How To Make A COVID Vaccine -- Quickly
Global demand for the COVID vaccine is outpacing current supply levels, and ramping up production isn't easy. One of Pfizer's top scientists talked with WNYC about what it would take."There are a...
View ArticleShopRite Says Closure of 23 Pharmacy Locations Won't Impact COVID Vaccinations
ShopRite is closing 23 pharmacies in New Jersey over the next month. The announcement comes just a few weeks after the Garden State-based grocery chain said dozens of its stores would administer the...
View ArticleFreshman Rep. Torres On Vaccine Inequities and Impeachment Uncertainties
A lot of issues on the table for Congress, from vaccine distribution to impeachment. We asked a first-term Congressman from the poorest district in the country about his agenda in the House.On Today's...
View ArticleThe Perils of Pandemic Doomsaying (and Other Covid Messaging Mix-Ups)
A new COVID safety precaution has been making the rounds: double-masking. Sound advice, but why are we only hearing it a year into the pandemic? Well, messaging about masks has been bungled since the...
View ArticleBillion Dollar Idea
On this week’s show, we look at what happens when scientists try to save the public...from itself. Plus, why vaccine distribution might be slowed down by intellectual property rights. And how, memers...
View ArticleWho Owns the COVID-19 Vaccines?
Labyrinthine vaccination sign-ups, lack of transparency, cancelled appointments. If the pathway through this pandemic is vaccines, it’s a dark and twisted one. For all the issues with distribution —...
View ArticleHow the Pandemic Changed Us
Racial justice, police accountability, mutual aid, climate activism and warp-speed vaccines – we examine the ways our COVID-19 year changed American society. Don’t miss out on the next big story. Get...
View ArticleHow Can The White House Stop The Virus In *Your* House?
Today, a Saturday special. We present America Are We Ready, a national call-in show on Biden's first 100 days. What federal policies would keep us and our families safe from COVID?On Today's Show:...
View ArticleIn Los Angeles, Latino Population Hit Hard by Latest Surge in COVID-19 Pandemic
As millions of Americans scramble to get their chance at a COVID 19 vaccine, the state of California remains a hot spot of coronavirus infections with more than 3 million residents infected with the...
View ArticleNew York's Leaders Grapple With How To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that local governments could choose when to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to restaurant workers, taxi drivers, and people in facilities for those...
View ArticleHere's when restaurant workers and taxi drivers can start receiving COVID-19...
New York state has offered local governments the option to expand vaccine access to restaurant workers and taxi drivers, and Mayor Bill de Blasio has indicated he’ll welcome the new groups into the...
View Article4 Million NYers With Pre-Existing Conditions Anxiously Await Vaccine...
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced people with underlying conditions would be eligible for the vaccine along with those 65 and up in mid-January, facing criticism his administration was lagging on doling...
View ArticleCOVID Variants And Vaccines, U.S. Energy Justice. Feb 5, 2021, Part 1
Will Vaccines Work Against New Variants Of The Coronavirus?The rollout of COVID-19 vaccination programs around the world has been anything but smooth. Complicating the effort is the virus itself. The...
View ArticleCuomo Reverses Ban, Allows 1,000 NY State Inmates To Be Vaccinated
New York State's Corrections Department said Thursday afternoon that it’s “preparing to vaccinate” the approximately 1,075 people aged 65 and older in its custody. The announcement made by spokesperson...
View ArticleWhat New York Needs To Fill Its COVID-19 Vaccine Gaps
The Super Bowl is behind us, but a new competition begins Monday over New York’s supply of COVID-19 vaccine. About a million restaurant workers and taxi drivers in the city can now book appointments...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When You're Expecting Your Second COVID Vaccine
Jayne Morgan, M.D., cardiologist and clinical director of the Covid Task Force for Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta, breaks down the science of vaccines, what side effects some are experiencing after...
View ArticleThe Debate on Delaying Second Vaccine Doses
The medical community is debating on whether to use all COVID-19 vaccine doses on hand or hold back those for second shots. Jonathan Cohn, senior national correspondent at HuffPost and author of the...
View ArticleCiti Field Vaccination Site Turns Away Eligible Recipients On Opening Day
Flanked by Mr. Met outside Citi Field Wednesday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed how proud he was of the new mass vaccination site opening at the stadium, which is currently targeting taxi...
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