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One Family's Elaborate Plan To Get Their Loved Ones Vaccinated

10:23am February 07, 2021

Getting elderly relatives vaccinated can be a chore, involving websites, apps, multiple text messages, and 9 hours waiting in a car. We have the story of how one family got it done.

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An Update On Florida's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Progress

7:48am February 07, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson about Florida's vaccine rollout and how he's advising seniors to sign up.

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COVID-19's Potential Effects On Asymptomatic Patients

7:48am February 07, 2021

Scientists are looking at how COVID-19 affects asymptomatic people in the long-term. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Dr. Eric Topol of the Scripps Research about what early studies are finding.

The Pandemic Has Changed The Way We Eat

7:48am February 07, 2021

Sapna Batheja, assistant professor in the Department of Food and Nutrition Studies at George Mason University, discusses the pandemic's impact on our eating habits.

Children Will Eventually Return To Schools, But Schools Won't Be The Same

7:48am February 07, 2021

Teresa Thayer Snyder, former superintendent of schools in Voorheesville, NY says kids can't just go back to "normal" learning after the pandemic, and previous standards and benchmarks should change.

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The Supreme Court said California can no longer continue with a ban on indoor church services put in place amid the pandemic.

Supreme Court Rules Against Calif., Doubles Down On Religious Rights Amid Pandemic

5:38pm February 06, 2021

by Jason Breslow

The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%.

Latinos Bear Brunt Of Coronavirus In L.A.

5:27pm February 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Efrain Talamantes, a primary care physician in Los Angeles, about how the pandemic is impacting the Latino community in the city at an exponentially higher rate.

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Life Kit: How To Fight Procrastination

5:08pm February 06, 2021

by Keisha "TK" Dutes

NPR's Life Kit looks at why people procrastinate and how one can stop.

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LA Times' Columnist On Convincing Latino Father To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

5:08pm February 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gustavo Arellano, a Los Angeles Times columnist who wrote about convincing his father to get vaccinated.

Why The Pandemic Is 10 Times Worse Than You Think

1:17pm February 06, 2021

Not everyone gets tested. A new model estimates how many infections are missed because of this and how many people are actively shedding the virus. The results lend urgency to the vaccine race.