What U.S. Educators Think Of Getting A COVID-19 Vaccine Federal guidelines say school personnel and child care workers should receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as front-line workers. NPR talks with educators about their opinion of the vaccine. Anya Kamenetz
Fauci Says U.S. Needs More Time To 'Catch Up' On Vaccine Rollout In an NPR interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said changes in vaccine distribution could be necessary depending on what happens in the next few weeks. Noel King
Grandparents, Dressed In Inflatable Polar Bear Costumes, Hug Grandkids Barbara and Clive Walshaw really missed their grandkids, but needed to stay safe. Barbara found the costumes online. They put 'em on, snuck up to the grandkids' house and surprised them on Christmas.
Doctors Encouraged By Antibody Treatments For COVID-19 While logistical challenges have hampered use of antibody drugs to treat people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, recent results show the medicines can be worthwhile. Richard Harris
How COVID-19 Attacks The Brain And May Cause Lasting Damage Severe cases of COVID-19 can injure the brain in ways that affect memory, thinking and mood for months after the infection is gone, new research hints. It may even raise the risk of Alzheimer's. Jon Hamilton
Doses Of Antibody Drugs Remain Unused As They Present Various Challenges Monoclonal antibody drugs for COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms are not widely used, in part because doctors aren't sure they work. New data could provide more confidence in these drugs. Richard Harris
Is There A Way To Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution? NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, about how to address nationwide delays in distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 Vaccine May Not Get To Long-Term Care Facilities Quickly Enough Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths. Will Stone
Is the pandemic causing a surge in female genital mutilation? Kenya's president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward. Maria Godoy
'Exercised' Explains Why It Can Be Hard To Commit To Working Out — And Why We Should Harvard University's Daniel Lieberman looks at exercise from an evolutionary point of view, concluding that we evolved to limit our physical activity where possible, saving it for survival activities. Barbara J. King