April 20, 2020

Do Your Keys, Phone, Money Need Disinfecting When You Return Home?

MONDAY, April 20, 2020 -- In the brave new world of COVID-19, home is your sanctuary, the one place you want to be sure is virus-free.

But if you have to head outdoors, what are the best practices for decontaminating your things when you return home? Does everything -- smartphones, wallets, money and keys -- need to be washed down with hot water and soap?

April 20, 2020

When U.S. Re-Opens, Will Those Exposed to Coronavirus Have Lasting Immunity?

TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 -- Once you've had COVID-19 and recovered, are you now immune from the virus?

That's the critical question that will help shape how the United States re-opens for business in the coming months.

April 9, 2020

Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?

MONDAY, April 6, 2020 -- Public health officials have been warning that a COVID-19 vaccine will not be available to the public for 12 to 18 months, dampening hopes that there will be a quick end to the global pandemic nightmare.

But Chinese researchers cracked the virus' genetic code within weeks of its emergence late last year, and two vaccine candidates are already in early human trials -- one in China and the other in the United States.

March 24, 2020

Hand Sanitizer: Is More Coming? What Can You Do in the Meantime?

MONDAY, March 23, 2020 -- Trying to find hand sanitizer to ward off coronavirus? You're not alone.

Hand sanitizer has been selling out across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into more and more U.S. communities.

March 24, 2020

The Other Side of COVID-19: Milder Cases, Healthy Recovery

TUESDAY, March 24, 2020 -- The coronavirus pandemic has caused a worldwide shift in the way people live, placing many in self-imposed exile to prevent the spread of the contagion.

But it's important to remember that four of every five infected people will have mild symptoms, perhaps so mild as to not be noticeable, experts note.

March 20, 2020

Calming Your Child's Coronavirus Fears

FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 -- Schools are closing. Sports and other activities have been cancelled. Everything is changing. In the midst of this chaos, how do parents keep kids from stressing too much?

"For families, this is truly now hitting home," said psychologist Robin Gurwitch, from Duke University and the Center for Child and Family Health, in Durham, N.C.