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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Here are the numbers on COVID 18 months in. About 150,000 new cases are

“We’re not trying to stop a staff crisis that might happen some time in the future. We’re having the staffing crisis now,” Ellen Freedman, a member of the mill levy override exploration committee, said in…

A mill levy override may find its way on the November Roaring Fork School District ballot, raising $6.8 million to address the district’s current staffing crisis

Students will be required to wear masks indoors, as will teachers when they are with students, when the upcoming school year begins, due to concerns about spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, according to a…

Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPRs science desk. An award-winning science journalist with more than 30 years of experience, Stein mostly covers health and medicine. He tends to focus on stories that illustrate the intersection of science, health, politics, social trends, ethics, and federal science policy. He tracks genetics, stem cells, cancer research, womens health issues, and other science, medical, and health policy news. Before NPR, Stein worked at The Washington Post...

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. NOEL KING, HOST: In parts of the world where vaccination rates are low, COVID cases are surging. South America is now a hot spot. Indonesia is setting records for daily cases. In Bangladesh, the government is locking down the capital this week. Parts of Australia and South Africa are facing lockdowns, too. Many of these new cases are linked to the highly contagious delta variant. Were joined now by three of our reporters. Diaa Hadid ...

Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.

After a year of social distancing, I recently got about 200 hugs in a single day. But I think they were meant for somebody else. I think they were meant for the teachers, staff and…

More than two dozen states have reduced how frequently they report whats happening with the pandemic, raising alarm among some public health experts.