Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers test positive for COVID-19 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night With Seth Meyers are both taped at New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Meyers' show has been canceled for the rest of this week. Jonathan Franklin
The case for COVID optimism, despite sky-high infection rates In the face of rising COVID cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California San Francisco offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead. Noah Caldwell
More than 1 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID over the long holiday weekend The U.S. hit a new record high for infections in a single day on Monday, with 1,082,549 new cases recorded. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same rate. Rachel Treisman
The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6 The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed. Becky Sullivan
These are the numbers health officials are watching at this point in the pandemic In the midst of record COVID case numbers in the U.S., biostatistician Natalie Dean walks us through how to assess the metrics. Christopher Intagliata
Omicron update The Omicron variant is spreading quickly, and it’s likely there'll be a significant increase in cases over the next couple of weeks. UW Medicine's Dr. Christine Johnston gives us an update. Patricia Murphy
Child care is getting more support from some private companies Some corporations are trying harder to help provide child care for families. Camila Beiner
What do new public health guidelines from the CDC mean for your family? NPR's A Martinez speaks with Leana Wen, a physician and George Washington University public health professor, about CDC isolation guidance and advice for a possible post-holiday COVID-19 surge.
A shepherd in Germany enlisted her flock in a COVID vaccine campaign With the help of arranged food, the shepherd herded her sheep and goats to create a 330-foot syringe. The animals joined Germany's drive to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Congress' doctor urges lawmakers to work remotely and upgrade masks as omicron rages The move follows an unprecedented spike in positivity rates in the Capitol, and mirrors record-high infection rates throughout Washington D.C., driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Vanessa Romo
