You wake up with a scratchy throat, runny nose, and persistent cough, but your at-home COVID-19 test reads negative. How is this possible? The short answer is yes—you can still be infected. Many other ...

As the nation experiences what many experts believe is the second-largest wave of COVID infections since the pandemic started, many Americans will be checking to make sure they don't have the ...

Until the worldwide explosion of the omicron variant, it seemed that showing your vaccination card would be enough to resume many aspects of normal life. Increasingly, however, you also may need to ...

If you're experiencing COVID symptoms and were exposed, but continue testing negative for the virus, what does that mean? There have been some anecdotal reports of people contracting the virus but not ...

We regularly answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the ...

In early May, 27-year-old Hayley Furmaniuk felt tired and a bit congested, but after rapid-testing negative for the coronavirus two days in a row, she dined indoors with friends. The next morning, her ...

(NEXSTAR) – You feel a tickle in your throat or a pounding in your head. Or perhaps you’re trying to be cautious before a large family gathering. Maybe a friend you saw yesterday says they’ve tested ...