Reentry after a superspreader event Last March, the Skagit Valley Chorale experienced one of the most infamous superspreader events in the U.S. Now, the choir is working towards singing together again, but disagreements over vaccines is throwing a wrench in the plan. Clare McGrane
Facebook Calls Links To Depression Inconclusive. These Researchers Disagree The company has reached out to a number of researchers in recent months, though those same researchers are skeptical about the company's motivations. Miles Parks
40 Years Later: The Denialism That Shaped The AIDS Epidemic It's been four decades since the first U.S. AIDS cases were reported. Some people who experienced the early years of the crisis say the effects of denialism have carried into the COVID-19 pandemic. Noel King
U.S. To Send Millions Of Additional COVID Vaccine Doses Overseas NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Gayle Smith, the State Department's coordinator for global COVID-19 response, about the U.S. sending surplus vaccines abroad to nations in need.
It's Time For America's Fixation On Herd Immunity To End, Scientists Say Researchers say the herd immunity threshold isn't the right finish line to end the pandemic. Instead, the public should just focus on getting as many people vaccinated as possible. Geoff Brumfiel
When to mask up? Clarity on conflicting guidelines ‘It has led to a super-confusing patchwork. Some companies have said they're keeping their mask requirements for now. Other companies say they're no longer requiring masks for people who are fully vaccinated.’ Paige Browning
Border Communities Offer Surplus COVID Vaccines To Canadian Neighbors With just over 3% of Canadians fully inoculated against COVID-19, a growing number of America's northern border states and communities have stepped up to offer them excess doses. Emma Jacobs
Peru, Venezuela Struggle As Coronavirus Cases And Deaths Rise In South America As Latin America endures its worst moment in the pandemic, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalists Dan Collyns in Peru and Nicolle Yapur in Venezuela about the spread of COVID-19 in each country. Alejandra Marquez Janse
What Gayle Smith Means For U.S. Vaccine Diplomacy Gayle Smith is a former USAID director who has worked with some of the world's largest aid organizations. Now, President Biden has put her in charge of efforts to help share COVID-19 doses. Tamara Keith
Yogurt from PCC Markets recalled after 11 people, including children, sickened with E. coli Washington state health officials said PCC Community Market brand yogurt is the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 11 people, including six children under the age of 10. Seven hav Ashley Hiruko
