-19, are set to begin July 23 despite reluctance by many Japanese to go ahead with the Olympics amid the ongoing pandemic.

Holmes County, Ohio, General Health District staff members (from left) Michael Derr, Jennifer Talkington and Abbie Benton prepare materials for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic this month inside St. Peter's Catholic Church in Millersburg.

COVID-19 Has Hit The Amish Community Hard. Still, Vaccines Are A Tough Sell

12:56pm April 28, 2021

by Anna Huntsman

Despite deaths and high infection rates, the parts of Ohio where the Amish live have the state's lowest vaccination rates. Most Amish aren't getting vaccinated; the few who do aren't open about it.

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Politics & Government

Cooper Address Focuses On COVID, Finding Agreement With GOP

9:24am April 27, 2021

by Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance detailing steps summer camps should take to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections.

National

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

2:28pm April 26, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.