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.
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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.
‘I Regret Nothing’: Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed
“I stand by my words,” says Dr. James Phillips, the Walter Reed physician who said the president’s decision to drive by supporters while being treated for COVID-19 endangered his security detail.
For Scientists Who Study Virus Transmission, 2020 Was A Watershed Year
The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus might travel through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.
Misinformation Spread By Anti-Science Groups Endangers COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
In some parts of the U.S., the biggest challenge surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t distribution, but convincing people to get it, as anti-science groups are spreading misinformation.
‘It’s So Much Worse Than Before.’ Dread And Despair Haunt Nurses Inside LA’s ICUs
As hospitals struggle with the patient surge in Los Angeles County, their ICU nurses are overwhelmed by the physical demands and emotional toll of caring for the most seriously ill Covid-19 patients.
How COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution And Immunization Are Going In States
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Claire Hannan, head of the Association of Immunization Managers, about rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines to states with fewer doses than originally expected.
Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point
Many U.S. hospitals are struggling to find enough space and staff to treat COVID-19 patients. The surge in new cases has forced them to rethink how they use space, manage staff, and handle treatment.
Should Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Be Unblinded?
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Steven Goodman of the Stanford School of Medicine about the ethical question of whether COVID-19 vaccine trials should be unblinded.
CDC Advisory Committee Chair On Vaccine Distribution
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas health secretary and chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunization advisory committee, about vaccine distribution.
