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More People Need Shots In Arms To Reduce COVID Cases, NIH Director Says

8:04am August 02, 2021

NPR's A Martinez speaks with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins about the surge of the highly transmissible delta variant, and concerns over breakthrough infections.

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The Delta Variant Forces The Trajectory Of The Pandemic Up Sharply

8:03am August 02, 2021

The latest coronavirus surge is ratcheting up fears about the toll, and intensifying pressure to get more people vaccinated, wearing masks and perhaps start offering booster shots.

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Many States Are Trying To Prevent Vaccine Mandate Laws

7:57am August 02, 2021

The push for vaccine mandates is growing. NPR's A Martinez talks to Hemi Tewarson of the National Academy for State Health Policy about states that are banning vaccine mandates.

News Brief: Pandemic's Trajectory, Eviction Moratorium Ends, Students And Masks

7:35am August 02, 2021

New COVID-19 cases are rising sharply in every state. A federal freeze on evictions expired over the weekend. Students start heading back to school this week, but will it be in person or remote?

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In Missouri, There is Pushback To Mask Mandates In St. Louis And Kansas City

7:24am August 02, 2021

by Frank Morris

A new universal mask mandate goes into effect Monday in Kansas City, where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising. The last mask mandate there sparked a mayoral recall effort.

Choices-Memphis Center for Reproductive Health is one of two abortion clinics in the Memphis metro area, with a population of 1.3 million.

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Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South

5:00am August 02, 2021

by Sarah Varney

Restrictive abortion laws across the South mean more women are traveling across state lines to find safe services.

A Doctor Battles The Diverse Concerns Of Unvaccinated Americans

5:10pm August 01, 2021

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Dr. Rhea Boyd about some of the misconceptions around unvaccinated Americans and her effort to reach them in underserved communities.

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Vaccination Status Questions Do Not Violate HIPAA, Consumer Health Expert Explains

5:10pm August 01, 2021

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Deven McGraw, cofounder of consumer health data firm Ciitizen, to clear up misconceptions about HIPAA rules and protections.

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People wait in line at a Miami-Dade County COVID-19 testing site, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Hialeah, Fla. Florida accounted for a fifth of the nation's new infections last week, more than any other state, according to the CDC.

Florida Reports A New Record With More Than 21,000 COVID-19 Cases On Saturday

11:20am August 01, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Florida is quickly becoming the country's epicenter for COVID-19 as the state saw a 50% increase over the last week in new cases.

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What We Can Glean From Rare COVID-19 Reinfections

8:12am August 01, 2021

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease doctor from Johns Hopkins University, about COVID-19 reinfections.