COVID-19

Robert Snyder, Official Manhattan Borough Historian, is here to discuss his new book, “When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers.”He will be speaking at the University at Albany this afternoon and at the New York State Museum tomorrow afternoon.

This month marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The shutdowns have long since ended, but the impacts on society are still being understood. Beyond the deaths and long-term illness, the pandemic disrupted how we work, learn and even eat. The New York Public News Network is marking the anniversary with a special series. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas revisits some of the people who appeared in his earliest COVID stories.

This month marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The shutdowns have long since ended, but the impacts on society are still being understood. People remember business shutdowns, lockdown requirements and seeking solitude in the Adirondacks.

The cause of long COVID, where patients experience symptoms months after their initial illness, is a mystery. Now, a new study might bring scientists a step closer toward understanding the disease.

An interview with Berkshire Health Systems spokesperson Michael Leary.

“Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today,” says a character in “The Vulnerables,” the ninth novel by National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez. “The Vulnerables” offers a meditation on our contemporary era, asking how present reality affects the way a person looks back on their past.

An interview with Jerome Adams.

Albany County's Health Commissioner is leaving her post this month.

Reformulated COVID-19 booster shots will soon be widely available as winter nears and coronavirus cases tick up.

While the World Health Organization says the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic is over, the virus continues to make its presence felt across the world. We welcome back Dr. Eric Yager of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to share what he knows about the latest research. Call at show time with your question. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.