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EU Sees Possible Link Between AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots

The European Medicines Agency says there is a possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and rare blood clots.
- Jason Beaubien
Bills Restricting Treatment For Transgender Youth Could Have Unintended Consequences

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Joshua Safer, the executive director at Mount Sinai's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, about how puberty blockers go beyond transgender care.
Amidst racism inquiry, 'work to do' at Seattle Children’s
- Amy Radil
CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S.

The variant known as B.1.1.7, which is more easily spread, was first identified in England last fall. Since then, it has spread quickly in the U.S.
- Scott Neuman
Drugs Targeting Immune Response To COVID-19 Show Promise

Researchers are reporting some progress in their search for drugs that tamp down the overwhelming immune reaction that can kill a patient with COVID-19.
- Richard Harris
Thousands flock to Yakima mass vaccination site

What started as a slow trickle of people became a flood of cars over Easter weekend at the Yakima FEMA vaccination center in Central Washington. While some people struggle to find an appointment in urban ar “We weren’t quite anticipating that but the incident commander wants everyone to know. Our goal is to get shots in arms. However that looks.”
- Esmy Jimenez
Vaccine Refusal May Put Herd Immunity At Risk, Researchers Warn

One in four Americans say they won't get a coronavirus vaccine. Researchers say it could keep the nation from reaching a critical tipping point.
- Geoff Brumfiel
EU Regulator: AstraZeneca Vaccine Effective, Blood Clots May Be A Rare Side Effect

The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that blood clots should be listed as possible but rare side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, stressing the shot's benefits outweigh the risks.
- Rachel Treisman
Brazil Tops 4,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths, Nears U.S. Peak

With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.
- Scott Neuman
Herd Immunity Is At Risk If Many People In U.S. Say 'No' To Vaccine

Vaccines have created a way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but public health experts are worried that hesitancy and misinformation may stop the U.S. from reaching the goal of herd immunity.
- Geoff Brumfiel

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