'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not White Nonwhite Americans looking for care for a loved one are much more likely than whites to encounter discrimination, language barriers, and providers who lack cultural competence, a new report finds. Jon Hamilton
Connecticut Breaks Federal Guidelines By Vaccinating People Based On Age Grocery store employees, janitors and other essential workers will no longer have priority under the state's new vaccination plan, which is based on age. Brenda León
Could A Single-Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine After Illness Stretch The Supply? People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting. Richard Harris
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rollout Begins In U.S. As COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Johnson & Johnson has started shipping its first vaccine doses across the U.S., adding a third vaccine to the country's arsenal as public health officials warn of an uptick in cases. Rachel Treisman
FDA Clears The Way For Another COVID-19 Vaccine To Go Into Circulation The Food and Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency voted unanimously in its favor. Joe Palca
Family Of COVID-19 Victim Wants To See 'Orbisculate' In The Dictionary Hilary and John Kriegler want to honor their father Neil, who made up the word "orbisculate." It means grapefruit juice squirting into your eye. They're petitioning to get it into the dictionary.
NBA Criticized For Decision To Hold All-Star Gaming During Pandemic NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the NBA's decision to host this year's All-Star Game in Atlanta — as the country continues to battle COVID-19.
Vaccine Supply Will Be Joined By Johnson & Johnson's 1-Dose Vaccine Johnson & Johnson's vaccine ships this week. It is 66% effective at preventing mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, and 93% effective at keeping people who do get the disease out of the hospital. Allison Aubrey
Demetria Bannister, 28: Kirk Franklin's 'The Storm Is Over Now' Demetria or "Demi" Bannister had a powerful voice — singing or not — that could touch the heart of anyone she encountered.
CDC Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson's One-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to endorse the emergency use of a single dose of a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson. A study showed it was 66% effective in the U.S. Nell Greenfieldboyce