COVID-19

Health & Safety

Math Problem: What's The Best Strategy For COVID-19 Vaccination?

3:36pm January 11, 2021

by Joe Palca

Even if the Biden administration releases all available doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supplies will remain limited. How best to use that limited supply is a question mathematicians can help answer.

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Health & Safety

National Guard Arrives In Forsyth County To Assist With Vaccination Effort

2:42pm January 11, 2021

by WFDD Staff

The National Guard is helping the Forsyth County Department of Public Health with their COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Sarah Lind, a nurse with Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., Southwest Alaska's tribal health care provider, vaccinates James Evan in December. They're standing on the tarmac in the village of Napakiak, where Evan works for YKHC at the clinic.

'We Don't Feel Forgotten At All': Alaska Fires Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

1:10pm January 11, 2021

by Nat Herz

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

Inside an emergency room at Rafik Hariri Hospital on Nov. 17, a medic wearing full protective gear checks a woman who might have the coronavirus. Beirut hospitals are reaching maximum capacity amid an influx of coronavirus patients.

Lebanon's Full Hospitals Turn Away Coronavirus Patients Amid Record Daily Cases

5:55pm January 08, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

A coronavirus surge is overwhelming hospitals, leading doctors to tell families to care for sick loved ones at home instead. Health workers fear New Year's parties could have led to further spikes.

London sends a message about how to reduce the risk of exposure to the newly detected U.K. variant.

Coronavirus FAQ: How Do I Protect Myself From The U.K. Variant?

5:14pm January 08, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

The newly detected strain — dubbed B.1.1.7 — appears to be more contagious. What precautions might be effective in trying to keep from getting infected?

Health & Safety

As COVID Cases Rise, Cohen 'Most Worried' She's Been During Pandemic

4:45pm January 08, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Dr.

Education

As Children Return To School, Parents Make Tough Choices

3:52pm January 08, 2021

by Keri Brown

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education is moving ahead to resume in-person classes for more students on Monday.

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Gene Bracegirdle is relieved to get his first dose of the vaccine recently in rural Colorado.

National

COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Off To A Slow Start — But Not In Some Rural Areas

1:57pm January 08, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Some rural areas, where health care is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.

Paramedics prepare an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital on Friday. Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident," warning that hospitals in the British capital could soon be overwhelmed after a surge in coronavirus infections.

London Mayor Says City 'At Crisis Point,' Declares 'Major Incident'

11:49am January 08, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

"The stark reality is that we will run out of beds for patients in the next couple of weeks unless the spread of the virus slows down drastically," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that changes in vaccine distribution could be necessary depending on what happens in the next few weeks.

Fauci Says U.S. Needs More Time To 'Catch Up' On Vaccine Rollout

10:57am January 07, 2021

by Noel King

In an NPR interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said changes in vaccine distribution could be necessary depending on what happens in the next few weeks.

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