Health & Safety
Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online
There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a connection have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.
AstraZeneca's Latest Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca has updated the data about its COVID-19 vaccine after criticism that its previous statement was based on incomplete information. The update still finds that the shot is safe and effective.
Jerome Powell: Economy Is Better Thanks To 'Dunkirk'-Like Rescue By Fed, Congress
The Federal Reserve chairman tells NPR that the U.S. economy is on a clear path to recovery thanks to the Fed's rescue plan and the stimulus passed by Congress.
OPINION: 5 Ways To Make The Vaccine Rollout More Equitable
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine into most Americans' arms will involve much more than a good supply and logistics. Values such as equity, deep listening, and informed choice are crucial, too.
News Brief: Biden News Conference, AstraZeneca Vaccine, Gun Debate
President Biden holds his first solo news conference Thursday. AstraZeneca releases new data on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine. Post shooting, Colorado Democrats consider assault weapons ban.
EU, U.K. Tensions Increase Over Cuts To COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies
Europe faces a surge of coronavirus infections and a slow vaccination roll out. The European Union is giving itself emergency powers to curb exports of COVID-19 vaccines produced within the bloc.
Latest AstraZeneca Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID Vaccine
Updated study results say the vaccine is 76% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease. Independent monitors had been concerned about a previous report.
Articles Linking COVID-19 Vaccines To Death Seem To Be Driving Misinformation Online
Ahead of congressional testimony from the heads of Facebook, Twitter and Google, a new NPR analysis finds that articles linking COVID-19 vaccines to death are driving misinformation online.
Gun Violence Deaths: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World
The mass shootings in the Atlanta area and Boulder, Colo., cast a spotlight on this type of violence in the U.S., where the death rate is nearly 100 times higher than in the United Kingdom.