Confusion Over Who Would Get 1st Access To Coronavirus Vaccine Exposes Problems Confusion over who would get first access to a multi-national company's coronavirus vaccine has laid bare the sensitivities over nationalism and medicine during the pandemic. Eleanor Beardsley
Manhattan Beach Mayor On Reopening Los Angeles County Beaches: 'It's Our Culture' Some people worry reopening beaches may lead to more COVID-19 cases, but Mayor Richard Montgomery says the coastline is large enough to facilitate safe social distancing. Steve Inskeep
Wisconsin Bars Welcome Crowds After Court Strikes Down 'Safer At Home' Bans One bar posted an image of a crowd, along with the caption: "45 minutes after the bars open in Wisconsin." Bill Chappell
'Some Of The Greatest Causes Of Misery': U.N. Warns Of Pandemic's Mental Health Costs The United Nations' policy brief laid out concerns that the spread of COVID-19 and its economic consequences will take a heavy toll in ways that may not be immediately obvious. Colin Dwyer
Seattle Now: Your table is almost ready If everything goes according to plan, you could be sitting down for dinner in a restaurant in just over two weeks. But dining out is going to look a lot different than it did before the pandemic. Clare McGrane
Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing. Tim Mak
Manhattan Beach Mayor On Why Reopening Beaches Is Good For Human Health Los Angeles County Beaches reopened with some restrictions a six week closure due to the pandemic. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Manhattan Beach Mayor Richard Montgomery on why he supports the move.
White House List Of Testing Labs Wasn't Helpful, States Say Representatives from a number of states said the list provided to them for coronavirus testing contained labs that they already knew about, or ones that weren't approved for the testing. Nell Greenfieldboyce
With School Buildings Closed, Children's Mental Health Is Suffering A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health. Anya Kamenetz
18 Counties In California Set To Further Relax Coronavirus Restrictions About a third of the state's counties have been certified to begin Expanded Stage 2 of California's four-stage process, which allows more types of businesses to reopen. Hannah Hagemann
