President Trump Contradicts Head Of CDC Regarding Vaccine, Masks Trump says a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of 2020. At the same time, the top communications official at Health and Human Services is going on leave after comments he made on Facebook. Pien Huang
Millions Of Gig Workers Depend On New Unemployment Program, But Fear It'll End Soon Gig workers are now relying on a safety net program that didn't even exist six months ago. It provides unemployment benefits to the growing number who don't have a traditional payroll job. Scott Horsley
'I Trust Vaccines. I Trust Scientists. But I Don't Trust Donald Trump,' Biden Says In remarks, Joe Biden details his plan to distribute a vaccine for the coronavirus, which he said must be based solely on science. Sam Gringlas
Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine Researchers were able to mimic the mind-altering effects of the drug ketamine by inducing a particular rhythm in one area of the brain. Jon Hamilton
How 1 Maine Wedding Caused Hundreds Of Coronavirus Cases And 7 Deaths NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about the coronavirus cases and deaths officials have traced to a wedding last month.
As Economic Recovery Slows, Fed Sees Many Risks And Pledges Full Support The Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero Wednesday and pledged it was ready to use all of its available tools to support an economic recovery that appears to be weakening. Scott Horsley
Poll: Pandemic Worsens Minorities Income And Savings Besides being hit hard by the pandemic health-wise, a poll by NPR and other organizations finds that the coronavirus has taken a bigger financial toll on minority communities. Rhitu Chatterjee
The Majority Of Children Who Die From COVID-19 Are Children Of Color According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% of the children who died were Hispanic, Black or Native American. Jane Greenhalgh
To Limit COVID-19, Navajo Leader Says: 'Listen To Your Public Health Professionals' The Navajo Nation has seen a turning point in its battle against the virus. Cases are down dramatically. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says that's because citizens heed public health advice. Sacha Pfeiffer
WHO: Once COVID-19 Case Numbers Go Down, Don't Let Up Precautions As the world nears 1 million deaths from the pandemic, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about what's ahead in the fight against the coronavirus.