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Moderna Begins Enrolling Children As Young As 6 Months In Vaccine Trial

1:18pm March 17, 2021

Moderna is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children — ages six-months through 11 years old. NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Steve Plimpton, who is the principal investigator for the study in Phoenix.

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Proposed 1% Pay Hike Shows U.K. Government Doesn't Value Us, Nurse Says

1:18pm March 17, 2021

After battling COVID-19, nurses with the U.K.'s National Health Service want a pay raise of 12.5%. The government proposes a 1% raise. NPR's A Martinez talks to NHS nurse Matt Tacey.

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Wake Forest Baptist Health Plans $30M Outpatient Children's Center

10:43am March 17, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest Baptist Health has announced plans to build a children's outpatient center, representing an investment of at least $30 million in the Triad.

Landlord Stephanie Graves walks to the main office at one of her properties in Houston with a resident. She's going door to door offering to help residents apply for rental assistance money approved by Congress that's just starting to flow to landlords an

Landlords Struggling To Stay Afloat See Lifeline In COVID-19 Relief For Renters

7:35am March 17, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress has upward of $27 billion for rental assistance to prevent evictions. With so many renters not paying, many landlords are struggling.

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Doctors are seeing a rise in alcoholic liver disease in the last year, especially among people under 40 and especially women.

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Sharp, 'Off The Charts' Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women

8:58pm March 16, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

Some doctors are seeing a disturbing spike in lethal alcoholic liver disease, especially among young women. The recent trend has been supercharged, they say, by the pandemic's isolation and pressures.

What COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Looking Like In Maine, Missouri and Pennsylvania

4:07pm March 16, 2021

Maine, Missouri and Pennsylvania demonstrate vaccination struggles, strategies and lessons learned along the way — from mass vaccination sites to centralized registries to effective messaging.

Criticism Grows As Countries In Europe Suspend The Use Of The AstraZeneca Vaccine

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

There's growing criticism in Europe of some countries' governments deciding to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, since experts say there's no link between the shot and blood clots.

Moderna is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in young children; its vaccine is currently authorized for people ages 18 and up. Here, third-grade children attend school this month in Berlin, as classes were allowed to meet in person at 50% capacity.

Moderna Gives 1st Vaccine Shots To Young Kids As Part Of COVID-19 Study

3:42pm March 16, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S. states and Canada.

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found that nearly half of former President Donald Trump's supporters said they would not get a COVID-19 vaccine if one becomes available to them.

Calls Grow For Trump To Urge Hesitant Supporters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

1:34pm March 16, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump supporters are the least likely to say they will seek a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available to them. Of the hesitancy among Republicans, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, "I just don't get it."

Critics say Facebook does not apply its rules against misinformation as robustly to posts in Spanish, allowing harmful claims to spread.

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish

12:00pm March 16, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Advocacy groups are demanding the social network disclose how it reviews Spanish-language content and appoint a high-level executive to oversee policy and enforcement in Spanish.