U.K., Russia Make Strides Towards Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution The United Kingdom and Russia both made big announcements on the coronavirus vaccine front this week. Frank Langfitt
A Pandemic Reprieve For Mountain Resorts And For Skiers Winter resorts across the country have spent months developing their plans for the new ski season. They require masks and distancing, and many have people reserve their time on the slopes. Dustin Jones
NIH Director Tells Churches To Do The "Altruistic, Loving Thing" And Stay Closed His comments came even as the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a federal district court to reexamine its previous support for restrictions on indoor religious services in California. Tom Gjelten
How Rich Countries Are 'Hoarding' The World's Vaccines, In Charts Experts say low-risk people in the U.S. will likely be immunized before many high-risk people in poor countries. Michaeleen Doucleff
'There's No Quick Fix For COVID-19,' Cautions Pennsylvania Secretary Of Health As state health officials make plans for a vaccine, many questions remain unanswered. In Pennsylvania, the top health official says she does not know how many doses will be made available initially. Jason Breslow
Vaccine Cards And Second-Dose Reminders Are Part Of Warp Speed's Immunization Plan The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19. Bill Chappell
NIH Head Suggests Churches Shouldn't Return To In-Person Worship Yet Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, told the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission that churches shouldn't return to in-person worship yet. Tom Gjelten
Latest Season Of 'Grey's Anatomy' Shows Americans What It's Like To Fight Pandemic NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Grey's Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff and medical consultant Naser Alazari about how TV is showing American viewers what fighting a pandemic truly looks like.
Actors File Age Discrimination Suit Over SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Cuts The actors and their supporters say that the union is dropping nearly 12,000 people — many over the age of 65 — from its health care plan at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Facebook Bans Debunked Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines The new ban is an expansion of the social network's rules against misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm. It comes as governments prepare to roll out the first vaccinations. Shannon Bond
