In Michigan, Some Are Being Asked To Do Own Contact Tracing Local health departments that can't keep up with the rapid spread of the coronavirus are having to adapt. Some Michigan counties are asking people who test positive to do their own contact tracing. Brett Dahlberg
Santa Claus Was Safe To Travel, He Got The COVID-19 Vaccine Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's senior official for infectious diseases, told CNN that he took care of that health issue weeks ago. He says he took a trip up to the North Pole and vaccinated Santa.
Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks give fisherman income and provide food for those in need. April Fulton
How Worried Should We Be About The New U.K. Coronavirus Variant? Mathematical modeling suggests that the mutations in this variant make the virus more transmissible. What does that mean for preventive measures — and the new vaccines? Michaeleen Doucleff
'When are we getting vaccinated?' WA senior homes with Covid outbreaks get no response from pharmacies Many senior living communities were expecting to begin Covid vaccinations next week. But they say they haven't gotten any specific information from CVS and Walgreens, who are to provide the vaccine. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Misinformation Spread By Anti-Science Groups Endangers COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts In some parts of the U.S., the biggest challenge surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine isn't distribution, but convincing people to get it, as anti-science groups are spreading misinformation. Kirk Siegler
Can Employers Require Workers To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine? NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Johnny Taylor Jr., CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, about whether employers can require workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
California Is 1st State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds Coronavirus cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. Laurel Wamsley
The Worst Of COVID Should Be Over For One Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet... Catherine Osborn
Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority? Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do. Ari Shapiro