Trying To Assess COVID's Impact On Arab-American Communities Is Complicated It's hard to track the rate of COVID-19 infections among Arab Americans, who are often counted as white on survey forms without a separate checkbox for Middle Eastern or North African origins. Hadia Bakkar
More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall More campuses are expected to add the requirement, with potential legal challenges ahead. One key point: Requiring vaccines for infectious diseases is nothing new for many residential colleges. Elissa Nadworny
Airlines 'Generally In Favor' Of Embracing 'Vaccine Passports' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Victoria Walker, senior travel reporter for The Points Guy, about airline companies' use of digital COVID-19 vaccine cards.
Legal Questions Surround 'Vaccine Passports' More businesses are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccines. NPR's Michel Martin discusses legal implications with Robert Field, professor of law and public health at Drexel University.
Writer Discusses 'The Futility Of Vaccine Passports' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Atlantic staff writer Yasmeen Serhan about her recent piece.
Biden Wants New Ban On Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From The '90s? Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes. Alana Wise
Heart Disease Is Still A Killer. Here's How To Reverse It The pandemic has made it harder to exercise and easier to gain weight and delay routine checkups, bad habits that can prime your body for heart disease. These tips can help you get back on track. Kristen Kendrick
People living outside struggle to get on Seattle's housing waitlist as homelessness rises More people than ever are living outside around Seattle. A recent survey shows a 50% increase in tents since the coronavirus pandemic began. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office says the city is rapidly expanding shelter bed space, as community groups take on their own efforts to get people inside. Casey Martin
Coronavirus Vaccine FAQs: What's Up With Side Effects? Should You Still Double Mask? So, you've successfully scored a vaccine — or at least an appointment. Congrats! That's amazing news, seriously! Now what about those side effects? And do you have to keep up that double masking? Pranav Baskar
Why There Will Be Fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Next Week A dip of 86% in doses to be distributed to states follows a surge that occurred after one of J&J's third party manufacturers was finally able to release a stockpile. Sydney Lupkin