Examining The Ethics Involved When Distributing A COVID-19 Vaccine When a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, who gets first dibs? Bioethicists say the focus should be on saving the lives of people most at risk. Frontline health workers go first, but the rest is trickier. Pien Huang
As U.S. Nears 200,000 Dead, Hospital Staff Reflect On Those Lost Front-line workers in Houston, Seattle and New York City tell NPR about their experiences in hospitals over the last six months. "2020 can't keep going like this," one doctor says. James Doubek
This small slip of paper stands between Pacific Islanders in Washington and unemployment benefits It’s a little slip of paper, smaller than a cell phone. And having it can determine whether you get unemployment benefits or not. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Seattle Now: Covid reality check Covid cases are declining across Washington, even prompting some schools to consider a return to in-person learning. But we're not out of the woods yet. Clare McGrane
How Bad Has The Pandemic Been For Childhood Vaccinations? The betterment of childhood vaccination rates has been a global success story. A new report on the impact of the pandemic offers reason for concern — and optimism. Marc Silver
U.S. Is Expected To Reached 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths Very Soon NPR's Noel King talks to Rocky Walker, chaplain at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of critical care at Houston's United Memorial Medical Center about the pandemic.
The Latest COVID-19 Shortage Is Canning Lids Looking for canning lids? There are none. Shelves are empty of canning supplies. It's reminiscent of the Great Canning Lid Shortage of 1975 when there were congressional hearings into the crisis. Martha Ann Overland
Trump Now Claims 'Every American' Could Have Coronavirus Vaccine By April 2021 The president has contradicted health experts, and now his own ambitious timeline, for a vaccine against COVID-19. Alana Wise
Experimental Medicines For COVID-19 Could Help Someday, But Home Runs Not Guaranteed Drugs are being tested that could reduce symptoms and save lives. But, given the way drugs are developed, it's unlikely that any single medicine will be anywhere as potent as a successful vaccine. Richard Harris
CDC Reverses Controversial Guidelines Regarding Coronavirus Testing The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its controversial suggestion that people who have been exposed to someone with the virus don't need to be tested if they have no symptoms. Rob Stein