Caroline Eggers, NPR, July 19, 2021 Metro Nashville Public Schools will still require all students to have up-to-date immunizations this year, and the district is hosting three back-to-school vaccination events at local middle schools, despite the firing of one of the state’s …
Novavax Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Extremely Effective
Joe Palca, NPR, June 14, 2021 The first results from a large efficacy study of a new kind of COVID-19 vaccine are now out, and they are good. Very good. According to Novavax, the vaccine’s manufacturer, it had a 100% …
To Bridge The Digital Divide, Biden Administration Launches Vaccine Hotline
Allison Aubrey, NPR, May 9, 2021 In the early months of the vaccination campaign, Internet access was essential to the search for a vaccination appointment. But given that more than 14 million people in the U.S. lack reliable access to …
CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities
Allison Aubrey and Rachel Treisman, NPR, March 8, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for vaccinated people, giving the green light to resume some pre-pandemic activities and relax precautions that have been in place. …
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rollout Begins In U.S. As COVID-19 Cases Tick Up
Rachel Treisman, NPR, March 1, 2021 Johnson & Johnson has begun shipping nearly 4 million doses of its newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine across the U.S., officials said Monday, and is expected to further scale up supply in the coming weeks …