California Residents Under Strict Stay-At-Home Orders Through Christmas State officials announced on Saturday that they will bring back sweeping new restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to climb and ICU capacity dwindles. Jason Breslow
COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge We take stock of where we are in the pandemic in terms of infections and fatalities.
'This Is Marketing' Author On How To Market A Vaccine To Americans NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Seth Godin, author of the bestseller This is Marketing, about ways to make public messaging about the pandemic more effective and persuasive.
Pence Says It's A 'Season Of Hope,' While CDC Officials Warn Of COVID-19 Surge Pence visited the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention to highlight promising vaccine developments, but he received a grim assessment of the current state of the pandemic in the U.S. Tamara Keith
And Now For An Important Message: Convincing You To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine Some Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the Ad Council's CEO about public health messaging and ways to reach vaccine skeptics. Ari Shapiro
Immune Response In Animals Good News For COVID-19 Vaccine Development Researchers found that a class of antibodies in a monkey's blood provides protection from COVID-19. If that hold true for humans, a blood test may predict whether a vaccine candidate is working. Joe Palca
U.K. Will Start Immunizing People Against COVID-19 On Tuesday, Officials Say Mass vaccinations will start less than a week after the U.K. approved the new drug. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford says it could start "a long path back to normality." Bill Chappell
'Warning Signs Flashing': Job Growth Slows Sharply As Pandemic Takes Toll On Economy U.S. employers added just 245,000 jobs last month, as the runaway pandemic continued to weigh on hiring. The unemployment rate fell to 6.7% from 6.9% in October. Scott Horsley
States Prepare For COVID-19 Distribution NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. James Porter, president of Deaconess Health System, about how states and hospitals are preparing for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Deadline Arrives For States To Order COVID-19 Vaccine With COVID-19 case numbers rising nationwide, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new regional stay-at-home orders. Tonight is the deadline for states to pre-order their doses of the vaccine. Pien Huang