New Biden Plan Would Spend Nearly $800 Billion On Caregiving Joe Biden's latest policy proposal would spend billions making both child care and elder care more accessible and affordable. Scott Detrow
Masks Are An Important Component To Fight COVID-19 Crisis, Fauci Says NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about how to implement public health interventions that could turn the tide on the coronavirus pandemic.
Scientists Study How Much A Difference Wearing A Mask Makes How much could coronavirus infections be curbed through mandatory masking, better testing and tracing, and other measures short of a return to full lockdown? Here's what mathematical models tell us. Nurith Aizenman
Developments Are Encouraging In Race To Find Coronavirus Vaccine Vaccines being developed in China and Britain are showing promise according to the latest report from those labs. The vaccines stimulate an immune response and seem to have mild side effects. Richard Harris
Coronavirus vaccine shows promising immune response in animals, University of Washington researchers say Researchers with the University of Washington's Department of Microbiology say a coronavirus vaccine they are developing has generated protective antibodies in mice and non-human primates with just one injection. Liz Brazile
Researchers Hope Experimental Gene Therapy Is An Answer To A Fatal Genetic Disorder Researchers believe gene therapy is poised to change the lives of thousands with the fatal genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy — thanks to over 40 years of scientist Jude Samulski's work. Jon Hamilton
North Carolina Couple Sews Transparent Masks To Help People With Hearing Loss Face masks may be a public health essential, but they come with some social downsides. They can be especially challenging for people with hearing loss, and one couple has come up with a solution. Yuki Noguchi
Growing Body Of Evidence Suggests Masks Protect Those Wearing Them, Too NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Monica Gandhi of the University of California, San Francisco, about growing evidence that masks help lower the severity of the coronavirus for those who wear them.
Early Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Data 'Encouraging,' Scientists Say Testing in more than 1,000 people found the vaccine spurred an immune response and had no severe side effects. Larger trials are underway. Richard Harris
As Talks Open On New Coronavirus Aid Bill, Trump To Return To Daily Briefings President Trump met with GOP congressional leaders, who are pushing for a much smaller relief package than Democrats. Citing TV ratings, Trump said he would resume daily press briefings. Brian Naylor