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Danny Karnik / AP 8:26am Apr 18, 2021National NationalFor Some Americans, Getting A Vaccine Is As Easy As Showing Up To Work
Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order remove barriers to getting the shots. -
5:17pm Apr 13, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyNC Has 85,000 Other Vaccines For Those With J&J Appointments
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Susan Haejin Lee for NPR 12:23pm Apr 11, 2021Health & Safety Health & Safety EducationMore Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall
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. -
9:40am Apr 09, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyNorth Carolina Sites Halt J&J Shots After Adverse Reactions
North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in Raleigh and at clinics in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill aft
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European Court of Human Rights/Screenshot by NPR 12:51pm Apr 08, 2021World News World NewsEuropean Court Backs Mandatory Vaccinations For Children
Requiring vaccines can be seen as "necessary in a democratic society," the Strasbourg-based court said in its ruling on a law governing preschool kids. -
Brian Inganga / AP 12:40pm Apr 06, 2021National National Health & SafetyAfrican Immigrant Health Groups Battle Trans-Atlantic Tide Of Vaccine Disinformation
Efforts to address hesitancy among Black people in America often overlook African immigrants, who get information from friends and family back home through social media platforms such as WhatsApp. -
Jessie Wardarski / AP 6:53pm Apr 05, 2021National National Science Health & Safety Religion'Love Your Neighbor' And Get The Shot: White Evangelical Leaders Push COVID Vaccines
White evangelical Christians are one of the most vaccine-hesitant groups in the United States. They're also among the largest religious groups, and their reluctance poses a public health challenge. -
Jamie Grill / Getty Images 6:07pm Apr 02, 2021Science Science Health & SafetyStudy: COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe During Pregnancy And May Protect Baby, Too
Not only does the new research show the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are effective at protecting pregnant people, it also found that antibodies were present in umbilical cord blood and breast milk. -
Sara Hossaini / KQED 7:00am Mar 27, 2021National National Science Health & SafetyIndigenous-Language Radio Show In Oakland Promotes Vaccine Effort
Amid the pandemic, a new audio program is trying to reach residents who speak the Guatemalan language Mam. The show's founder Henry Sales hopes to help combat the COVID-19 crisis in his community. -
Yamil Lage / AFP via Getty Images 4:47pm Mar 25, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyCuba's Revolutionary Dream: Making Its Own COVID Vaccine
Cuba is going it alone. No contracts with big drug makers, no support from WHO's vaccine program. If successful, Cuba will be the first producer of a vaccine in Latin America. -
Chris Jackson / Getty Images 3:08pm Mar 14, 2021World News World News Health & SafetyIreland Joins List Of Countries Pausing Use Of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine
Ireland has temporarily suspended use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca following reports that several people developed blood clots after receiving the shot.
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