National Don't Kiss Your Chickens, The CDC Says In A Salmonella Warning A surge in salmonella cases around the country prompts a warning for backyard chicken owners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Catherine Whelan
Science Confused By CDC's Latest Mask Guidance? Here's What We've Learned The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in. NPR Staff
National CDC Loosens Mask Guidance For Fully Vaccinated — But A Lot Stays The Same For Travel Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses. Laurel Wamsley
Politics Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says President Biden: "Today is a great day for America and our long battle with coronavirus. It's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many Americans so quickly." Laurel Wamsley
National What's Next For The J&J Vaccine? U.S. Health Authorities Discuss Resuming Shots The CDC's vaccine advisory committee will assess whether use of the vaccine should resume — and whether the shot should come with a warning about the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder. Laurel Wamsley
Race & Identity How Is Racism A Health Threat? Consider The Phrase 'So-Called Race' Epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones says race is merely "the social interpretation of how we look." This social reality is important because different racial groups have different health outcomes. Steve Inskeep
National CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat' "The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said. Laurel Wamsley
Business Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes. Chris Arnold
National CDC Likely To Extend Eviction Moratorium With Millions Of People Behind On Rent The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is moving to extend an order aimed at preventing evictions during the pandemic. Housing groups say the order could prevent up to 1 million evictions. Chris Arnold
National American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Laurel Wamsley
