Devastating 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Has Changed India's Media Landscape Audie Cornish talks with Manisha Pande of the Indian news outlet "Newslaundry" about how India's devastating second COVID-19 wave has changed local media's coverage of the crisis and the government. Amy Isackson
ESPN Columnist Discusses An Athlete's Obligation To The Press That Covers Them NPR's Audie Cornish talks with ESPN contributor Howard Bryant about his take on Naomi Osaka refusing to talk to the press then bowing out of the French Open.
AstraZeneca's Rocky Rollout: The Woes Of The 'Vaccine For The World' Oxford-AstraZeneca promised its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective, cheap and available worldwide. Five months after its launch, the path forward has been anything but smooth. Jason Beaubien
Public Health Officials Express Concern As The Coronavirus Keeps Mutating NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ali Mokdad of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics about what the spread of COVID-19 variants in different parts of the world means for the U.S.
Peruvian Officials More Than Double COVID Death Toll, Saying They Undercounted "Glaring gaps" in access to COVID-19 vaccines are partially to blame for increasing infection rates in Peru, Argentina, Brazil and many other Latin American and Caribbean countries . Jaclyn Diaz
The 'Time Has Come' For A Global Pandemic Treaty, WHO's Tedros Says Pathogens can blossom from an outbreak into a pandemic because they "exploit our interconnectedness and expose our inequities and divisions," the World Health Organization's leader says. Bill Chappell
Biden's Budget Proposal Reverses A Decades-Long Ban On Abortion Funding Biden's budget follows through on a campaign promise to overturn the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding ban on federal funding for most abortions. It's not clear the change will be approved by Congress. Sarah McCammon
As U.S. COVID-19 Cases Ease, Questions Remain About Lingering Effects A blood circulation disorder called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, known as POTS, is affecting some people who continue to experience the lingering effects of COVID-19. Allison Aubrey
Can I Just Tell You: With So Much To Mourn, We Must Allow Time To Grieve A reflection on the pandemic, the Tulsa Race Massacre and grief. Michel Martin
How We Can Acknowledge And Recognize Pandemic Grief NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ari Eisen, co-founder of the COVID Grief Network and Kristin Urquiza, co-founder of Marked by COVID, about their policies for recognizing grief after the pandemic.