Biden says every adult will be vaccinated by May in U.S. President Biden said on Tuesday that the U.S. will produce enough vaccines for every adult in the U.S. by the end of May, while making a fresh push to vaccinate school staff over the next month. NPR Staff
Biden Says U.S. Will Have Vaccine Supply For All Adults By May, Prioritizes Teachers President Biden moves his timeline up by two months, while directing all 50 states and the District of Columbia to move school workers up in line for vaccinations, beginning next week. Alana Wise
Vaccine Misallocations Sparks One Medical Congressional Hearing One Medical is seeing the shutoff of vaccine allocations, new reports of wrongdoing, and a congressional hearing as fallout deepens following NPR's investigation of its COVID-19 vaccination practices. Tim Mak
Novavax Vaccine Appears 86% Effective Against U.K's COVID-19 Variant Vaccine maker Novavax is waiting for its COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the U.K., and is hopeful that U.S. approval will follow. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Novavax CEO Stanley Erck.
'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not White Nonwhite Americans looking for care for a loved one are much more likely than whites to encounter discrimination, language barriers, and providers who lack cultural competence, a new report finds. Jon Hamilton
Connecticut Breaks Federal Guidelines By Vaccinating People Based On Age Grocery store employees, janitors and other essential workers will no longer have priority under the state's new vaccination plan, which is based on age. Brenda León
Could A Single-Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine After Illness Stretch The Supply? People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting. Richard Harris
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rollout Begins In U.S. As COVID-19 Cases Tick Up Johnson & Johnson has started shipping its first vaccine doses across the U.S., adding a third vaccine to the country's arsenal as public health officials warn of an uptick in cases. Rachel Treisman
FDA Clears The Way For Another COVID-19 Vaccine To Go Into Circulation The Food and Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency voted unanimously in its favor. Joe Palca
Family Of COVID-19 Victim Wants To See 'Orbisculate' In The Dictionary Hilary and John Kriegler want to honor their father Neil, who made up the word "orbisculate." It means grapefruit juice squirting into your eye. They're petitioning to get it into the dictionary.