More Than Half Of U.S. Adults Have Gotten At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose The CDC reported a hopeful statistic in the country's fight against the coronavirus on Sunday. On Monday, every adult in the country will be eligible to register to be vaccinated. Matthew S. Schwartz
Researcher Studies How Messaging On COVID-19 Disparities Affects Policy Preferences NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Evan Lieberman about the study he co-authored looking at how sharing information about the pandemic's racial disparities affect peoples' policy opinions.
Opinion: How COVID Reveals The Hypocrisy Of The Global Health 'Experience' Health workers from the West couldn't help out in other countries due to lockdowns and restrictions. So they turned to help at home. But what is their role in lower resource countries moving forward? Abraar Karan
Global COVID-19 Deaths Top 3 Million The largest number of deaths have come in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom. The pandemic death toll reached 1 million in September 2020 and 2 million in January. Jeannette Muhammad
What The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Means For The U.S.'s Distribution Plan A pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will last at least another week, even as eligibility for coronavirus vaccines expand. What impact will the pause have on inoculations? Pien Huang
Pandemic is 'substantial, but holding steady' in King County ‘One of our big limiting factors in the state is supply. It's still not meeting demand, and it's actually gone down.’ Kim Malcolm
Seattle removes Capitol Hill tent encampment that grew during pandemic The city of Seattle began removing dozens of tents surrounding Miller Playfield in east Capitol Hill on Friday morning. The tent encampment sat directly next to Meany Middle school and had grown significantly during the pandemic, up to over thirty tents by Friday. Casey Martin
Here's What You Should Know About Biden's New Rules For Fetal Tissue Research Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is reversing restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in medical research implemented under former President Trump. Sarah McCammon
As Michigan Virus Cases Surge, State Would Rather Add Vaccinations Than Restrictions Coronavirus cases are surging in Michigan. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan's chief medical executive, about the state's decision not to implement new restrictions. Karen Zamora
The Ramifications Of The Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Halt Are Global The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to temporarily halt the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is having ramifications globally. Jason Beaubien