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Friday December 3, 2021

Coronavirus FAQ: Help me with omicron vocab. What's immune evasion? Epistasis?

A 3D-generated image of the coronavirus variant of concern known as omicron. The little bumps are spike proteins (see definition below). Uma Shankar Sharma/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus FAQ: Help me with omicron vocab. What's immune evasion? Epistasis?

December 3, 2021 • The emergence of this new variant of concern has brought a new vocabulary into daily news reports. We asked experts to help define the terms you're being bombarded with.

Thursday April 1, 2021

The Viral TikTok That Explains Vaccine Science — And Makes You Laugh

Video stills from Vick Krishna's viral video. Vick Krishna/NPR hide caption

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The Viral TikTok That Explains Vaccine Science — And Makes You Laugh

April 1, 2021 • A viral TikTok makes vaccine science understandable and pretty funny (it's a horror film parody). NPR caught up with creator and star Vick Krishna — tech expert by day, videographer by night.