On Point's Coronavirus HoursAll of On Point's coronavirus-related shows, in one place.Remembering the 1 million Americans lost to COVIDThe U.S. is approaching a grim milestone – one million dead from COVID-19. Millions more Americans trying to figure out how to live life without the person they loved. We...Resume47:21May 5, 2022What the U.S. can learn from South Korea's COVID strategyIn January, South Korea had about 4,500 new COVID cases a day. By mid-March, that number ballooned to over 400,000. But at the same time, South Korea has one the...Resume47:30Mar 30, 2022Web extra: Dr. Celine Gounder on how political divisions shaped the U.S. COVID responseDr. Celine Gounder shares where the U.S. struggles in talking about the pandemic, and what we can do to fix it.Resume04:59Mar 17, 2022COVID, 2 years later: Lessons learned from a global pandemicLives lost, lives changed and lessons learned after two years of a global pandemic.Resume47:11Mar 17, 2022Making sense of the COVID pandemic's omicron phaseYou've heard the headlines about record-breaking omicron cases. But are case number the wrong way to look at COVID?Resume47:24Jan 11, 2022AdvertisementWhat we know about the Omicron variant and the pandemic in South AfricaComprehensive disease surveillance allowed South Africa to first identify the COVID Omicron variant. But they haven't had as much success with vaccination efforts. We take a close look at South...Resume47:27Dec 7, 2021First Person: Activist Tiana Caldwell on finding strength in the face of eviction"I fought, I didn't just lay down. It makes you feel like you are not powerless."Resume08:09Nov 30, 2021Tracking unspent pandemic relief funds$800 billion in COVID relief funds still hasn't made it to the American people. In Pennsylvania, $2.5 billion of that aid is being moved to the state's “rainy day fund.”...Resume47:23Nov 30, 2021Mass. Extends School Mask Mandate Through OctoberThe Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school staff through at least Oct. 1,...Local CoverageSep 27, 2021Former FDA Head Scott Gottlieb's Lessons For Controlling The Next PandemicDr. Scott Gottlieb was former FDA commissioner under President Trump. Now, he says it’s time for a national conversation about public health as national security, and how we’re far too...Resume46:39Sep 21, 2021The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor GapRebroadcast: There’s a massive shift in employment numbers – and it has to do with people leaving their jobs. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. So...Resume47:19Sep 6, 2021The Future Of COVID: Confronting The Twists And Turns Of Scientific UncertaintyThe Delta variant is raging, and what scientists think they know keeps changing. We learn how to cope with COVID uncertainty.Resume47:27Aug 27, 2021How The 'Disinformation Dozen' Spreads Vaccine Misinformation OnlineJust 12 accounts are behind 65% of all anti-vaccine disinformation on social media platforms. Most of them are still on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We take a look inside the...Resume47:27Aug 6, 2021Breakthrough COVID Cases And What They Mean For The Ongoing PandemicSean Fruit and his wife got their vaccinations, stopped wearing masks and drove to Vegas. They caught COVID. Breakthrough cases and what they mean for the ongoing pandemic.Resume47:31Jul 26, 2021Navigating The Vaccine DivideAs the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads, vaccination rates have slowed. What’s behind the growing vaccination divide?Resume46:59Jul 14, 2021The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor GapThere’s a massive shift in employment numbers – and it has to do with people leaving their jobs. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. So what’s...Resume47:19Jul 8, 2021From India To Latin America: Portraits Of A Global Pandemic Far From OverLife is moving toward normal in the U.S. But the COVID pandemic is still surging internationally. We discuss what it will take to beat the global pandemic, everywhere in the...Resume47:24Jun 8, 2021How Screen Time Shapes KidsOnline school. Virtual playdates. Video games. What does it mean for children that more and more of their world is now mediated through a screen? After the pandemic, how will...Resume46:52May 31, 2021How Work Culture Can Adjust To Pandemic BurnoutAfter over a year of working in a pandemic, employees have had enough. Can work culture adjust to employee burnout?Resume47:33May 28, 2021Inside The Push To Get Students Back To SchoolEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona wants ‘back to school’ to mean just that. But are parents and teachers on board? Resume47:34May 27, 2021Next Page
Remembering the 1 million Americans lost to COVIDThe U.S. is approaching a grim milestone – one million dead from COVID-19. Millions more Americans trying to figure out how to live life without the person they loved. We...Resume47:21May 5, 2022
What the U.S. can learn from South Korea's COVID strategyIn January, South Korea had about 4,500 new COVID cases a day. By mid-March, that number ballooned to over 400,000. But at the same time, South Korea has one the...Resume47:30Mar 30, 2022
Web extra: Dr. Celine Gounder on how political divisions shaped the U.S. COVID responseDr. Celine Gounder shares where the U.S. struggles in talking about the pandemic, and what we can do to fix it.Resume04:59Mar 17, 2022
COVID, 2 years later: Lessons learned from a global pandemicLives lost, lives changed and lessons learned after two years of a global pandemic.Resume47:11Mar 17, 2022
Making sense of the COVID pandemic's omicron phaseYou've heard the headlines about record-breaking omicron cases. But are case number the wrong way to look at COVID?Resume47:24Jan 11, 2022
What we know about the Omicron variant and the pandemic in South AfricaComprehensive disease surveillance allowed South Africa to first identify the COVID Omicron variant. But they haven't had as much success with vaccination efforts. We take a close look at South...Resume47:27Dec 7, 2021
First Person: Activist Tiana Caldwell on finding strength in the face of eviction"I fought, I didn't just lay down. It makes you feel like you are not powerless."Resume08:09Nov 30, 2021
Tracking unspent pandemic relief funds$800 billion in COVID relief funds still hasn't made it to the American people. In Pennsylvania, $2.5 billion of that aid is being moved to the state's “rainy day fund.”...Resume47:23Nov 30, 2021
Mass. Extends School Mask Mandate Through OctoberThe Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school staff through at least Oct. 1,...Local CoverageSep 27, 2021
Former FDA Head Scott Gottlieb's Lessons For Controlling The Next PandemicDr. Scott Gottlieb was former FDA commissioner under President Trump. Now, he says it’s time for a national conversation about public health as national security, and how we’re far too...Resume46:39Sep 21, 2021
The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor GapRebroadcast: There’s a massive shift in employment numbers – and it has to do with people leaving their jobs. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. So...Resume47:19Sep 6, 2021
The Future Of COVID: Confronting The Twists And Turns Of Scientific UncertaintyThe Delta variant is raging, and what scientists think they know keeps changing. We learn how to cope with COVID uncertainty.Resume47:27Aug 27, 2021
How The 'Disinformation Dozen' Spreads Vaccine Misinformation OnlineJust 12 accounts are behind 65% of all anti-vaccine disinformation on social media platforms. Most of them are still on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We take a look inside the...Resume47:27Aug 6, 2021
Breakthrough COVID Cases And What They Mean For The Ongoing PandemicSean Fruit and his wife got their vaccinations, stopped wearing masks and drove to Vegas. They caught COVID. Breakthrough cases and what they mean for the ongoing pandemic.Resume47:31Jul 26, 2021
Navigating The Vaccine DivideAs the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads, vaccination rates have slowed. What’s behind the growing vaccination divide?Resume46:59Jul 14, 2021
The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor GapThere’s a massive shift in employment numbers – and it has to do with people leaving their jobs. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. So what’s...Resume47:19Jul 8, 2021
From India To Latin America: Portraits Of A Global Pandemic Far From OverLife is moving toward normal in the U.S. But the COVID pandemic is still surging internationally. We discuss what it will take to beat the global pandemic, everywhere in the...Resume47:24Jun 8, 2021
How Screen Time Shapes KidsOnline school. Virtual playdates. Video games. What does it mean for children that more and more of their world is now mediated through a screen? After the pandemic, how will...Resume46:52May 31, 2021
How Work Culture Can Adjust To Pandemic BurnoutAfter over a year of working in a pandemic, employees have had enough. Can work culture adjust to employee burnout?Resume47:33May 28, 2021
Inside The Push To Get Students Back To SchoolEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona wants ‘back to school’ to mean just that. But are parents and teachers on board? Resume47:34May 27, 2021