In The Battle Against COVID-19, A Risk Of 'Vaccine Nationalism' The race to defeat the coronavirus is generating competition among nations and multinational companies. The main competition appears to be between the United States and China. Greg Myre
What Doctors And Scientists Do And Don't Know About COVID-19 Emergency physician Megan Ranney takes listener questions on what medical and scientific community knows about COVID-19, so far.
What Happened Today: Trump Threatens To Move RNC, Global Impact Questions NPR's global health and development reporter answers listener questions on how the coronavirus is affecting the world at large. Pien Huang
How To Cope With Anxiety During The Pandemic Clinical psychologist Dr. Amelia Aldao answers listener questions about anxiety, and listeners share their stories of founding silver lining in a new reality.
On Eve Of Historic Remote Votes In The House, Republicans Sue To Block The Move More than 20 Republicans will sue in federal court to stop proxy voting in the House during the pandemic. Democrats approved the measure along a party line vote earlier this month. Claudia Grisales
President Trump Says Places Of Worship Should Reopen. Do Faith Leaders Agree? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews about President's Trump's demand that states consider houses of worship essential and allow them to hold services.
When Returning To Your Job Means A Cut In Pay For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers. Scott Horsley
Are those ‘Covid toes,’ or should you be wearing slippers? The syndrome is being called “Covid toe,” but how (or even whether) Covid-19 actually causes it is a mystery, one that researchers in the Seattle area are trying to solve. David Hyde
Face masks are a communication barrier for deaf people: 'I almost just want to stay home' People who are deaf or hard of hearing are having a difficult time during this pandemic. That’s because they can’t see the lips or facial expressions of people wearing face masks. Eilís O'Neill
Seattle Now: What IS contact tracing? You’ve probably been hearing the words “contact tracing” a lot lately -- it's supposed to be the key to keeping Covid-19 under control. But what is it exactly? Clare McGrane