United Becomes The 1st Major U.S. Airline To Require Employees Be Vaccinated Citing "incredibly compelling" evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, United CEO Scott Kirby announced the policy change on Friday. It will affect the carrier's 67,000 U.S. employees. Scott Neuman
California Will Require Vaccines For Workers In Health Care Facilities Workers in health care facilities will be required to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions only for religious or valid medical reasons. Dustin Jones
Here's What You Need To Know About The New Eviction Ban The CDC's new, more limited eviction moratorium may help it survive legal challenges. President Biden is pushing states to quickly distribute federal aid to the millions of renters who need it. Laurel Wamsley
Florida School Districts That Require Masks, May Have Their Funding Cut School districts in the state are rebelling against an order by the governor banning them from requiring masks. If they violate the order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to pull their funding. Greg Allen
An ICU Nurse Posted An Appeal For People In Louisiana To Get Vaccinated As the Delta variant spreads across swaths of the U.S., hospitals find themselves overwhelmed. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Felicia Croft, who works as an ICU nurse in Shreveport.
Some Florida School Districts Will Require Masks. The Governor May Cut Their Funding Several districts are keeping their mask mandates in place despite an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that leaves it up to parents to decide whether their children wear face coverings in school. Joe Hernandez
Remembering A Pioneer In The Preservation Of Life-Saving Blood Plasma In this week's StoryCorps, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis remembers her father, Charles R. Drew, a doctor who developed blood banks during World War I.
To Remember The Moment, Try Taking Fewer Photos Research shows that snapping too many pictures may harm your ability to retain memories. But selfie addicts, don't despair! There are techniques to make photography enhance memory, not undermine it. Daryl Austin
The FDA Needs To Speed Up Full Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccines, Physician Says The FDA could outline steps for full approval in a bid to be more transparent and to reassure those hesitant to get the vaccine, says Dr. Leana Wen of George Washington University. Scott Neuman
The FDA Faces Mounting Pressure To Grant Full Approval For COVID-19 Vaccines NPR's A Martinez talks to Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the aim for the FDA to certify the vaccines for more than emergency use.
