Lauren Frayer
Stories
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Health
India Breaks Its Single-Day Case Record With More than 100,000 New Infections
India is the world's biggest vaccine producer. But it's also where the virus is now spreading fastest. Infections are surging across South Asia.
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Health
India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year
Wednesday's death toll was 354. Scientists are investigating what's making cases of infection rise precipitously after a decline last fall. "This race is really against time," says one immunologist.
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Health
The World's Largest Vaccine Maker Took A Million Dollar Pandemic Gamble
NPR tours the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. It's manufacturing nearly 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula and exporting them globally.
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Technology
Twitter In Standoff With India's Government Over Free Speech And Local Law
Twitter blocked hundreds of accounts the Indian government said were inciting violence. Then it unblocked them. Now it's stuck between Indian law and defending free speech.
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World
Scores Are Feared Dead In India After Himalayan Glacier Breaks Away
At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. "It came very fast. There was no time to alert anyone," a witness said.
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World
Indian Police Clash With Farmers Protesting Agricultural Reforms
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protesting agriculture reforms drove tractors into New Delhi on Tuesday, clashing with police and overshadowing a military parade on a national holiday.
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World
Farmers In India Storm Historic Fort And Clash With Police
Tens of thousands of farmers rolled into New Delhi on tractors festooned with tricolor flags, overshadowing the traditional military parade that is the centerpiece of Republic Day celebrations.
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Health
Experts Trying To Uncover Why COVID-19 Cases Are Falling In India
India's confirmed COVID-19 cases have plummeted. Scientists are trying to figure out why. They're studying the country's demographics, heat & humidity, and mask mandates.
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World
How India Plans To Provide COVID-19 Vaccines To Its Population
India, the world's biggest vaccine-maker, plans to vaccinate 300 million people in the first half of 2021. People in India are expected to start getting their shots as early as next week.
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Science
A Look At COVID-19 Vaccine Development Progress
The race to develop COVID-19 vaccines is moving swiftly, both nationally and internationally. But challenges remain when it comes to distributing vaccines around the world.