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People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting Monday. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season. -
Federal public health agencies greenlit new vaccines for COVID-19 this week. Experts say they’ll help people protect themselves against the latest coronavirus variants. -
![Ambassador-at-Large John Nkengasong, who will lead the State Department's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, speaks to the press about the new agency. He told NPR that the pandemic "taught us three key lessons. We are collectively more connected than we thought. We are more vulnerable than we thought. And we have [vast] inequities" when it comes to disease threats.<strong></strong>](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18ac0b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2989x1665+0+164/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F08%2F03%2Fdr_-john-nkengasong2_custom-6999de0de0549cbba3a298aaab8e0d482f5b305a.jpg)
The Bureau of Global Health, Security and Diplomacy, housed in the State Department, will plan for the next pandemic. We interviewed its director, virologist and global health leader John Nkengasong. -
In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far. -
The health care system started requiring workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the summer of 2021. Now, it has lifted that rule. -
More than 18,600 Kentuckians have died from COVID-19 so far. The memorial devoted to their remembrance is named after the state motto: “United We Stand. Divided We Fall.” -
Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what's not. -
The Kentucky Nurses Association and Family Health Centers organization have teamed up to host over a dozen mobile clinics through the end of May, including one Saturday. -
The board says the attorney general erred when he ruled people can’t be barred from public meetings for refusing to wear a mask. -
Dr. Jason Smith received the first COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky two years ago. He said vaccines and boosters are the best protection.
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![Ambassador-at-Large John Nkengasong, who will lead the State Department's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, speaks to the press about the new agency. He told NPR that the pandemic "taught us three key lessons. We are collectively more connected than we thought. We are more vulnerable than we thought. And we have [vast] inequities" when it comes to disease threats.<strong></strong>](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af65ca8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2989x1665+0+164/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F08%2F03%2Fdr_-john-nkengasong2_custom-6999de0de0549cbba3a298aaab8e0d482f5b305a.jpg)
