With All Eyes On Tokyo, The City Has Just Hit A New High In COVID-19 Cases Tokyo officials recorded more than 2,800 new cases in the capital on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high from January. Scott Neuman
Many Say Mandating Vaccines For Health Care Workers Is Critical To Pandemic's End Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Ada Stewart, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, about why her group is backing vaccine mandates for health care workers.
As The Delta Variant Rages, Calls Grow For Vaccine Mandates An increasing number of cities, states, counties and hospitals are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory. But not all health care workers are on board. Nicole Nixon
Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated. I Thought I Could Give Up Masks! But ... Should I? Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the Delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment Male victims of sexual trauma face a lot of obstacles to getting help. They have trouble finding people to believe their stories, even when they find the strength to seek assistance. Rachel Rock
New York City Mandates Municipal Workers Be Vaccinated By Mid-September New York City announced that government workers, including teachers and police, must be vaccinated by mid-September. Those who refuse will have to wear masks indoors and submit to weekly testing. Jasmine Garsd
Infectious Disease Specialist Discusses Whether The U.S. Is Over-Testing For COVID-19 NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Monica Gandhi, who studies infectious diseases at the University of California San Francisco, about whether the U.S. may be over-testing for COVID-19. Ari Shapiro
New Vaccine Mandates Are Coming For Government Employees And Health Care Workers In quick succession, New York City, California and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced new, more stringent policies, and possible penalties, to push vaccination among their employees. Laurel Wamsley
How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back. Sneha Dey
France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus. The Associated Press