Drugmakers Discuss Logistics Of Distributing Coronavirus Vaccine Worldwide When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, it'll take drugmakers a massive logistical effort of hundreds of planes and ships to get billions of doses around the world. Jackie Northam
Coronavirus FAQ: How Safe Is It To Work Out In A Gym Or Play Indoor Sports? And what about those outdoor tents that gyms and spin studios are setting up? Is it safe to exercise in there, too? Rosemary Misdary
WHO Trial Finds Remdesivir Has 'No Meaningful Effect' In COVID-19 Patients The medicine is one of the few to win regulatory approval as a treatment for the disease, but has fallen out of favor with the health authority. Jason Beaubien
A different Thanksgiving this year for Seattle's unsheltered community People in Seattle experiencing homelessness are also making changes ahead of a pandemic holiday season. The traditional large meals are cancelled, but that’s not stopping the holiday spirit. Casey Martin
Why Does A Virus Cause Problems In One Region But Not Another? A Study Offers Insight In 2015, the mosquito-borne virus Zika exploded in South America. Health experts predicted it would erupt in Africa. But a major outbreak never happened. Now scientists think they understand why. Michaeleen Doucleff
Pfizer Asks FDA To Approve Its COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use The pharmaceutical giant and partner BioNTech announced Friday that they are submitting a formal request to the Food and Drug Administration, just days after the vaccine was shown to be 95% effective. Colin Dwyer
Texas Health Care Workers On The State's COVID-19 Spike Amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases, we hear from the state of Texas. NPR's Noel King talks to Lizette Torres, a registered nurse in El Paso, Texas.
News Brief: Michigan Election Results, Thanksgiving Travel, Pompeo In Israel Two Republican Michigan lawmakers are invited to the White House as Trump contests election results. We discuss if testing is a safe strategy for holiday travel. And, Mike Pompeo visits Israel.
Coronavirus Testing Has Gotten Better, But The U.S. Still Does Not Have Enough Tests Demand for COVID-19 testing has gone up as the virus surges across the nation. Luckily, testing has gotten better and people who want tests now have several options. Rob Stein
Lawsuit Reveals Tyson Managers Took Bets On How Many Workers Would Get COVID-19 NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Clark Kauffman of the Iowa Capital Dispatch about a lawsuit involving Tyson Foods supervisors betting money on the number of workers who would contract COVID-19.