“I feel like healing is coming,” New York critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after receiving her shot. “I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history.”
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UPS Healthcare President On Leading A Historic Vaccine Delivery Effort
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Wes Wheeler, president of UPS Healthcare, about managing the distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine across the country.
With Limited Supply, Who Gets The Vaccine First?
Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are arriving at distribution centers across the country. The initial batch of doses will be limited.
What You Need To Know As The First COVID-19 Vaccine Heads Your Way
Within hours, U.S. states are expected have in hand their first shipments of Pfizer’s newly FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. It marks a new phase in the pandemic, but what’s that mean for you?
Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations
Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are “ready to go” for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.
COVID-19 Vaccine’s Side Effects Could Complicate Efforts To Vaccinate Health Workers
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may have side effects that can sometimes knock people out of work for a day or so. Hospitals are planning vaccine campaigns for their workers to avoid staff shortages.
Challenges Hospitals And Health Workers May Face In Distributing The COVID-19 Vaccine
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Jeff Bahr, who oversees medical group operations at Advocate Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, about challenges the U.S. may face in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Overloaded Hospitals Ask COVID-19 Patients With Milder Symptoms To Get Home Treatment
As hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, some are encouraging those with less severe conditions to forgo a hospital stay and get treatment at home instead.
What Inequities In The U.S. Health Care System Are Amplified By The Pandemic?
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Lisa Cooper of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity about COVID-19 treatments for those close to President Trump and disparities in America’s health care system.
Without Clear Pandemic Rules, People Take On More Risks As Fear And Vigilance Wane
Officials may be relying on everyone to doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 at a time when the public is simply not afraid enough anymore to keep up the recommended behaviors.
