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.
There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a connection have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.
Hundreds of cases of COVID-19 variants first seen in the United Kingdom have been found in Georgia. Additionally, the state has confirmed variants from South Africa and Brazil.
Just because you are eligible to get vaccinated doesn’t mean it’s easy. In rural areas and in cities, there are still obvious, and not so obvious, barriers to vaccine access. So what about taking vaccines on the road?
Brazil reported a terrible milestone: over 3,000 deaths in a day. The country is in crisis, with hospitals at capacity, politicians attacked for lockdowns and a controversial president.
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom is a new feature of our lives — and, now, of our rituals surrounding death. GPB’s Virginia Prescott lost her mother to the disease in 2020 and shared the awkward, but surprisingly gratifying experience of memorializing a life on Zoom for NPR’s Here & Now.
Tokyo organizers on Saturday announced that foreign spectators will be barred from attending this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games due to concerns over COVID-19.
Researchers worry another coronavirus will spill over from a bat or some other creature. They're hunting for sources — and finding evidence that a new pandemic could be around the corner.
A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three. Also: A refresher in painkiller/vaccine interaction.
In many states, there are racial disparities in who has received a COVID-19 vaccine. A public health advocate says lack of health care access is a bigger impediment than a hesitancy to get vaccinated.
The Federal Reserve has raised its forecast for economic growth, thanks to an improving public health outlook and trillions of dollars in federal spending.
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says federal relief money would be best spent on reversing state budget cuts, expanding Medicaid and sending money to low-income Georgians.
