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Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen on finding balance in the pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many of us are struggling under heavy stress from concerns about health and life changes. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen from the “Millennial Health” podcast joined host Cathy Wurzer for a conversation about finding balance and making big life decisions, especially as a young adult.
It’s been a surprising couple of weeks for Peter McGinn of Minneapolis. McGinn became the first Minnesotan to contract the new omicron strain of COVID-19 after he was at a convention in New York City.
Osterholm on what we know about omicron — and another pandemic winter
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Will it make people less sick than delta? Could it evade vaccines? Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm briefed host Cathy Wurzer.
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
An analysis by NPR shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden.
Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans
As the U.S. heads into midterm elections next year, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of American lives.
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
Dr. Anthony Fauci said scientists need more information before drawing conclusions about omicron's severity. But reports from South Africa, where it’s becoming the dominant strain, suggest that hospitalization rates have not increased alarmingly.