Scientists are racing to create a vaccine to protect people against the new strain of the coronavirus. But while researchers are making fast progress, a vaccine is probably more than a year away.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor explains his health care overhaul plan — “Medicare for all,” as well as private insurance — and differentiates it from other Democratic presidential candidates’ plans.
The government wants to withhold flu shots from migrants in detention centers even though doctors advise vaccinations for all detainees promptly upon arrival.
A gunman shot and killed three people at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago this past week. NPR’s Scott Simon remembers and honors one of the victims, Tamara O’Neal.