Month: June 2022

In the third summer of the pandemic, White House COVID response coordinator Ashish Jha tells NPR it’s a good thing that many people feel less afraid of getting sick. But he says the Biden administration still has work to do.

One of their latest challenges is managing the vaccine rollout for children under 5, which could begin in weeks — and educating parents and caretakers about the importance of vaccination.

NPR’s Rob Stein reports on another persistent public health challenge: long COVID. A recent study offers some clues about why many people suffer from symptoms for months. Rob also spoke to Gregory Glenn of Novavax, who you’ll hear in this episode discussing the company’s new COVID vaccine, which is awaiting FDA authorization.

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The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX has parents and students worried about safety at school. Data gathered by the Washington Post estimates that more than 300,000 students have experienced shootings at school since the 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado. But experts say the impact of school shootings is far more extensive, and even children who don’t come into direct contact with violence can be traumatized.

We speak with Hannah Rubin, a 16-year-old activist with March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement pushing for gun control measures.

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The UK is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with four days of pomp and tribute.

But, as the nation thanks its queen for seven decades of service, there are questions about what the monarchy will look like after she’s gone. NPR’s Frank Langfitt takes a look at a royal family at a crossroads.

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So many people in Uvalde, Texas have a shared history. Some of that history runs right through Robb Elementary School, a place that was part of the Mexican-American community’s struggle for racial equality.

NPR’s Vanessa Romo spoke with Eulalio Diaz, Jr. He was the coronor on duty when a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at the school. Diaz also went to Robb Elementary and knew a lot of the victims’ families. And NPR’s Adrian Florido has the story of Robb Elementary’s role in the fight for Mexican-American equality.

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NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths at a new penitentiary in Thomson, Ill.

The reporting in this episode comes from NPR Investigative Correspondent Joseph Shapiro and reporter Christie Thompson of The Marshall Project. Find more from their story here.

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What happens if a medical condition threatens the life of a pregnant patient? What about a fetus with a lethal anomaly? Will treatment for miscarriage change? This episode we’re answering those questions and others from listeners about what would happen if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade — with help from NPR health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin and Dr. Kristyn Brandi, an OB-GYN and family planning doctor who’s also the board chair for Physicians for Reproductive Health.

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