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News Articles: covid-19 vaccine

The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, pays tribute to a gift from the Choctaw nation to help during the 19th century potato famine. Ireland paid it back with donations to the Navajo and Hopi nations to help them during the pandemic.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What Native Americans Can Teach Rich Nations About Generosity In A Pandemic

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.

May 10, 2021
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By:
  • Sriram Shamasunder and
  • Priti Krishtel
Wearing a mask and a face shield to curb the spread of the coronavirus, 10-year-old Jade Chan Puc writes in her workbook during the first day of class in Hecelchakán, Campeche state, Mexico, on April 19. On average, schools in Latin America and the Caribbean were closed longer than any in any other region, according to UNICEF.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: How Latin America's Kids Suffer From World's Longest COVID School Closings

Education was already a problem area in much of Latin America. But the coronavirus made a bad situation worse, writes journalist Alejandro Tarre.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Alejandro Tarre
Even after full vaccination against COVID-19, people who have had organ transplants are urged by their doctors to keep wearing masks and taking extra precautions. Research shows the strong drugs they must take to prevent organ rejection can significantly blunt their body's response to the vaccine.

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  • Health

Vaccination Against COVID 'Does Not Mean Immunity' For People With Organ Transplants

For most people, COVID-19 vaccines promise a return to something akin to normal life. But for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have a transplanted organ, it's a different story.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines.

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  • Global Health

They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Mixing different kinds of COVID-19 vaccines might help boost immune responses, but the idea has been slow to catch on.

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  • Health

Giving 2 Doses Of Different COVID-19 Vaccines Could Boost Immune Response

Using two different COVID-19 vaccines is a bit like giving the immune system two pictures of the virus, maybe one face-on and one in profile.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people in Leland, Miss., last week. In some places, rural hospital workers have been slow to get the vaccine themselves.

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  • Politics

Why Lagging COVID Vaccine Rate At Rural Hospitals 'Needs To Be Fixed Now'

When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. But in some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.

May 04, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Signs direct people arriving to get COVID-19 vaccines last week at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, Utah.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Is It A Big Deal If I Skip Or Delay 2nd Dose Of My COVID Vaccine?

Some folks are taking their first vaccine dose in a two-dose regimen, then deciding to skip the second one altogether. Or maybe to delay it longer than suggested. Is this a bad idea?

April 30, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks carry empty coffins during a national strike to protest a government proposal that would raise taxes, in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

Protesters March In Colombia Against Plan To Raise Taxes In Pandemic-Wracked Economy

Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

April 30, 2021
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By:
  • John Otis
To understand vaccine-induced immunity more fully, researchers are comparing antibody levels in people who received the Moderna vaccine but still got COVID-19 with levels in people who got the vaccine but didn't fall ill.

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  • Health

New Blood Tests Should Show How Long A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Protect You

Researchers are trying to come up with tests that can be performed using a blood sample that will determine not only whether a COVID-19 vaccine will work but also for how long.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
A young man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Charleston earlier this month while overlooking the West Virginia Capitol building.

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  • National

West Virginia Will Pay Young People $100 To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

The Republican-led state will offer savings bonds to residents between the ages of 16 and 35 in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy among its younger population.

April 27, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Workers greet arrivals at a drive-in vaccination site at University of New Mexico's Gallup campus in Gallup, N.M., on March 23. The Navajo Nation has vaccinated more than half of its adult population, outpacing the U.S. national rate.

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  • National

Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults

One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Some readers wrote to NPR with concerns about a whole slate of unusual conditions they've been noticing in the aftermath of their own vaccines.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What Does It Mean If My Ears Ring Or Toes Hurt After A Vaccine?

There are some side effects that are pretty common: sore arm, headache, fatigue, fever. But people are saying they've got other unusual reactions. Is it the vaccine — or something else?

April 24, 2021
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar

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  • Health

My Parents Struggled In Pandemic Lockdown. Here's How They Learned To Live Again

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

April 24, 2021
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By:
  • Shahdabul Faraz
A new study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found no obvious safety concerns in some 35,000 pregnant people who were vaccinated, including in the third trimester.

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  • Health

CDC Director Recommends Pregnant People Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found no obvious safety concerns in a study of 35,000 pregnant people who received the vaccines, though they say more research is needed.

April 23, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine in Ridgeway, Va., in March.

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  • Politics

Biden Administration Looks For Help With Next Phase Of Pitching COVID Vaccines

In the next phase of the race to vaccinate Americans, the Biden administration knows the government is not the best messenger. So it's asking communities for help.

April 23, 2021
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  • Tamara Keith
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