Immunity To COVID-19 Could Last Longer Than You'd Think New studies look at how the mRNA vaccine affects the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity, Michaeleen Doucleff
Full FDA Approval Triggers More Universities To Require The COVID-19 Vaccine The FDA's decision to fully approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has opened the door for a growing number of colleges and universities to mandate the vaccine for their communities this academic year. Elissa Nadworny
Louisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck The storm and pandemic pose a dual threat. "I hate to say it this way, but we have a lot of people on ventilators today and they don't work without electricity," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Rachel Treisman
COVID-19 Deaths And Hospitalizations Continue To Rise In The U.S. Vaccines remain the best way to protect against serious illness. A week after the FDA gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, it's not known if that's nudging more people to get the shot. A Martinez
Texas OB/GYN: My Existence Is In Violation Of The New Abortion Law Ahead of Texas' abortion ban going into effect on Sept. 1, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, an OB/GYN, about what it means for abortion providers and patients there.
A Controversial Solution To Menstrual Exile: Building Better Menstrual Huts There's long been opposition to the practice of forcing a woman on her period to menstrual exile to huts, which can be unsafe and unsanitary. One charity has a new interim response: Upgrade the huts. Sushmita Pathak
The U.S. Has A Long Precedent For Vaccine Mandates NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to professor of global health law, Lawrence Gostin, about the history of vaccine mandates in the U.S.
Unvaccinated Pastor Who Almost Died Of COVID Now Preaches The Importance Of Vaccines Pastor Danny Reeves encouraged some members of his congregation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but thought he didn't need to get vaccinated himself. That changed after COVID-19 almost killed him. Nina Kravinsky
Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity Worries about waning immunity and talk of COVID booster shots has some Americans checking their antibody levels to see if they're protected. But scientists warn blood tests don't tell the full story. Will Stone
A U.S. Intelligence Report Fails To Pinpoint COVID's Origins After a 90-day review, U.S investigators did not turn up any clear answer on whether the coronavirus hopped from an animal to a human — or somehow escaped from a lab. Will Stone