Uncertainty Has Made It Hard For Countries Getting COVAX Vaccine Doses To Prepare The U.S. and its allies are starting to send about 1 billion doses to Latin America, Africa and Asia. Workers on the ground say there are still big obstacles to making sure vaccines don't go to waste. Will Stone
White House Is Making One Last Push To Get 70% Of Americans Vaccinated Before July 4 The White House is making its last big push ahead of a July 4 target of getting 70% of American adults vaccinated, a target that now seems out of reach. Tamara Keith
India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated The Serum Institute began mass-producing COVID vaccines even before approval. They've made millions of doses. But so far only about 4% of people in India are fully vaccinated. What went wrong? Lauren Frayer
Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated And Confused. Do I Need To Mask Up Or Not? A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control has a different perspective. We asked public health specialists to weigh in. Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Helping your pet beat the Seattle heat wave As the Pacific Northwest experiences record high temperatures, our pets are particularly vulnerable to the heat. Here are some tips for keeping your furry friends safe in a region where air conditioning is a rare commodity. Liz Brazile
A Look At New Hormone-Free Contraceptive Option NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, about Phexxi, one of the newest non-hormonal contraceptives on the market.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky On Coronavirus Variants And Vaccinations NPR's Audie Cornish checks in with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about vaccinations, variants and the current state of the pandemic. Audie Cornish
Coronavirus FAQ: I've Been Vaccinated. Do I Need To Worry About Variants? Here's what we know about the effectiveness of vaccines for variants of concerns, notably the Delta variant, first identified in India and now responsible for 20% of new U.S. cases. Pranav Baskar
New COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Driving Some Places Back Under Lockdown And Behind Masks Health officials around the world have announced renewed restrictions this week as they see clusters of outbreaks from the delta variant of the coronavirus. Jaclyn Diaz
Since 9/11, Military Suicides Are 4 Times Higher Than Deaths In War Operations The new data highlights the divide between the dangers posed by war and the persistent mental health crisis in not only the military but the country at large. Joe Hernandez