Omicron is still spreading and it's crazy contagious. Experts share seven steps to deal with an infection, protect your household from getting sick and stay sane in the process.
Many people hope they’re now “immune” to COVID-19 through either vaccination or recovering from a COVID-19 infection. But what does immunity mean? MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with an immunologist and an infectious disease doctor about the complicated ways our bodies mount a defense against the virus.
Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re starting to learn more about the toll distance learning takes on kids' mental health. To talk about findings from a new study review in JAMA Pediatrics, host Cathy Wurzer was joined by Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen.
Many countries that have been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus are easing their tough and often unpopular restrictive measures to fight COVID-19.
The first big hurdle was crossed when Pfizer shared its clinical trial data with the FDA. Now there are five more steps get through before this vulnerable population can finally be vaccinated.
NPR has obtained the government's $5.3 billion contract for the first 10 million courses of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill for COVID-19. Here's what's in it.
Vaccines for the youngest among us may be on the way while confusion remains around natural immunity, omicron and more. With answers to more of your questions about the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Melanie Swift of Mayo Clinic joined host Cathy Wurzer.
In October 2021, student pilot John Hauser died by suicide in a plane crash, sparking an effort to combat the stigma around mental health counseling in his flight school at the University of North Dakota. Dean Robert Kraus told host Cathy Wurzer about the effort.