COVID19

Researchers have found that social media played a critical role in decreasing COVID positivity rates at educational institutions.

Dr. Alicia Pointer recently took over as the Commissioner of Health for Orange County. She discusses this new role with WAMC's Ian Pickus.

This week I did something I haven’t done for a while. I read a book. The cause of my plunge into literature was Covid. On Monday as I was driving my daughter to the airport I developed a scratchy throat. By Tuesday night the symptoms included a cough and shortness of breath. I suspected a summer cold but tested anyway Wednesday morning. Somewhat to my surprise I tested positive.

The theme of the latest update from Governor Phil Scott was addressing social and mental health issues as Vermont and the nation emerge from the pandemic.

Booker Prize–winning author Roddy Doyle’s latest is Life Without Children. The book is a warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories.Love and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone.

Some experts are hopeful that the COVID pandemic may be turning a corner and that the worst is behind us. Others warn that more bad times are ahead. We welcome back Dr. Eric Yager of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to share what he knows about current research. Eric will be ready to take your questions. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Gregory Zuckerman's new book "A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine" (Portfolio) takes readers inside the top-secret laboratories, corporate clashes, and high-stakes government negotiations that led to effective shots.

As concern mounts about COVID-19 variant Omicron and its possible effect on the region, area school districts and colleges are keeping an eye on the new strain.

With emerging COVID-19 variant Omicron threatening another wave of coronavirus infections, New York state officials are bracing.