/tags/coronavirus-npr-news Coronavirus NPR News en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:30:00 GMT /health-science/2022-10-25/omicron-keeps-finding-new-evolutionary-tricks-to-outsmart-our-immunity Throughout the pandemic, the virus that causes COVID-19 has been evolving fast, blindsiding the world with one variant after another.But the World Health… Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:30:00 GMT /health-science/2022-10-25/omicron-keeps-finding-new-evolutionary-tricks-to-outsmart-our-immunity Rob Stein /health-science/2022-09-05/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending updated COVID boosters, for people ages 12 and older.These newly authorized shots are… Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:41:00 GMT /health-science/2022-09-05/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when Allison Aubrey /health-science/2022-01-15/ready-for-an-n95-heres-how-to-find-a-high-quality-one-that-fits-you-well After months of public health experts urging Americans to start wearing higher quality masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday… Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMT /health-science/2022-01-15/ready-for-an-n95-heres-how-to-find-a-high-quality-one-that-fits-you-well Maria Godoy /2022-01-13/supreme-court-blocks-bidens-vaccine-or-test-mandate-for-large-private-companies Updated: 3:42 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test rule Thursday, declaring that the… Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:54:00 GMT /2022-01-13/supreme-court-blocks-bidens-vaccine-or-test-mandate-for-large-private-companies Nina Totenberg /2021-05-06/video-an-easy-way-to-understand-variants-using-puzzle-pieces When will the pandemic end? How many more COVID-19 waves will the U.S. goes through? Will we go back to "normal" in the fall? All these questions depend… Thu, 06 May 2021 19:20:00 GMT /2021-05-06/video-an-easy-way-to-understand-variants-using-puzzle-pieces Michaeleen Doucleff /2021-05-05/giving-2-doses-of-different-covid-19-vaccines-could-boost-immune-response Typically, if you get a COVID-19 vaccine that requires two doses, you should get two of the same vaccine. Two Pfizer shots, or two Moderna shots. Not one… Wed, 05 May 2021 23:53:00 GMT /2021-05-05/giving-2-doses-of-different-covid-19-vaccines-could-boost-immune-response Joe Palca /health-science/2021-04-20/ohio-amish-shun-covid-19-vaccines-as-officials-fear-a-surge-in-cases Health officials in Holmes and Geauga counties are reaching out to Amish residents to encourage them to get vaccinated. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:00:00 GMT /health-science/2021-04-20/ohio-amish-shun-covid-19-vaccines-as-officials-fear-a-surge-in-cases Anna Huntsman IPM /2021-03-11/high-obesity-rates-in-southern-states-magnify-covid-19s-threat In January, as Mississippi health officials planned for their incoming shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, they assessed the state's most vulnerable: health… Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:00:00 GMT /2021-03-11/high-obesity-rates-in-southern-states-magnify-covid-19s-threat Sarah Varney /government-politics/2020-11-24/aaa-expects-fewer-ohioans-traveling-for-holiday-weekend-but-not-due-to-covid-19 Most Ohioans will not be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to a AAA survey of nearly 900 people that found 84 percent plan to stay… Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:09:00 GMT /government-politics/2020-11-24/aaa-expects-fewer-ohioans-traveling-for-holiday-weekend-but-not-due-to-covid-19 Bill Rinehart /health-science/2020-11-16/some-ohio-restaurants-requiring-customer-to-be-masked-at-drive-thrus Some Ohio restaurants are now requiring guests wear masks at the drive-thru window, following Gov. Mike DeWine’s latest mask and social distancing orders… Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:48:00 GMT /health-science/2020-11-16/some-ohio-restaurants-requiring-customer-to-be-masked-at-drive-thrus Kabir Bhatia