Logistical Challenges in Shipping COVID-19 Vaccine
Airlines will play a critical role in transporting COVID-19 vaccines. But there are huge logistical challenges in shipping vaccines quickly and efficiently at low temperatures.
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Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations
Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.
Pregnant People Haven't Been Part Of Vaccine Trials. Should They Get The Vaccine?
The CDC estimates 330,000 health care personnel could be pregnant or recently postpartum at the time of vaccine implementation.
Why Do So Many Places In Texas Have 'Negro' In Their Name, Despite A Law Against It?
Texas lawmakers voted to remove the word "Negro" from geographic features in 1991. But a federal board blocked the proposed name changes, and since then, almost none of them have been changed.
White House Correspondents On What It's Like To Cover The Trump Presidency
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with three White House correspondents — NPR's Tamara Keith, Yamiche Alcindor of PBS and Jeff Mason of Reuters — about their journeys covering the Trump presidency.
Texas Is Asking Supreme Court To Throw Out Election Results From 4 Key Swing States
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul about a lawsuit brought by 17 Republican attorneys general asking the Supreme Court to to throw out the election results in four battleground states.
Sen. Mike Lee Blocks Legislation For Latino, Women's Museums
In a move that infuriated supporters of museums to be dedicated to Latinos and women on the National Mall, the Republican senator blocked legislation Thursday that would lead to the creation of both.
Bend It Like Fuller: How A College Soccer Star Broke Ground For Women In Football
When Sarah Fuller was tapped last-minute as a kicker for the Vanderbilt Commodores, she became the first female football player in the history of the NCAA's Power 5 conferences.
Former U.S. Marine Found Guilty Of Trying To Smuggle Firearms Into Haiti
Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau, 34, was found guilty of five counts related to gun smuggling charges. Court filings say he wanted to "train the Haitian police, and run for president of Haiti."
Critics Say New Trump Rule Gives Contractors More Freedom On Religious Discrimination
The Trump administration has issued a new rule this week that allows federal contractors that claim a religious mission to exclude any job applicant who does not share their beliefs.