Thousands In India Infected By Rare 'Black Fungus' With 50% Mortality Rate Thousands of Indians recovering from COVID-19 have come down with a rare fungal infection that's killing 50% of its victims. Doctors have had to remove patients' eyes and jawbones to save them. Lauren Frayer
The Mental Health Burden Of Sports Press Conferences After Losing NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rod Benson, retired basketball player and columnist for SFGATE, about the mental health of athletes and the future of sports press conferences.
Many Scientists Still Think The Coronavirus Came From Nature President Biden told U.S. intel agencies to investigate whether the coronavirus spread after a lab leak in China. Scientists welcome the request, but many still think it came from the wild. Geoff Brumfiel
The CDC Revises Its Summer Camp Guidance, Easing Restrictions Masks are optional for vaccinated kids, and other recommended restrictions have been softened, making for a more relaxed camping experience for children this summer. Joe Neel
Coronavirus FAQ: Kids In India Ask Heartbreaking Questions. How Do You Answer Them? As the country faces the world's worst coronavirus crisis, children want to know: Will I catch it? Will grandfather die? What's it like to be an orphan? Sushmita Pathak
Employers Can (Mostly) Require Vaccines For Workers Returning To The Office Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions. Jaclyn Diaz
Morning News Brief: Infrastructure Debate, Coronavirus Origins, Pandemic Optimism Democrats are rejecting the GOP's infrastructure counter-proposal. Biden ordered an investigation into the coronavirus origins. And, travel is up for Memorial Day as pandemic restrictions ease.
In Cases Of Vaccine Failure, CDC To Focus On Those Who Get Hospitalized Or Die The CDC has decided that the focus of investigations of cases in which COVID-19 vaccines fail will be on people who get hospitalized or die — but critics say that's short-sighted. Rob Stein
A Vaccine Patch Could Someday Be An Ouchless Option Scientists around the world are working on a way to inject vaccines painlessly. The trick is to make the needles so small. they don't interact with the nerve endings that signal pain. Joe Palca
Every Possible Explanation For COVID-19 Should Be Investigated, Expert Says NPR's Rachel Martin talks to infectious disease expert Dr. Céline Gounder, who served on President Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, about the theories surrounding the origins of the pandemic.
