Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it. Lucian Kim
Poll: More Than Half Of Russians Don't Want To Get Vaccinated Russian President Vladimir Putin is touting the effectiveness of his country's COVID-19 vaccine, but most ordinary Russians seem reluctant to take it. Lucian Kim
'Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages': How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth. Fran Kritz
'We find our way.' How older adults are coping with pandemic isolation The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but even harder for older adults. Not only are they vulnerable to the deadly virus; current restrictions also put them at an increased risk of social isolation. Ruby de Luna
U.S. Government To Buy Additional 100 Million Doses Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine The federal government reaches an agreement with Pfizer to buy an additional 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. NPR explores what that means for the country's supply in the coming months. Sydney Lupkin
11 Original NPR Comics That Brought Joy, Hope And Help During The Pandemic In 2020, NPR created and published more than a dozen comics for the pandemic — everything from how to explain it to kids to how to help the older people in your life. Malaka Gharib
Walmart Is Latest Big-Name Company Embroiled In Opioid Crisis The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing. Brian Mann
Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook's Political Ads Ban Nearly two months after Election Day, Facebook still prohibits political ads. The ban is frustrating some elected leaders who say it makes it harder to get out information about the pandemic. Shannon Bond
Pfizer, BioNTech Reach Deal To Supply U.S. With More Vaccine Doses The drugmakers will add an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the number that they are already supplying the government. They expect to deliver all the doses by July 31. Sydney Lupkin
U.S. Reaches Deal With Pfizer For 100 Million More Vaccine Doses The new deal effectively doubles the federal government's order from the company. Pfizer says the U.S. government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the additional doses. Merrit Kennedy
