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The Delta Variant And The Latest Coronavirus Surge

Covid-19 infections in New York City are climbing for the first time in months as the delta variant gains traction and vaccination rates in some boroughs remain stubbornly low. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Short Wave

The Delta Variant And The Latest Coronavirus Surge

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the last month due to the Delta variant. NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with Emily Kwong about where the virus is resurging, how some public health officials are reacting and what they are recommending. Also, with a spate of outbreaks at summer camp, officials are weighing in on what parents can do before they send children to camp.

The Delta Variant And The Latest Coronavirus Surge

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The CDC Revises Its Summer Camp Guidance, Easing Restrictions

The CDC has softened its guidance for how to operate summer camps for kids this year. Children 12 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here, a health care worker administers a vaccine dose to a teenager in Miami. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

The CDC Revises Its Summer Camp Guidance, Easing Restrictions

Masks are optional for vaccinated kids, and other recommended restrictions have been softened, making for a more relaxed camping experience for children this summer.

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance detailing steps summer camps should take to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections. Brandon Chew/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.

Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, N.H., was one of the few around the country to offer a summer sleepover camp. This fall, it's offering a program where students can live and attend classes remotely. Jacob Spiers/Camp Robin Hood hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.

Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

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A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

Wiley James, 10, prepares a meal as part of an online cooking camp run by a chef in Austin, Texas. Ben James/NPR hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

Online instruction is hard, right? Well there's a teacher—a chef, actually—who appears to have cracked the code. She says her cooking classes for kids work better now than when they were in person.

A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

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Country Music And Brain Research Come Together At Nashville Summer Camp

Campers with Williams syndrome on stage at the Grand Ole Opry performing their original song, "I Love Big," with country artist Chris Young in front of a crowd of thousands. Emily Siner/WPLN hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Country Music And Brain Research Come Together At Nashville Summer Camp

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Researchers in Nashville are tapping into a country music camp to learn more about Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Many people who have it love music but don't know why.

Country Music And Brain Research Come Together At Nashville Summer Camp

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Remembering 'Captain' Neil Cohen, Summer Camp Counselor And Sage

Neil Cohen, who died at age 72. One of his books, The Law of Probation and Parole, has been cited by the Supreme Court. Courtesy of Riva Nelson hide caption

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Opinion

Simon Says

Remembering 'Captain' Neil Cohen, Summer Camp Counselor And Sage

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Neil Cohen, who first handed Simon The New York Times one summer at Camp Indianola. Cohen was his camp counselor, and went on to become an attorney and law professor.

Remembering 'Captain' Neil Cohen, Summer Camp Counselor And Sage

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