3 Women On Their Experiences Having Their First Children During A Pandemic
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with three women about having their first child during a pandemic and what they've learned.
Health & Safety
Brazil COVID-19 Cases Climb As Deaths Overwhelm Hospitals And Funeral Services
Brazil is experiencing an even more dire COVID-19 with more people now dying there every day than in the United States. Hospitals and funeral services have become overwhelmed as cases climb.
More Vaccine Supply Headed To The Triad
More than 3,000 additional doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to the Triad each week over the next two months.
Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra To Head Health And Human Services
Becerra faced significant GOP opposition ever since he was nominated, with critics arguing he didn't have sufficient health care experience to run the department.
The Racial Disparities, Systemic Racism Behind Who Has Received Vaccines
NPR's A Martinez talks to Rhea Boyd, a pediatrician in California's Bay Area, about Black Americans' lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines, and inequality issues in health care.
European Medicines Agency Finds AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe And Effective
"Its benefits continue to be far greater than its risks," said Dr. Sabine Straus of the agency's risk committee. It found no increase in the overall risk of blood clots with the vaccine.
Addressing Racial Divides In Health Care Seen As Key To Boosting Black Vaccination
In many states, there are racial disparities in who has received a COVID-19 vaccine. A public health advocate says lack of health care access is a bigger impediment than a hesitancy to get vaccinated.
Lessons From The COVID-19 Crisis: Overcrowding Hospitals Cost Lives
Researchers have quantified the price paid for fast-spreading COVID-19 infections. Patients who might have survived otherwise perished in crowded ICUs.
Hit Hard By Pandemic, Farmworkers Receive COVID-19 Vaccines
Some states are prioritizing farmworkers in their vaccine rollout. Many of these workers are from Mexico, and are getting vaccinated much sooner than they would in their home countries.
News Brief: Spa Killings, Border Crisis, Alcoholic Liver Diseases
The man accused of killing eight people in the Atlanta area is to be arraigned Thursday. The White House grapples with how to handle the migrant influx. Alcoholic liver diseases increase sharply.