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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on the federal health response to COVID-19.

A new installment of the PBS series American Experience centers on the legendary Black contralto, her extraordinary artistry and the important place she holds in the civil rights movement.

TikTok's fate in the U.S. is unclear, but one thing is: the video-sharing app has been good for emerging artists. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with LA Times pop music critic Mikael Wood.

A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The CDC has a different perspective. We asked public health specialists to weigh in.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Dr. Hansel Tookes, director of IDEA Exchange, about vaccine misinformation and other barriers people who use drugs face during the pandemic.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Peggy Duggan, chief medical officer at Tampa General Hospital, about the increase in patients. CDC data indicates one-in-five new infections is happening in Florida.

Nearly 200 faculty, staff, students and community members have signed an open letter urging Illinois State University to “mandate a COVID-19 vaccine” in the same way that the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University have done. On Friday, a top aide to the ISU president said they’ve already done that.

The Normal Town Council on Monday gave the thumbs up to a plan to standardize economic incentives for companies locating in the area’s enterprise zone.

After months of waiting, many parents of kids ages 5 to 11 expressed relief and joy when the CDC gave its recommendation for Pfizer's vaccine to be made available to that age group.

Turkish writer Elif Shafak juggles politics, faith and feminism in her new novel set in Turkey and England. Steve Inskeep speaks with her about her book Three Daughters of Eve.