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The Ethics Of 'Vaccine Passports'

4:42pm April 06, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a former member of President Biden's Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, about the ethics of digital "vaccine passports."

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As the U.S. races to vaccinate its population, the development of better COVID-19 vaccines has already begun.

Scientists Race To Develop Next Generation Of COVID Vaccines

4:42pm April 06, 2021

by Joe Palca

The three vaccines available in the U.S. are safe and effective, but not ideal. Now, work is underway to create more convenient and potent vaccines, including a tablet and nasal spray.

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Sonia Sein with her surgeons and ICU team at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Woman Gets New Windpipe In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery

7:51am April 06, 2021

by Richard Harris

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a trachea. These kinds of transplants are one of the last big transplant challenges.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Has Been Catching On In Lebanon

4:50pm April 05, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

Misinformation about the coronavirus has been catching on easily in Lebanon, where sectarian rivalries leave groups searching for answers that back their world view.

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In Rural Tennessee, Conservatives Voice Vaccine Hesitancy

5:23pm April 03, 2021

by Blake Farmer

An NPR/Marist poll found that rural, white Republicans — especially supporters of former President Trump — are among the least likely to get a vaccine. In rural Tennessee, we hear from some of them.

CDC Says Travel Is Safe 2 Weeks After Getting A Final COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

4:11pm April 02, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

The CDC says people who have been fully vaccinated can travel safely two weeks after their final dose. But the agency is still advising against nonessential trips during the current rise in cases.

A study of mice that hear imaginary sounds could help explain human disorders like schizophrenia, which produce hallucinations.

Mice That Hear Imaginary Sounds May Help Explain Hallucinations In People

5:01pm April 01, 2021

by Jon Hamilton

An experiment that induced imaginary sounds in both people and mice could help explain how brain disorders like schizophrenia cause hallucinations.

Bad Batch Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Sets Back Production

4:42pm April 01, 2021

by Richard Harris

A Baltimore company trying to produce COVID-19 vaccines had to throw out a bad batch of the Johnson & Johnson product. That sets back efforts to expand production of this vaccine.

Study Shows Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine To Work In Young People Ages 12-15

4:32pm March 31, 2021

by Joe Palca

A study of nearly 2,300 volunteers shows Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears to work in adolescents. There were 18 cases of COVID-19 in people who got a placebo and none in those who got the vaccine.

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Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long-Haulers

12:03pm March 31, 2021

by Will Stone

The possibility that vaccines meant to prevent the disease may also be a treatment for long COVID — when symptoms linger for months — has sparked optimism among patients and scientists.

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