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What's At Stake In The U.S. Healthcare Debate

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner about where health care policy stands today.
Universal Mask Wearing Could Save Some 130,000 Lives In The U.S., Study Suggests

The study is based on some assumptions under different scenarios. It suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February.
- Jason Slotkin
U.S. Records Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day Since Pandemic Began

The 83,000 surpasses the previous record from mid-July by about 6,000. In addition, 943 people died from COVID-19 on Friday. Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.
- Suzanne Nuyen
Coronavirus FAQs: What's Up With Bubble Dining? Should You Hand Out Halloween Candy?

Answers to your COVID-19 questions about how to handle Halloween trick-or-treaters, whether it's safe to eat in a restaurant's outdoor bubble and whether you can be infected through your ear canal.
- Pranav Baskar
Are Lockdowns At Colleges Working?

As colleges across the country see rising coronavirus rates, many campuses have gone into lockdown. Are these lockdowns effective at stopping the spread of the virus?
- Elissa Nadworny
Medical Residents Study Whether Trump Rallies Are Tied To Infection Spikes

Two medical students looked for infection spikes in towns that hosted Trump rallies. The data isn't as clear cut as many might like.
- Will Stone
U.S. Tops 70,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day — Heights Not Seen Since July

U.S. cases have been rising sharply since the middle of September, when the daily rate was hovering around 40,000 cases.
- Bill Chappell
When he got Covid, this student turned to his fraternity brothers at the University of Washington

Nick Baldini was one of hundreds of students at the University of Washington who came down with Covid while living on Greek Row. He says his fraternity brothers had gotten him through tough times before, and so he again turned to them for support.
- Eilís O'Neill
UW's new population health center aims to prevent the next pandemic

The University of Washington is hoping to improve the public health response to future pandemics by bringing many different kinds of academics together under one roof. But some say racial diversity — and not just diversity of expertise — among the center's specialists will be key to its success.
- Joshua McNichols
Researchers Find Doubts About COVID-19 Vaccine Among People Of Color

At a series of listening sessions, participants voiced worries that the development of a COVID-19 vaccine is being politicized and rushed. Public health experts are taking vaccine hesitancy seriously.
- Laurel Wamsley

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