A Case For 'Vaccine Diplomacy' Amid Impending U.S. Vaccine Surplus NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, founding director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, about vaccine surpluses in the U.S. and what might be done with extra doses.
Life Kit: Pandemic Burnout Amid the pandemic, more people say they're feeling burnt out often. Researchers say it's important to address burnout before it takes a serious toll on one's mental health. Rhitu Chatterjee
New Study Seeks To Understand Inflammatory COVID-19 Complication In Children NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious disease chief at Children's National Hospital, about a new study of children with MIS-C a rare and mysterious COVID-19 complication.
Advocates Worry Latinx Communities Aren't Taking Full Advantage Of Pandemic Relief NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Houston-based entrepreneur and advocate, Tom Castro, who worries that some Latinos aren't tapping the pandemic-relief dollars offered by the government.
Trying To Assess COVID's Impact On Arab-American Communities Is Complicated It's hard to track the rate of COVID-19 infections among Arab Americans, who are often counted as white on survey forms without a separate checkbox for Middle Eastern or North African origins. Hadia Bakkar
More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall More campuses are expected to add the requirement, with potential legal challenges ahead. One key point: Requiring vaccines for infectious diseases is nothing new for many residential colleges. Elissa Nadworny
Airlines 'Generally In Favor' Of Embracing 'Vaccine Passports' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Victoria Walker, senior travel reporter for The Points Guy, about airline companies' use of digital COVID-19 vaccine cards.
Legal Questions Surround 'Vaccine Passports' More businesses are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccines. NPR's Michel Martin discusses legal implications with Robert Field, professor of law and public health at Drexel University.
Writer Discusses 'The Futility Of Vaccine Passports' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Atlantic staff writer Yasmeen Serhan about her recent piece.
Biden Wants New Ban On Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From The '90s? Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes. Alana Wise