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
Air Travel High: TSA Screens 1 Million For 1st Time Since March The agency screened more than one million travelers at airport security checkpoints Sunday, the most since the start of the pandemic. But the modest air travel increase may be short-lived. David Schaper
New Law Creates 988 Hotline For Mental Health Emergencies President Trump has signed a bi-partisan bill creating a 3-digit hotline for mental health emergencies. Mental health advocates say it will bring mental health crisis response into the 21st century. Rhitu Chatterjee
U.S. Borders With Canada And Mexico Will Stay Closed Another Month "The situation in the United States continues to be of concern. So we're going to make sure we're keeping Canadians safe as best as we can," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Laurel Wamsley