Innside The World Health Organization's Investigation Into How Pandemic Began Scientists sent by the World Health Organization are wrapping up a visit to Wuhan, China. They were investigating how the coronavirus began, but it's not clear how much they were able to find. Emily Feng
5 Hacks To Make Your Face Mask More Protective From double-masking to getting a tighter seal, simple at-home hacks can make your mask a better barrier against the coronavirus — and help fend off more infectious strains. Maria Godoy
A Rocky Road On The Way To Herd Immunity For COVID-19 At least 70% of people will need to be immune from the coronavirus before COVID-19 can recede through a process known as herd immunity. Vaccines can play a role. But reaching the goal won't be easy. Richard Harris
Tallahassee Journalist Steps In To Help People Get Vaccine Appointments NPR's Noel King speaks with CD Davidson-Hiers, K-12 education reporter with the Tallahassee Democrat, about helping hundreds of readers register for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
Industry Scrambles To Keep The Oxygen Supply Flowing As oxygen shortages plague other countries, the U.S. has managed to avert acute shortages — in part, because the industry has figured out new ways of sharing and mobilizing. Yuki Noguchi
Seattle Times 'Lives Remembered' series honors people we lost to COVID-19 ‘I think the thing that strikes me most is just the sheer numbers. The Seattle Times knows of about only an eighth of the total deaths in Washington. For every name we know, there's so many more that we don't know.’ Kim Malcolm
Biden Administration Will Ship Covid-19 Vaccines Directly To Pharmacies The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort. Benjamin Swasey
What's Going On With All These Coronavirus Variants? An Illustrated Guide One day you're worrying about the regular old coronavirus. Then — seemingly out of the blue — there are variants. Worrisome variants! How did they come to be? And why are they likely more contagious? Meredith Rizzo
Make Space, Listen, Offer Hope: How To Help A Child At Risk Of Suicide If a young person says they want to end their life, how do you help? First, don't panic. Suicide is preventable. Here's advice for helping young people in crisis, from people who've lived through it. Rhitu Chatterjee
Child Psychiatrists Warn That The Pandemic May Be Driving Up Kids' Suicide Risk A cluster of suicides in Las Vegas, plus a troubling rise in youth suicide attempts observed in ERs nationwide, is raising fears that the pandemic is fueling a children's mental health crisis. Rhitu Chatterjee
