The CDC endorses the rollouts of vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J The centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues recommendations for how to mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters — marking the final step for making boosters widely available. Scott Detrow
Just when more nurses are needed, it's more difficult to get into nursing school Hospitals are in dire need of nurses. There's often 800 people applying to community college nursing programs offering 50 slots. One main reason is that there aren't enough people to teach nursing. Yuki Noguchi
CDC advisers back rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J A panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers. Scott Hensley
CDC advisers vote to recommend Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has backed the rollout of boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Pien Huang
India marks its 1 billionth COVID vaccination — but the fight is far from over India is celebrating its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccination. But only a third of its population is fully-inoculated, and export orders are backed up. Lauren Frayer
New federal funds spur expansion of home care services for the elderly and disabled These services can make the difference between being able to live at home with family or landing in a nursing facility. But state Medicaid programs don't always pay for them. Selena Simmons-Duffin
J&J is using a bankruptcy maneuver to block lawsuits over baby powder cancer claims Johnson & Johnson spun off liabilities — including roughly 38,000 lawsuits — linked to claims of asbestos contamination in its baby powder to a new firm, which then declared bankruptcy. Brian Mann
FDA officials authorize Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters After the FDA weighed in, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Thursday to refine guidelines for boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. Scott Detrow
Doctors prepare to vaccinate kids once they're given the official OK NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Dr. Elizabeth Hawse, a pediatrician in Lexington, Ky., about how her office is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to kids.
First responders in New York City have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated City officials say first responders have 10 days to get vaccinated or they'll be suspended without pay. Some union leaders have promised to fight the mandate. Brian Mann