Health & Safety

After being closed for months, England's pubs — at least those with outdoor beer gardens — will reopen Monday, along with non-essential shops and beauty salons.

Two new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies shed additional light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, with implications for vaccine distribution.

From sporting arenas to colleges and cruise ships, many businesses are planning to ask customers to prove they've had their shots. Smartphone apps may be coming soon.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to epidemiologist Brian Castrucci of the de Beaumont Foundation about why many conservatives are reluctant to get a coronavirus vaccine, and are against vaccine passports.

With more than 3 million vaccinations a day, there are now some areas of the country where supply of COVID-19 vaccines outstrips demand, while other areas are seeing a shortage of shots.

Prosecutors in the Derek Chauvin trial will wrap up this week. In parts of the U.S., supply and demand for vaccines is a little lopsided. The White House holds a meeting on the lack of semiconductors.

An iconic tweet from the Fyre Festival is now available to buy as an NFT. The person who wrote the tweet is hoping to raise money to pay for the kidney transplant he needs.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, founding director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, about vaccine surpluses in the U.S. and what might be done with extra doses.

Canada could surpass the COVID-19 infection rate of the U.S. for the first time since the start of the pandemic, due to a rise in cases involving variants while vaccine supplies remain limited.

Amid the pandemic, more people say they're feeling burnt out often. Researchers say it's important to address burnout before it takes a serious toll on one's mental health.

More campuses are expected to add the requirement, with potential legal challenges ahead. One key point: Requiring vaccines for infectious diseases is nothing new for many residential colleges.

They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.