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A parishioner sits after Mass last month at a Catholic church in New York City. An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults believe that houses of worship should be subject to the same restrictions on public gatherings that apply to other institutions. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
NPR
Public Health
Religion

2 out of 3 churchgoers: It’s safe to resume in-person worship

An overwhelming majority of Americans say houses of worship should abide by the same restrictions on public gatherings that apply to other institutions.

5 years ago

With the coronavirus spreading, farms try to keep workers like these in Greenfield, Calif. safe through physical distancing and other measures but advocates for laborers say protections are often not adequate. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Food & Drink

Without federal protections, farm workers risk coronavirus infection to harvest crops

Labor advocates say the lack of enforceable federal standards to ward off the coronavirus allows farmers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.

5 years ago

Many airlines now require passengers to wear masks to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread — and are putting scofflaws on a no-fly list. (Nicolas Economou/ NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health
Transportation
Travel

Coronavirus FAQ: Can an airline put you on a no-fly list for refusing to mask up?

When it comes to the new rules for the novel coronavirus, airlines like Delta are taking them very seriously.

5 years ago

Hannah Morris has her temperature taken before entering Tender Years Child Development Center in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Aug. 4, 2020. (Mark Pynes / PennLive)
Home & Family
Kids
Public Health
PA Post

‘Everyone’s fearful of exposure’: How families and daycare centers balance children’s needs with virus risks

Their struggle is to keep children and families safe while keeping their doors open.

5 years ago

A hallway leads to a makeshift isolation ward for COVID-19 patients. (Kirk Siegler/NPR)
Kids
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

U.S. reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

Racial fractures in the U.S. health care system have been exposed, as Black, Hispanic and Native Americans have been hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at far higher rates.

5 years ago

Kareen Troy Troitino, a guard at the Federal Correctional Institution, stands outside the Miami facility in April. (Scott McIntyre for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

‘We’re risking our lives’: Front-line federal workers sue for hazard pay

Some 6,000 federal employees are expected to have contracted COVID-19 on the job as of this week, and as many as 60 have died.

5 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Free COVID-19 testing in Strawberry Mansion

The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will provide free COVID tests at Mander Recreation Center in Strawberry Mansion for people in the community experiencing symptoms Aug 8.

5 years ago

Trenton, N.J. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State announces $25 million landlord assistance program

The initiative will provide aid to landlords with three to 10 units in their buildings who collected partial or no rent payments from April to July.

5 years ago

Football and other fall scholastic sports are canceled for now in Delaware. (Smyrna High School)
Delaware
Sports

Delaware cancels fall sports, eyes shortened seasons starting in December

Seasons were abruptly stopped in March. Athletes and their advocates set their sights on the fall, but for now, that won’t happen.

5 years ago

Potential COVID-19 vaccines are kept in a tray at Novavax labs in Maryland on March 20. The Novavax vaccine requires an immune-boosting ingredient called an adjuvant to be effective. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Innovation
Public Health

The special sauce that makes some vaccines work

Adjuvants play a big role in many vaccines' effectiveness. Scientists say there needs to be more research into developing a variety of adjuvants because of their importance.

5 years ago

From left to right; contact tracers Christella Uwera, Dishell Freeman and Alejandra Camarillo work at Harris County Public Health Contact Tracing facility in Houston, Texas, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Public Health

Coronavirus cases are surging. The contact tracing workforce is not

NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June while cases have skyrocketed.

5 years ago

Medical personnel work in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan
The Pulse
Health Care

Nurses Taking Charge

Nurses have been a part of every aspect of care with the coronavirus pandemic — taking care of patients, communicating with families, w ...

Air Date: August 7, 2020

Listen 49:10
Melissa Mazur is pictured in Patagonia
Public Health

These COVID-19 patients survived. But they never recovered

Some people have symptoms that persist for weeks or even months. Doctors are only beginning to learn why.

5 years ago

Listen 5:05
An empty SEPTA train car. (Anna Orso/Billy Penn)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation

SEPTA trains and buses have great airflow — which means less coronavirus risk for riders

Along with mask-wearing, health officials say good airflow is key to avoiding infection in enclosed spaces.

5 years ago

Basketball player (Courtesy of Pixabay)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf recommends halting high school sports, Upper Darby quarantines entire sanitation dept

Governor Tom Wolf surprised school athletic departments Thursday with an announcement that he doesn’t want high school sports to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

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