A New, Infectious Coronavirus Is Detected In Malaysia – And It's Coming From Dogs A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University. Michaeleen Doucleff
Democrats And Republicans Square Off Over House Mask Mandate In a scene that reflects broader tensions in America, Republicans this week began a fight to scrap mask requirements on the House floor. Alana Wise
Pfizer Vaccine Can Stay Longer At Lower Temperatures Before Being Discarded The FDA has authorized storing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month. Previously the vaccine could only be kept in a regular fridge for up to 5 days. Jane Greenhalgh
After A Year At Home, Listeners Ask Us 'How To Human' Again As people start to re-emerge from isolation, there's a lot to navigate and re-learn. Dr. Lucy McBride and theologian Ekemini Uwan field questions from listeners about how to navigate our new reality. Courtney Dorning
What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into? President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX. Jason Beaubien
Lawmakers Grill Vaccine Factory Executives About Manufacturing Mistakes House subcommittee members questioned why Emergent BioSoultions awarded bonuses to executives despite quality problems than hindered production of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Sydney Lupkin
The Governor Of Texas Has Signed A Law That Bans Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks The new law prohibits abortion the moment a fetal heartbeat has been detected, before many women are even aware that they are pregnant. Sarah McCammon
They Returned To India To Be Near Their Fathers, But Lost Them Both To COVID-19 After seven years in the U.S., a husband and wife returned to their native India to spend more time with their aging parents. But their time together was shorter than they'd hoped. Lauren Frayer
Visual Explainer: Why Some Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious Than Others This animated video uses puzzle pieces to show how a coronavirus binds to a cell's surface — and what happens when a mutation occurs. Michaeleen Doucleff
Do People Need To Know Which COVID-19 Vaccine They're Getting? One Country Says No The Philippines is going "brand agnostic" after a vaccination site was swarmed this week when people found out Pfizer doses were to be given out. Ashley Westerman
