Dr. Nikhila Juvvadi, chief clinical officer at a Chicago hospital, says about 40 percent of the staff distrust the vaccines — in part because of deep-rooted cultural mistrust based on past abuses.
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Yurts, Igloos And Pop-Up Domes: How Safe Is ‘Outside’ Restaurant Dining This Winter?
A quick pivot to outdoor dining helped many restaurants survive pandemic restrictions. Now some have added temporary shelters to accommodate winter weather. The safest don’t have walls, experts say.
Some 500 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Intentionally Destroyed, Hospital Says
Officials at the Wisconsin medical center first suspected a now-former employee inadvertently left the Moderna drugs out of cold storage. But an investigation concludes they were deliberately removed.
Health Equity Advocate On Black Doctor’s Video Of Her Treatment For COVID-19
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with health equity advocate Joia Crear-Perry about a video in which the late Dr. Susan Moore said her treatment for COVID-19 suffered because she was Black.
How The U.S. Could Ramp Up Vaccination Against The Coronavirus
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, about how he thinks the federal government can ramp up COVID-19 vaccination.
California Is Overriding Its Limits On Nurse Workloads As COVID-19 Surges
The state has a law strictly regulating nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals. But the governor recently said hospitals could lift those limits in pandemic times, and nurses are crying foul.
Experts Say It’s A Herculean Effort For Rural Hospitals To Roll Out Mass Vaccination
Small hospitals play a big role in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people in rural America. They face significant challenges — especially with the Pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at low temperature.
What It’s Like To Work A Night In The Emergency Room Of An Overwhelmed Hospital
Hospitals have been hit hard in Rhode Island, which has one of the highest coronavirus rates per capita in the United States. A doctor on the front line describes a night in the emergency department.
Organ Donation Nonprofits Face New Scrutiny Under Trump Administration Rules
Health officials are changing how they assess the regional nonprofits that find organs to transplant. The goal is to understand, and eventually fix, the geographic disparities in organ availability.
Door To Door In Miami’s ‘Little Havana’ To Build Trust For Testing And Vaccination
COVID-19 has hit hard in Miami’s low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Outreach teams are meeting people where they live, answering questions and connecting people to free testing.
