To Quarantine or Not: The Hard Choices Schools Are Leaving to Parents and Staff

On the second day of high school in Texas, Natosha Daniels’ 14-year-old daughter went all day without eating because she did not want to remove her mask. The teen’s school has a couple of thousand students, and the cafeteria was crowded. Plus Round Rock Independent School District outside Austin didn’t require masks, so some students weren’t wearing them. Even her […]

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Evan Ross Feels 'Lucky' to Have Had More Time with Kids amid Pandemic: 'What a Bonding Experience'

Evan Ross has been able to find a silver lining amid the COVID-19 pandemic: more time at home with his family, including his brand-new baby. On the latest episode of the new PEOPLE Every Day podcast, hosted by Janine Rubenstein, Evan opens up about being thankful for the time he has had at home with his wife, Ashlee Simpson Ross, and their kids: […]

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Strains show in Australia’s ‘gold standard’ quarantine system

New coronavirus variants are forcing Australia and New Zealand to rethink already-stringent quarantine rules for overseas visitors, even as their systems are replicated around the world. Officials in Australia’s Victoria state on Wednesday became the latest to warn that the spread of the UK, Brazilian and South African mutations mean its 14-day mandatory quarantine must be toughened. “These hyper infectious […]

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Mindy Kaling Reveals 'Fun Little Tip' for Parents Burnt Out with Bedtime Stories: 'It Livens It Up'

Mindy Kaling found an easy way to freshen up storytime. Throughout the quarantine, the mom of two, 41, has done a lot of reading at bedtime with her daughter Katherine "Kit" Swati, who turns 3 on Dec. 15. So much, in fact, she says she had "all these books memorized by heart" — and found a "selfish" yet creative way […]

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China’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine appears safe, no adverse reactions: Study

A Chinese experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences was shown to be safe in an early stage clinical trial, researchers said. In a Phase 1 trial of 191 healthy participants aged between 18 and 59, vaccination with the group’s experimental shot showed no severe adverse reactions, its researchers […]

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