Louisiana Health Official: When Vaccine Doses Arrive, We'll Be Ready NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Joseph Kanter, interim assistant secretary of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health, about the state's readiness for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
U.K. Begins Nationwide Coronavirus Immunization, Largest In Nation's History A 90-year-old woman from Coventry received the first vaccine shot as part of the United Kingdom's nationwide immunization campaign launched Tuesday. Jaclyn Diaz
Morning News Brief Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired General Lloyd Austin as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals. David Greene
New COVID-19 Data Release Shows Where Hospitals Around The Country Are Filling Up The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed. Sean McMinn
Voices of the pandemic: Making a career change when your job closes down The pandemic has disrupted so many people’s lives. For some, that disruption gave them the opportunity to start down a new path. That’s what happened to Lauren Divine, who lives in West Seattle. Eilís O'Neill
Think Health Care Workers Are Tested Often For COVID-19? Think Again A majority of hospital nurses said they had never been tested for the coronavirus, according to a recent survey. Hospitals say they are simply following the CDC's guidance. Laurel Wamsley
NIH Director Predicts Vaccinations Starting In December Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, says people in some of the highest-risk groups will likely be starting vaccinations this month. Noel King
Dr. Fauci Says Holiday Gatherings Should Include Fewer Than 10 People "Ten may even be a bit too much," Fauci said, warning that family gatherings through the holidays could lead to "a really dark time" by mid-January. Brian Mann
Biden Names Massachusetts Doctor to Lead CDC Dr. Rochelle Walensky is an infectious disease expert and teaches at Harvard Medical School. She will replace Robert Redfield, the current director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brakkton Booker
Biden Names Health Secretary, COVID Czar, Other Key Members To Health Team President-elect Joe Biden has said that addressing the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority. Here are some of the people he is putting in charge of that big task. Tamara Keith