vaccine

Steph Chambers / Getty Images

12:12pm May 11, 2021

National National Health & Safety

4th Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hits Washington State

by Will Stone

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending mandates and restrictions while much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

Listen
Jon Cherry / Getty Images

7:32am May 09, 2021

National National Science

To Bridge The Digital Divide, Biden Administration Launches Vaccine Hotline

by Allison Aubrey

It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.
Sohail Ahmad

7:01am May 08, 2021

World News World News Health & Safety

103-Year-Old COVID Survivor Has Advice For The Unvaccinated

by Benazir Samad

Aziz Abdul Alim, from a remote part of northern Pakistan, urges people to get their COVID shot: 'Everyone should have the courage to take it.'
Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images

11:47am Apr 30, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Pediatricians Weigh In On What's Safe And Not Safe For Unvaccinated Children

by Audie Cornish

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with pediatricians Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University and Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health, about what's safe and not safe to do with unvaccinated children.

Listen
4:10pm Apr 21, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Cooper Plans To Lift Gathering, Distancing Limits By June 1

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov.
Danny Karnik / AP

8:26am Apr 18, 2021

National National

For Some Americans, Getting A Vaccine Is As Easy As Showing Up To Work

by H.J. Mai

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order remove barriers to getting the shots.

Listen
5:17pm Apr 13, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

NC Has 85,000 Other Vaccines For Those With J&J Appointments

by Associated Press, Bryan Anderson
Susan Haejin Lee for NPR

12:23pm Apr 11, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall

by Elissa Nadworny

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, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

North Carolina Sites Halt J&J Shots After Adverse Reactions

by Associated Press

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
European Court of Human Rights/Screenshot by NPR

12:51pm Apr 08, 2021

World News World News

European Court Backs Mandatory Vaccinations For Children

by Bill Chappell

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, 2021

National National Health & Safety

African Immigrant Health Groups Battle Trans-Atlantic Tide Of Vaccine Disinformation

by Eva Tesfaye

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.

Listen
Jessie Wardarski / AP

6:53pm Apr 05, 2021

National National Science Health & Safety Religion

'Love Your Neighbor' And Get The Shot: White Evangelical Leaders Push COVID Vaccines

by Sarah McCammon

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.

Listen