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News Articles: COVID-19

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives her Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus at the statehouse in Dar es Salaam on July 28. Her administration has reversed the government's anti-vaccination stance.

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  • Global Health

Tanzania's Dilemma: It's Not So Easy To Go From Vaccine Denier To Vaccine Embracer

The African country, previously credited for high childhood vaccination rates, was 1 of 4 countries to reject COVID vaccines. Now they've done a 180. It's unclear if its citizens will go along.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Syriacus Buguzi
Dr. Leana Wen is in favor of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "I don't think that people should have the choice to infect others with a potentially fatal and extremely contagious virus," she says. Wen is pictured above in the emergency department at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Aug. 14, 2012.

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  • Health

Think Of Your COVID-19 Vaccine Like A Very Good Raincoat, Says Dr. Leana Wen

It protects from drizzles and thunderstorms but not a hurricane. In other words, if you are exposed again and again to infected people, there's some risk you could get sick.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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  • Health

With All Eyes On Tokyo, The City Has Just Hit A New High In COVID-19 Cases

Tokyo officials recorded more than 2,800 new cases in the capital on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high from January.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Map of the United States with delta variant coronavirus cases highlighted

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  • Health

Southeast Georgia County Is One Of 7 In State Leading The Nation In New COVID-19 Cases

Seven counties in Georgia are among the hardest hit in the nation by new cases of COVID-19.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Danielle Howard, principal of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon, greets students on their first day back to face to face instruction in November 2020.

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  • Education

COVID Cases Among Children Rising In Many Georgia Counties

As school systems across the state prepare to return to the classroom, a number of Georgia counties are seeing an increase in COVID infections among school-aged children. 

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
People walk along a main street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn on Thursday in New York City.

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  • Health Care

Are You A COVID Long Hauler? Send Us Your Questions About Living With Chronic Illness

COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months after recovery, commonly known as 'post-COVID syndrome.' NPR's Consider This podcast would like to hear your questions about living with long COVID.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Mallory Yu
To mask or not to mask: That is the question for vaccinated people as the delta variant surges. The answer may depend on the situation, experts say. Here, these roller-coaster riders mask up at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated. I Thought I Could Give Up Masks! But Should I?

Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable?

July 26, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that city workers will be required to be vaccinated or get tested weekly for COVID-19. De Blasio is seen here in Brooklyn on Sunday at a rally in support of Haiti.

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  • National

New Vaccine Mandates Are Coming For Government Employees And Health Care Workers

In quick succession, New York City, California and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced new, more stringent policies, and possible penalties, to push vaccination among their employees.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Brendan Paul (center) poses in front of newlyweds Jess Sandoval and Alana Stroebel at the Graceland wedding chapel in downtown Las Vegas.

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  • National

Viva Las Vegas! The City's $2 Billion Wedding Industry Is Back

In June, about 340 couples a day were getting hitched in Sin City, a rate higher than even before the pandemic.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Nate Hegyi
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson wearing a mask and washing his hands

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  • Health

Savannah Mandates Masks Again As COVID Transmission Rises

Savannah is once again requiring masks in indoor public places and urging businesses to follow suit, citing rapidly increasing community transmission rates of COVID-19.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones and
  • Riley Bunch
Medical staff members check on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston last November. Doctors are now investigating whether people with lingering cognitive symptoms may be at risk for dementia.

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  • Health

Doctors Worry That Memory Problems After COVID-19 May Set The Stage For Alzheimer's

Some patients who have had COVID-19 develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to figure out whether these people are more likely to develop the disease itself.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Thousands of protesters gather near the Eiffel Tower to protest the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues.

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  • World

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel

The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus.

July 26, 2021
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Health

Teens Asked, We Answered: The Truth About COVID-19 Vaccines

Nope, they won't put a microchip in you. And the side effects usually aren't that bad. And if you want to get your HPV shot at the same time, that totally works. Read on for these and more answers.

July 24, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Charles Muro, 13, is inoculated at a mass vaccination center in Hartford, Conn., on May 13.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Pandemic Memories Will Stay With Our Children

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the continuing pandemic and how today's children might remember this time decades from now.

July 24, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Life Expectancy

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  • Health

U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WWII

The CDC says COVID-19 was the largest factor, along with drug overdoses, homicides, diabetes and chronic liver disease. The decline was even greater for Hispanic men.

July 23, 2021
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  • Jane Greenhalgh
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