Joe Rogan Says He Has COVID-19 And That He's Been Taking Ivermectin Following his diagnosis on Sunday, the 54-year-old host of the Joe Rogan Experience said he "immediately threw the kitchen sink at it." That included a cocktail of unproven treatments. Vanessa Romo
Moderna Has Asked The FDA To Authorize A Booster Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna submitted data from 344 volunteers who got a third shot of the vaccine six months after their first two doses. The additional shot significantly boosted immunity, the company said. Jane Greenhalgh
Storylines Abound At Tokyo Paralympics NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Alex Azzi, editor of the NBC blog On Her Turf, about the Paralympics in Tokyo. Amy Isackson
Elementary School COVID Outbreak Shows Why Layers Of Safety Precautions Are Necessary A COVID outbreak in a California elementary school has highlighted how formidable a foe delta is in classrooms. That's why experts say it's vital schools deploy multiple strategies to curb cases. Maria Godoy
Health Supplies Land in Afghanistan, But Still Not Enough As Need Grows NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rick Brennan, the World Health Organization's regional emergency director of the office for the Eastern Mediterranean, regarding the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. Karen Zamora
With The Eviction Ban Over, Here's How One City Is Hustling To Help Those Who Need It There's new urgency to get billions of dollars in federal rental assistance to tenants and landlords. Memphis, without an eviction ban since July, has figured out some things that work. Laurel Wamsley
A Maskless Church Camp And Conference Are Linked To 180 COVID-19 Cases The Illinois events, both hosted by one unnamed organization, did not require masks or COVID-19 testing. Officials say that more than 1,000 people across at least four states could have been exposed. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Millions Will Lose Unemployment Benefits. That Doesn't Mean They'll Return To Work Enhanced unemployment benefits launched during the pandemic expire next week, cutting a vital lifeline for millions of jobless Americans. Research suggests most will not find work right away. Scott Horsley
In London, Thousands Of Red Hearts Honor COVID Victims In Plain View Of Parliament Volunteers have painted more than 150,000 red hearts on a wall along the River Thames and people stop to write messages and names of lost loved ones inside the hearts. Frank Langfitt
Children's Hospitals Are Pleading For Federal Help As They Run Out Of Beds Pediatric hospitals are "at or near capacity" and expect to see more young COVID-19 patients as the school year resumes, according to the Children's Hospital Association. Joe Hernandez