News Brief: Texas Storm, Biden Says 'America's Back,' Native Americans Get Vaccine Millions of Texans are without water due to the storm. President Biden will speak at the Munich Security Conference. And, Native Americans have had an extremely effective COVID-19 vaccination plan.
CDC's New Guidance For Reopening Schools May Not Be Effective The director of Harvard's Healthy Buildings program tells Steve Inskeep that updated CDC guidance on reopening schools during the pandemic may not help to return more kids to the classroom right away.
Winter storm causes vaccine shipment delays for Washington state Some people who are booked for Covid vaccine shots this week are having to reschedule. The winter storm that‘s disrupting everyday life in parts of the country, is also causing delays in shipping vaccines. Ruby de Luna
What UW is doing to confront racism in health care Inequities have been forced into the light - if not exacerbated - by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there's a new effort to combat racism within the healthcare system. Katie Campbell
Biden To Announce $4 Billion For Global COVID-19 Vaccine Effort The cash infusion will go to support the COVAX program, co-run by the World Health Organization, to distribute vaccines to low- and middle-income countries. Alana Wise
Scientists Pen Letter Critical Of CDC Policy On Ventilation And Masks NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Celine Gounder, who was on Biden's Coronavirus Transition Task Force, about the letter she and others wrote criticizing the CDC's current guidance on the coronavirus.
LA County Health Official On Getting Vaccines To The Unhoused NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Heidi Behforouz, medical director of Housing for Health at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, about vaccinating people experiencing homelessness.
How Herd Immunity Works — And What Stands In Its Way Scientists say the pandemic will only end in the U.S. when we achieve what's called herd immunity. Play with our simulations to see how immunity can stop an outbreak in its tracks. Thomas Wilburn
What A 30,000-Person Survey Reveals About Day-To-Day Life In The Pandemic The responses reveal the impact on living standards in nine low- and middle-income countries — and may help governments find a way to help citizens most in need. Malaka Gharib
American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Laurel Wamsley