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Cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for coronavirus testing. Nearly 2 million people are getting tested a day in the U.S. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable.

Health & Safety

Is Your State Doing Enough Coronavirus Testing? Use Our Tool To Find Out

11:53am December 22, 2020

by Rob Stein

The U.S. conducts nearly 2 million coronavirus tests daily. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable. Use our tool to see how your state is doing.

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Researchers Study Whether COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe For Children

11:50am December 22, 2020

Research is underway to determine if children should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Roberta DeBiasi of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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President Trump boards Marine One for a trip from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment in early October. Trump received Regeneron's antibody cocktail during his illness.

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Low Demand For Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19

11:01am December 22, 2020

by Richard Harris

Monoclonal antibodies to prevent severe COVID-19 aren't being used as widely as expected. Medical staff shortages and patient transportation problems are two of the reasons.

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Congress passed a measure to curb surprise medical bills as part of the pandemic stimulus deal.

Congress Acts To Spare Consumers From Costly Surprise Medical Bills

10:05am December 22, 2020

by Julie Appleby

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.

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Hospital Celebrates Patients' Victories Over COVID-19 With 'Code Joy'

6:16am December 22, 2020

by Nickey Ouellet

A Montana hospital is playing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" when a COVID-19 patient is discharged — calling the practice "Code Joy." It was played for a nurse there after her serious bout with the virus.

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Coronavirus Variant In England Causes International Concern

6:13am December 22, 2020

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control says the COVID-19 variant spreading across England appears to be more contagious. Scientists examine what that means for the rest of the world.

News Brief: Relief Measure, COVID-19 Mutations, Computer Hack

5:51am December 22, 2020

Congress ends months-long stalemate and passes $900 billion coronavirus relief bill. The U.K.'s COVID-19 variant has 17 mutations. Plus, how should the U.S. respond to the massive computer hack?

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Colorado state Rep. Julie McCluskie, a Democrat, is surrounded by protective plastic barriers in the House chambers at the Colorado State Capitol during an emergency legislative session on November 30. Lawmakers there are planning to move their 2021 sessi

Despite COVID, Thousands Of Lawmakers Plan To Gather In State Capitols Next Month

5:00am December 22, 2020

Delaying session or meeting remotely aren't options that have necessarily appealed to Republican state lawmakers who, for the most part, aren't shy about gathering in large numbers in 2021.

The Vatican said Monday that it is "morally acceptable" to use COVID-19 vaccines, even if they used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process." Pope Francis, who approved the statement, is seen here in January.

Vatican OKs Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, Even If Research Involved Fetal Tissue

7:34pm December 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The Vatican said it's permitted to get COVID-19 vaccines due to the "grave danger" of the pandemic, even if scientists used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."

Masks hang from an IV pole at a hospital.

Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were Disabled People Denied Care?

7:23pm December 21, 2020

by Joseph Shapiro

The fight to save the life of one woman reveals a grim pattern: In Oregon, people with disabilities were denied health care during the pandemic, even without a shortage of ventilators or other care.

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