
Public Health
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. Murphy urges residents to get vaccinated: ‘I beg you’
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Jersey, and Gov. Phil Murphy is telling people to please get vaccinated if they haven’t already.
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With COVID-19 surge, U.S. to keep travel restrictions for now
The rise and prevalence of COVID-19 variants, especially the delta mutation, has caused the Biden administration to tread slowly about increasing transatlantic travel.
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Doctors worry that memory problems after COVID-19 may set the stage for Alzheimer’s
Some patients who've had COVID develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to determine whether they're are more likely to develop the disease itself
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Rhode Island legalized supervised injection sites. Will we follow suit? And, Marc Zumoff joins us to discuss his decision to retire and the NBA draft. Plus, zoo vaccinations?
Air Date: July 26, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Delaware K-12 students can get weekly rapid antigen COVID-19 tests this fall
Schools that opt into the $15 million initiative won’t have to burden their nursing staff with testing or hire their own outside contractor.
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How are doctors treating COVID-19 patients now?
The way doctors treat COVID-19 patients has evolved as scientists come to better understand the virus and more studies are published. Here’s what you need to know.
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Listen 3:23Fauci says U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus
He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is "under active consideration’’ by the government’s leading public health officials
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Teens asked, we answered: The truth about COVID-19 vaccines
A lot of teens are still deciding about the vaccine. People ages 12 and up have been able to get one since mid-May, but two out of three teens have not gotten their shots.
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Teen girl leaders in a pandemic: Fight for what’s right, then groove to BTS
For girls like 19-year-old Giovanna Basso, a teen activist from Brazil, being a teen and an activist is a balancing act.
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Mississippi is trying to get the Supreme Court to reverse Roe
In May, the justices agreed to consider whether state laws that ban abortions before fetal viability are unconstitutional.
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City officials recommend wearing masks indoors, again
As the delta variant causes an increase in new COVID-19 cases, city health officials are urging residents to mask up in indoor public spaces.
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AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots
That means “that there will be more preventable cases, more preventable hospitalizations and more preventable deaths,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja.
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Virus’s impact: More relaxing and thinking, less socializing
The share of employed people working from home shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Why aren’t people getting vaccinated?
Covid infections and hospitalization are increasing, towns and cities are reinstating mask mandates, so why is half of the country still choosing not to get the vaccinated?
Air Date: July 23, 2021 10:00 am
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