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Lubbock Health Department hosts MMR vaccine drive in Lubbock

Daily News Lesson September 03 2025

Epidemiologist breaks down new restrictions on COVID shots

Learn why the FDA has limited access to COVID vaccines to those most at risk

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Daily News Lesson March 28 2025

Ex-NIH director and truck driver explore how to bridge divisions deepened by the pandemic

Learn about what they agree on and how they can settle their differences

A man takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in New York

Daily News Lesson March 13 2025

A look at COVID-19's impact, five years later

Learn about the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Daily News Lesson October 05 2022

Mother and child sit down for candid conversation about vaccine hesitancy

Hear a conversation between a mother and her child about what helped her move passed conspiracy theories about vaccines

Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine trial for children at Duke University in Durham

Daily News Lesson February 01 2022

What parents need to know about a possible COVID vaccine for children under age 5

Discuss what it will mean for schools and public life when young children become eligible for vaccines

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Daily News Lesson January 28 2022

Activity: The economy grew faster in 2021 than year any since 1984 -- and what a progressive's take on that might mean

ADDITIONAL STORIES: Cardona wants COVID money spent on tutoring, update on vaccine mandate for federal workers, Russia says no plans to invade Ukraine

Coronavirus variant sequencing at the University of Pennsylvania

Daily News Lesson December 16 2021

As the holiday season nears, concerns of a resurgent virus are growing

What should the country expect for the latest wave of COVID?

FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dutywa

Daily News Lesson December 02 2021

Does South Africa’s COVID uptick signal greater threat from omicron? Here’s what we know

Learn why the omicron variant of COVID is getting attention and how public health officials are learning about it

A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed South Africa flag and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken

Daily News Lesson November 29 2021

How the world is responding to the omicron variant

Hear how countries around the world are preparing for a new COVID variant

FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson November 05 2021

What federal vaccine mandates will mean for private businesses

Understand which companies will have to have all employees vaccinated and why

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