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LaToya Cantrell, mayor of New Orleans, joins the program.

Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joins the program.

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya joins the program.

The pandemic threatens the people of East Africa -- and now locusts threaten their food

David Quammen discusses the origins of Covid.

Charles Henry Krebbs of Phoenix, Ariz., died of COVID-19 at age 75. His daughter Tara Krebbs remembers his love of fashion, his sense of humor and the chance to say goodbye.

Cuyahoga County health officials warned residents to practice safe social distancing measures during the Memorial Day weekend. Medical Director Dr. Heidi Gullett said she, too, is excited the weather forecast calls for warmer temperatures and some sun this weekend, but she’s concerned people gathering to enjoy the warm weather could increase the spread of COVID-19. “Please listen to our guidance. This is, again, not about taking away anyone’s individual right to do what they want to do,” Gullett said. “We just ask that you do it responsibly.”

Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S. states and Canada.

The race for Joni Ernst's seat could help determine control of the Senate. At a recent campaign event, the GOP lawmaker echoed a debunked conspiracy theory about the pandemic's death toll.

A father and son, both doctors were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms and died within weeks of one another. The family's third generation, two young men in medical school, talked to Morning Edition.