Experts Warn Students May Face Challenges When In-Person Classes Resume As in-person schooling returns in some districts, mental health professionals say many children will face difficulties as a result of the isolation and worry they experience during the pandemic. Patti Neighmond
NIH Director 'Guardedly Optimistic' About COVID-19 Vaccine Approval By End Of 2020 But Dr. Francis Collins says it's unlikely a vaccine will be approved before late November. He also urges people to trust health experts like Anthony Fauci who "don't really have an ax to grind." Steve Inskeep
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments make a big difference, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling, researchers say. Geoff Brumfiel
Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19? On an eight-hour Emirates flight, with mask-wearing enforced, a whopping 27 COVID-positive people boarded the plane in Dubai. Guess how many passengers got infected? Michaeleen Doucleff
Is It Safe To Reopen Theme Parks In California? California is preparing to allow Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen. In Florida, health authorities say reopening its parks in June hasn't caused outbreaks. Greg Allen
COVID-19 Vaccine Development Is Going At Breathtaking Speed, NIH Chief Says NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, about the surge in U.S. coronavirus cases, and the progress on vaccines and mass testing.
Economics Lessons From The Pandemic Since COVID-19 hit our shores, economists have been crunching data to see how it's affecting our economy. Greg Rosalsky
Belgium's Health Minister Calls COVID-19 Surge 'Most Dangerous In Europe' Bracing for a possible "tsunami" of new COVID-19 cases, the country's health minister is warning of a dire situation as coronavirus cases rise more than 200% in the past two weeks. Teri Schultz
A Big Alzheimer's Drug Study Is Proceeding Cautiously, Despite The Pandemic Researchers launched a major study of an experimental Alzheimer's drug this summer. They also learned a lot about how to protect participants who must make frequent visits to a medical center. Jon Hamilton
Awaiting a Covid-19 vaccine, Washington state plans ahead for its distribution ‘The state has an idea that the first doses should go to health care providers, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions.’ Kim Malcolm
