Health & Safety

How Paterson, N.J., Has Traced Nearly 90% Of Its Coronavirus Cases

5:44pm May 27, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Persaud, a health officer of Paterson, N.J., about how his team has been able to mount an aggressive contact tracing campaign.

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Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS.

Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84

5:44pm May 27, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

Kramer was a writer with an Oscar-nominated screenplay when his friends started dying mysteriously — galvanizing him to found the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and later ACT UP, to combat AIDS.

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In this photo illustration, a person looks at an Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a computer on May 8 in Arlington, Va.

Medical Groups Ask FDA To Ease Access To Abortion Pill During The Pandemic

5:27pm May 27, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Reproductive rights advocates want patients to be allowed to pick up mifepristone at a hospital or clinic. The drug, which was approved 20 years ago, also helps to manage miscarriages for some women.

In Large Texas Cities, Access To Coronavirus Testing May Depend On Where You Live

5:02pm May 27, 2020

An NPR investigation shows that black and Latino neighborhoods in four large Texas cities have fewer coronavirus testing sites, leaving communities blind to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.

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New Data Shows The Coronavirus Is Less Lethal Than First Thought

4:58pm May 27, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists have found evidence that the coronavirus is less deadly than it first appeared — for Americans infected with the coronavirus, the chance of dying appears to be less than 1 in 100.

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Chart showing New Zealand bending the curve.

Some Countries Have Brought New Cases Down To Nearly Zero. How Did They Do It?

4:58pm May 27, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

It's a diverse mix of places — New Zealand, Vietnam, Germany, Costa Rica. We look at the keys to their success in controlling the coronavirus.

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Dr. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples on March 20 at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Md., one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Poll Shows Only A Quarter Of African Americans Plan To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

4:57pm May 27, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

A survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 25% of black respondents plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, compared to 56% of whites.

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CDC Reports A Spike In COVID-19 Death Among Health Care Workers

4:44pm May 27, 2020

by Will Stone

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a big jump in the coronavirus cases and deaths among U.S. health care workers since mid-April.

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"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.

European Union Plans $825 Billion Coronavirus Recovery Fund

3:29pm May 27, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. All 27 EU member states must approve the plan, a mix of grants and loans, before it can go forward.

New UNCSA Chancellor Responds To Coronavirus Challenges

3:14pm May 27, 2020

by David Ford

The UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem has a new chancellor — sort of.

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