Health & Safety

COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 450,000 But Infections Slow — Where Does The U.S. Stand?

4:18pm February 05, 2021

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 450,000, but the infection rate has slowed slightly as roughly 28 million people have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

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Music Venue Owners And Artists Reflect On How The Pandemic Changed Their Industry

4:18pm February 05, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish checks in with music venue owners & artists to gauge how they're managing during the pandemic and what funding from the Save Our Stages Act would do for the live music industry.

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How Fans Are Watching The Super Bowl Despite COVID-19 Restrictions

4:18pm February 05, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

In other years, tens of thousands of fans would attend the Super Bowl and millions more would watch from bars or at parties. This is not other years — so how are fans watching during the pandemic?

Health & Safety

World Health Organization Expert On The Global Landscape Of COVID-19 Vaccinations

4:18pm February 05, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Katherine O'Brien, of the World Health Organization, about the global landscape of COVID-19 vaccinations and why the WHO sent 90 million doses to Africa.

COVID-19 Restrictions Force Many To Cancel Lunar New Year Travel Plans

4:18pm February 05, 2021

by Emily Feng

Coronavirus restrictions mean many in China are canceling their Lunar New Year travel plans this February. For rural migrant workers, they could be losing their only chance to see family all year.

People wait in a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., last month. The NFL is making all 30 of its stadiums available to serve as mass vaccination sites.

NFL Offers All 30 Stadiums For Use As Coronavirus Vaccine Sites

3:27pm February 05, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden.

People wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium on Friday in the Bronx borough of New York City.

New York Scrambles To Improve Vaccination Acceptance In Black And Latino Communities

3:02pm February 05, 2021

by Brian Mann

The state opened a mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday and is working with Black pastors to overcome worries about vaccine safety.

The U.S. wants at-home coronavirus testing to be widely available, to help Americans return to normal life. Here, people wait in a long line at a coronavirus testing and vaccination site at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles.

White House Is Lining Up 6 More Contracts To Boost At-Home Coronavirus Tests

12:59pm February 05, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The investment will "rapidly surge domestic testing capability," said Tim Manning, supply coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team.

Construction workers are on the job in Simi Valley, Calif., earlier this week. Nationally, hiring resumed in January although the labor market still has a big hole to climb out of.

U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Those Lost

12:13pm February 05, 2021

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.

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Across The South COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

11:56am February 05, 2021

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

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