Analysis By FDA Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective, Safe The FDA released detailed analysis of the vaccine ahead of a Thursday meeting of a group of independent experts that will advise the agency on whether to authorize the vaccine for emergency use. Joe Palca
FDA Analysis Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 94% effective and well-tolerated. Scott Hensley
Fauci: It Would Be Terrible If People Choose Not To Get COVID-19 Vaccine NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S., and what Americans should expect in the coming weeks.
The Backcountry Boom In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are ditching ski lifts and heading into the backcountry. We talked with a pioneer of backcountry snowboarding about how we got here. Greg Rosalsky
Challenges Related To The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout The first COVID-19 vaccines are being administered. There are, however, still great challenges ahead when it comes to making sure that people receive the vaccine sooner rather than later. Pien Huang
Vaccine Inoculations Mark Pivotal Moment In Battle Against COVID-19 The first COVID-19 vaccines are now being administered to front-line hospital workers across the country. The first widely publicized vaccination took place Monday in Long Island, N.Y.
With Covid-19 infections spiking more than ever, here’s what to know amid the holidays The first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine authorized for public use have arrived in Washington state. But that's not going to change the situation significantly before the holiday season ends. Public health officials are urging people to keep masking up and social distancing. Paige Browning
Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief People being unable to gather or see the bodies of people who died of COVID-19 is having profound psychological effects that will last for years, says psychologist Christy Denckla of Harvard. Mary Louise Kelly
How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost? Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day. Will Stone
News Of The Day: U.S. Begins Vaccinations; Electoral College To Affirm Voting Results As health care workers started administering the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine across the U.S., Electoral College members met in every state to affirm the 2020 election results.
