Coronavirus FAQ: What Are The Rules For Flying Between The U.S. And Other Countries? Interest in international air travel is rising. If you're want to fly out of or into the United States, there's a LOT you need to know. Here's a guide. David Schaper
3 Experts Have Resigned From An FDA Committee Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval In his resignation letter, Dr. Aaron Kesselheim calls it "probably the worst drug approval decision in recent U.S. history." An FDA official says the agency found the benefits outweighed the risks. Bill Chappell
Can Drug Trial Volunteers Get The Drug After Approval? Depends Where You Live When a new drug is up for FDA approval, trials may be held not only in the U.S. but other countries as well. A study looks at global availability after approval. Big Pharm disagrees with the findings. Joanne Silberner
States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring Alarm More than two dozen states have reduced how frequently they report what's happening with the pandemic in their states, raising alarm among some public health experts. Rob Stein
Rural Communities Fall Farther Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states' suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal. Austin Fast
Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates A Senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties. Chris Arnold
Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19. Andrea Hsu
The Clock's Ticking For 178 Hospital Workers Suspended For Not Getting Vaccinated Employees at Houston Methodist who are unwilling to get the shot say the vaccines are unsafe and even "experimental." The hospital system's CEO says they're spouting "anti-vaccination rhetoric." Bill Chappell
Japan Aims To Convince A Wary Public The Olympics Will Be Safe Anger at the government's insistence on pushing ahead with the games remains intense, but Japan's ramped-up vaccination campaign may be helping to ease some safety fears. Anthony Kuhn
India's COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks India is trying to track — and help — the hundreds of children orphaned by the pandemic. Are the government efforts enough to protect them? Kamala Thiagarajan
