Biden's COVID-19 Response Coordinator Discusses The Plan To Stop The Delta Variant As the coronavirus evolves, so does guidance to fight it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, about Biden's plan to stop the delta variant.
Want To Drink Inside? San Francisco Bars Require Proof Of Vaccine Or Negative Test NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ben Bleiman, president of the SF Bar Owner Alliance, on local bars allowing only vaccinated patrons to drink inside. Karen Zamora
Tokyo's COVID Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Olympics Are Not To Blame Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo have set records for three days straight, but Japan's prime minister denies that the Olympic Games are to blame. Josie Fischels
Federal Employees Are Largely In Support Of Receiving A Vaccine Mandate Federal employees unions are largely supportive of President Biden's call for federal workers to get vaccinated or be subject to frequent COVID-19 testing. Brian Naylor
Johnson & Johnson Targeted Black Women With Products Linked To Cancer, Lawsuit Says The complaint claims the New Jersey-based company made Black women a "central part" of its business strategy but failed to warn them about the potential dangers of the powder products it was selling. Joe Hernandez
In this Covid hot zone, unvaccinated people fear side effects — or want more answers Covid cases in Walla Walla have come roaring back. It now has one of the highest rates of Covid per capita in the country. This month, it had more daily cases than it did during the worst of last summer’s surge. That’s in part due to low vaccination rates. In Walla Walla County, half the population is unvaccinated. Eilís O'Neill
A New Alzheimer's Drug Comes With Lots Of Questions About How To Use It Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration approved the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, doctors are struggling to figure out who should get the drug and how to use it safely. Jon Hamilton
The Federal Government Is Making HIV Prevention Treatment Free — But There's A Catch The brand-name version of the once-daily pill that is 99% effective at preventing HIV used to cost upwards of $1,800 a month. Federal guidance now makes getting the drug with insurance cheaper. Scott Saloway
Disney Will Begin Requiring Masks Again Indoors At Its Theme Parks In The U.S. With cases of the coronavirus back on the rise in Florida and California, guests two years of age and older at Disney World and Disneyland will again be required to don masks starting on Friday. Scott Neuman
Why wouldn't someone get vaccinated? Washington's Department of Health now says vaccination rates can’t keep up with the virus. Nearly one third of Washingtonians haven't gotten their shot, even though they're eligible. So what's stopping them? Clare McGrane
