The World Health Organization Calls For A Pause On COVID Vaccine Boosters COVID-19 vaccination rates remain perilously low around the world. The WHO has called for a moratorium on booster shots until every country can immunize at least 10% of its population. A Martinez
Serious Cases Remain Rare, But Coronavirus Infections In Children Are On The Rise Almost 72,000 children tested positive in just the last week of July. However, child hospitalizations and deaths related to the virus remain low. Dustin Jones
Biden's COVID-19 Vaccine Policy For Federal Workers Raises Questions NPR's A Martinez speaks with Federal Treasury Employees Union President Anthony Reardon about the challenges of implementing the Biden administration's new vaccine requirements for federal workers.
LA Lawmakers Consider Requiring People To Be Vaccinated In Indoor Public Spaces City council members introduced a sort of "no shots, no service" mandate, following in the footsteps of New York City. In Los Angeles, would-be customers would have to show proof of at least one dose. Vanessa Romo
Arkansas Governor Wants To Reverse A Law That Forbids Schools To Require Masks Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the bill in April banning state and local mask mandates, but now he says cases are up and children under 12 are vulnerable because they can't get vaccinated. Josie Fischels
Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September. Jason Beaubien
WHO Calls For Pause On Booster Shots Until More Nations Get Their First Vaccines The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccination booster shots until more people in low-income nations gets access to their first doses of the vaccine. Jason Beaubien
The Delta Variant Forces U.S. Automakers To Revisit Mask Mandates Detroit automakers lifted their mask mandates for fully vaccinated workers just a few weeks ago. But starting Wednesday, masks are required again at all Ford, GM and Stellantis facilities. Camila Domonoske
One Medical Employees Say Concierge Care Provider Is Putting Profits Over Patients Employees at the health care company One Medical have accused the provider of mismanagement, less focus on patients and poor working conditions. Company leadership has denied the claims. Tim Mak
Badly Needed Doctors In Myanmar Are Being Hunted By Military For Opposing Coup Myanmar is reeling under a new wave of COVID-19 infections. The health care system has all but collapsed as badly needed doctors are hunted by the military for their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup. Michael Sullivan