Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Losing A Wife, Mother: Going Through Grief Separate From The Pandemic

5:53am December 30, 2020

Debbie Williams died in April of non-COVID-19 related causes. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Scott Williams, Debbie's husband, and Andy Williams, their son, about losing a loved one during a pandemic.

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News Brief: COVID-19 Variant, Abortion Vote, Pandemic Relief

5:41am December 30, 2020

A highly contagious COVID-19 strain makes its way to the U.S. Argentina's upper house of Congress votes to legalize abortion. And, with two days left in 2020, Senate rushes to finish end-of-year list.

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis helps put the state's first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in a freezer last week at a state health department laboratory.

First U.S. Case Of U.K. Coronavirus Variant Found In Colorado

7:35pm December 29, 2020

by Elena Moore

A strain of the coronavirus that reportedly spreads faster than the original version has been found in Colorado. The variant had previously been reported in the United Kingdom.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Again Criticizes Trump's COVID Response, Vows To Speed Vaccine Production

5:25pm December 29, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

In a speech Tuesday, the president-elect laid out his plan to combat coronavirus and criticized President Trump's response to the pandemic. He also encouraged Trump to get vaccinated.

Experts Say It's A Herculean Effort For Rural Hospitals To Roll Out Mass Vaccination

3:52pm December 29, 2020

by Will Stone

Small hospitals play a big role in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people in rural America. They face significant challenges — especially with the Pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at low temperature.

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What It's Like To Work A Night In The Emergency Room Of An Overwhelmed Hospital

3:52pm December 29, 2020

by Lynn Arditi

Hospitals have been hit hard in Rhode Island, which has one of the highest coronavirus rates per capita in the United States. A doctor on the front line describes a night in the emergency department.

Health & Safety

Organ Donation Nonprofits Face New Scrutiny Under Trump Administration Rules

12:02pm December 29, 2020

by Blake Farmer

Health officials are changing how they assess the regional nonprofits that find organs to transplant. The goal is to understand, and eventually fix, the geographic disparities in organ availability.

A barefoot porter totes a load for an expedition visiting one of the remaining glaciers near the equator, 16,000 feet high on the highest peak in Papua, Indonesia.

Our Top Global Stories Of 2020 Not About The Pandemic

10:39am December 29, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Beyoncé's Africa video, Inuit advice on raising kids without yelling and ... locusts! Here's the surprising mix of stories Goats and Soda readers loved in 2020 that have nothing to do with COVID-19.

Outreach Teams Help Miami's Communities Of Color Find COVID-19 Testing

8:10am December 29, 2020

by Verónica Zaragovia

Someone who has COVID-19 without symptoms can still infect other people. Getting more people tested can help stop the spread. The first step is understanding the obstacles and finding solutions.

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COVID-19 Vaccines Are Arriving At Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities

7:22am December 29, 2020

by Will Stone

Vaccinations against COVID-19 first went to health care workers, and now more doses of the vaccine are reaching those who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

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