The FDA may soon authorize a COVID booster for kids ages 5 to 11 Pfizer and BioNTech are poised to formally ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the first COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11. Rob Stein
A Shanghai resident shares her views on the city's lockdown NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with a former nanny from Shanghai about what life has been like since returning to the city during pandemic restrictions. Ashish Valentine
Most Americans have been infected with the Covid-19 virus, the CDC reports So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday. Joe Neel
A rattlesnake bit Cary Elwes. Here's what to do if it happens to you Don't apply a tourniquet or try to suck out the poison. Instead, call 911 and do your best to stay calm. Joe Hernandez
Pandemic updates: Covid-19 outbreaks up in King County schools Updated news about the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and Washington state. KUOW Staff
Brain scan studies need to get much bigger to offer insight into mental illness Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens. Jon Hamilton
With lockdown fears looming, Beijing is testing millions for COVID Beijing says it will test all 3.6 million residents in its largest district after finding about four dozen COVID cases. Residents fear a city-wide lockdown is imminent. Emily Feng
As COVID cases rise, the U.S. is in a better place than before, Jha says NPR's Leila Faldel speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, head of the Biden administration's coronavirus response team, about the latest on mask requirements and the outlook for COVID-19 in the coming months.
Health officials say a rise in COVID cases looks more like a ripple than a wave COVID-19 cases are ticking up in much of the country as unmasking continues, but declines in hospitalizations and deaths are fueling optimism that the U.S. won't see another big surge. Rachel Martin
The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir 'Messy Roots,' artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan. Malaka Gharib