West Virginia Will Pay Young People $100 To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 The Republican-led state will offer savings bonds to residents between the ages of 16 and 35 in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy among its younger population. Rachel Treisman
As Opioid Deaths Surge, Biden Team Moves To Make Buprenorphine Treatment Mainstream With the deadly opioid fentanyl pushing overdose deaths to record levels, federal officials hope buprenorphine will save lives in parts of the country where the drug is rarely prescribed. Brian Mann
Demographics Shift: COVID-19 Patients Are Now More Young Adults COVID-19 has plateaued in the U.S., but hospitalizations of young adults are up about 40% since early March. And polls suggest some young adults may not be interested in getting vaccinated. Will Stone
Rep. Khanna Calls For U.S. To Provide More COVID-19 Assistance To India NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about India's COVID-19 crisis. Khanna is vice chair of the India caucus, and urges the administration to take action.
As Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise In The U.S., Experts Say Expanding Medicaid Is Key The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where the rate of pregnancy-related deaths is rising. Black mothers face the highest risk, and the CDC estimates over half of these deaths are preventable. Christine Herman
USDA Moves To Feed Millions Of Children Over The Summer The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school. Cory Turner
Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Rachel Treisman
Vaccinated U.S. Travelers Will Be Allowed To Visit Europe Again Starting This Summer The European Commission president says she expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe. Frank Langfitt
Why India's COVID-19 Surge Could Collapse Its Health System NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Heath, about India's latest surge, and how to mitigate it. He says the U.S. must help in three critical areas.
New U.S. COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccination Pace Slows Too Johnson & Johnson vaccinations have resumed, which could facilitate new vaccination pop-up clinics. At the same time, doctors in rural areas are strategizing on how to get people to get the shot. Allison Aubrey