WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How's That Going? A year ago, the World Health Organization declared war on misinformation by partnering with Big Tech, from Facebook to Twitter to ... Uber. They're sending out public health messages. Who's tuning in? Malaka Gharib
WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly. Emily Feng
Reopening risks There's a lot more physical gathering going on these days, at places like schools, gyms and restaurants. That doesn't bode well for Covid numbers - but there are ways to limit the risks. Clare McGrane
Thousands Of Pharmacies Prepare To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines The Biden administration this week will send a million vaccine doses to 6,500 of the nation's more than 40,000 pharmacies. We examine the logistics, and how consumers will sign up for appointments. Yuki Noguchi
What Will Be The Fate Of The AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine? The World Health Organization is meeting to determine if it needs to change its guidance around the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to questions of its efficacy against variants of the coronavirus. Jason Beaubien
What The Biden Administration Is Doing To Speed Up The Vaccine Rollout NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andy Slavitt, senior adviser on the White House COVID-19 Response Team, about what the administration is doing to speed up the vaccine rollout.
Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines. Shannon Bond
Republican Congressman Ron Wright Of Texas Dies After COVID-19 Hospitalization Texas Republican Rep. Ron Wright has died after he tested positive for the coronavirus infection more than two weeks ago. Wright has remained in isolation and was also being treated for cancer. Claudia Grisales
House Democrats Renew Investigation Into Trump-Era COVID-19 Response House Democrats cite fresh evidence of potential political interference by the Trump administration in the government-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic. Kelsey Snell
My Mother Got Vaccinated. Is It Now Safe To Go Visit? I haven't seen my mother in over a year. I was going to visit in April to celebrate her 90th birthday, but the pandemic put that on hold. Now that she's been vaccinated is time for the birthday hug? Jane Greenhalgh
