COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson shared data from the Phase 3 trial of its booster shot on Tuesday indicating a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.

Johnson & Johnson Says Its Booster Shot Provides Increased Protection From COVID-19

8:08am September 21, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Johnson & Johnson shared data from its Phase 3 trial of the company's booster shot on Tuesday. The data showed a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's state health officer, discusses his state's vaccination data on June 29 in Montgomery, Ala. He said last week that the state saw more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time in more than a century.

National

There Were More Deaths Than Births In Alabama Last Year, A Grim First For The State

1:38pm September 20, 2021

by Nell Clark

Alabama's top health official says the state has "literally shrunk." According to preliminary data, it saw 64,714 total deaths and 57,641 births in 2020.

Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April.

3,000 Health Care Workers In France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting A COVID Shot

6:03pm September 16, 2021

by Scott Neuman

French law had set a Sept. 15 deadline for the country's 2.7 million health care workers to get vaccinated. The ones who didn't get a jab were suspended, the country's health minister says.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases among his inner circle.

World News

Russian President Putin Self-Isolates After Staffers Get COVID-19

12:41pm September 14, 2021

The Russian leader will attend an upcoming regional meeting via teleconference, the Kremlin said. Putin said he got his second COVID-19 vaccine in April.

Dr. Simone Gold discourages vaccination against COVID-19 and promotes alternative, unproven therapies. She has spent much of the past year speaking at events like this one held in West Palm Beach, Fla., in December. The conference was aimed at young peopl

This Doctor Spread False Information About COVID. She Still Kept Her Medical License

10:36am September 14, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

Simone Gold isn't alone. NPR found other physicians who retained their licenses despite spreading misinformation online and to the media about effective COVID-19 vaccines and unproven treatments.

Getting vaccinated during pregnancy is one of the best ways to make sure your vulnerable newborn benefits from your antibodies to the coronavirus, doctors say.

Health & Safety

Babies, The Delta Variant And COVID: What Parents Need To Know

4:38pm September 13, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children under 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65. Here's how to protect newborns.

Weeks after getting sick from COVID-19, Kathleen Hipps is still experiencing symptoms, even though she was fully vaccinated.

What We Know About Breakthrough Infections And Long COVID

10:19am September 13, 2021

by Rob Stein

As the delta variant causes more vaccinated people to get "breakthrough infections," concerns are rising that even the vaccinated could develop long COVID symptoms in rare cases.

The CDC's new research found that those who were vaccinated were nearly five times less likely to get infected, 10 times less likely to get so sick they ended up in the hospital and 11 times less likely to die.

Unvaccinated People Are 11 Times More Likely To Die Of COVID-19, New Research Finds

7:20pm September 10, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The COVID-19 vaccines continue to provide powerful protection, even against the delta variant, the CDC said. It also found that vaccinated people were 10 times less likely to be hospitalized.

Laura Weiss created the "Light of Appreciation" to honor her fellow nurses who helped inoculate 82% of the population in Boulder, Colo.

A Nurse Is Bringing Light To A Dark Time With A Chandelier Made Up Of Vaccine Vials

6:44pm September 08, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"I knew I had wanted to do something with light because I felt like it's just been such a dark year and a half that I wanted to bring light to whatever it was I was doing," Laura Weiss told NPR.

There's another shot doctors are advising you get this winter — the flu vaccine. We tackle questions about this flu season and why the vaccine is important as people head back into workplaces and kids return to school.

It's Time For A Flu Shot. Here's What You Need To Know

12:22pm September 07, 2021

by Fran Kritz

With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it's easy to forget that there's another respiratory virus poised to strike. We tackle questions about why a flu vaccine matters now.