Rep. Khanna Calls For U.S. To Provide More COVID-19 Assistance To India NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about India's COVID-19 crisis. Khanna is vice chair of the India caucus, and urges the administration to take action.
As Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise In The U.S., Experts Say Expanding Medicaid Is Key The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where the rate of pregnancy-related deaths is rising. Black mothers face the highest risk, and the CDC estimates over half of these deaths are preventable. Christine Herman
USDA Moves To Feed Millions Of Children Over The Summer The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school. Cory Turner
Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Rachel Treisman
Vaccinated U.S. Travelers Will Be Allowed To Visit Europe Again Starting This Summer The European Commission president says she expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe. Frank Langfitt
Why India's COVID-19 Surge Could Collapse Its Health System NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Heath, about India's latest surge, and how to mitigate it. He says the U.S. must help in three critical areas.
New U.S. COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccination Pace Slows Too Johnson & Johnson vaccinations have resumed, which could facilitate new vaccination pop-up clinics. At the same time, doctors in rural areas are strategizing on how to get people to get the shot. Allison Aubrey
Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Back In Use In The U.S. Federal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots. Scott Simon
It's Complicated: why some Northwest Latinx residents and farmworkers hesitate on Covid Vaccine Vanessa Delgado’s dad didn’t want to take a whole unpaid day off of work to get a vaccine appointment. She’s working on her doctorate in Irvine, Calif.,... Anna King
Coronavirus FAQ: What Does It Mean If My Ears Ring Or Toes Hurt After A Vaccine? There are some side effects that are pretty common: sore arm, headache, fatigue, fever. But people are saying they've got other, wackier reactions. Is it the vaccine — or something else? Pranav Baskar