Psychologist Says Tailored Messaging Is Key For Effective Public Health Policy Officials need to understand communication styles and preferences in order to convince people to follow health guidelines. Gaurav Suri says psychology should inform how officials set public policy. Audie Cornish
Next Administration Could Mean New Safety Regulations For Coal Mines A recent government report called the mine safety standard regulating deadly silica dust "out of date," and difficult to enforce. The Biden administration may finally change that standard. Robert Benincasa
EU Could Approve Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In December If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says. Reese Oxner
From Cholera To Seat Belts: History Of Americans Reacting To Public Health Messages NPR recalls times throughout U.S. history when Americans either rejected or embraced public health messaging and discusses how public health officials could improve messaging in the pandemic.
CDC Immunization Advisory Committee Votes On Distribution Of Coronavirus Vaccine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisory committee votes on Tuesday to determine who should get a coronavirus vaccine first. Pien Huang
Should Nursing Home Residents Be Prioritized For Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine? A federal advisory committee to the CDC votes Tuesday on guidelines for who should get COVID-19 vaccines first. The committee is expected to prioritize health care workers and nursing home residents. Pien Huang
New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S. A survey shows social distancing dropped between April and late fall, especially in states currently hit hardest by COVID-19. The partisan chasm in support of measures to stop the virus widened. Rob Stein
South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly. Anthony Kuhn
Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware. Jaclyn Diaz
Dr. Scott Atlas, Special Coronavirus Adviser To Trump, Resigns Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity." Vanessa Romo
