Apr 28 Coronavirus Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children Moderna has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine as the first vaccine for children younger than age 5. By Rob Stein, NPR Apr 28 Coronavirus Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children Rob Stein, NPR
Nov 5 Health There’s more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine The number of people getting COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the U.S. is now far outpacing the number getting their first shots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Rob Stein, NPR Nov 5 Health There’s more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine Rob Stein, NPR
Sep 22 National News Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March The delta surge appears to be peaking nationally, and cases and deaths will likely decline steadily now through the spring. By Rob Stein, NPR Sep 22 National News Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March Rob Stein, NPR
Feb 25 National News Health Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S. The CDC is urging Americans to start preparing for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. By Rob Stein, NPR and Laurel Wamsley, NPR Feb 25 National News Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus Rob Stein, NPR and Laurel Wamsley, NPR
Mar 6 Health Jump In Overdoses Shows Opioid Epidemic Has Worsened In just one year, overdoses from opioids jumped by about 30 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Rob Stein, NPR Mar 6 Health Jump In Overdoses Shows Opioid Epidemic Has Worsened Rob Stein, NPR
Jan 26 Health Flu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard People ages 65 and older are the most affected, but baby boomers are ending up in the hospital at an unusually high rate. By Gisele Grayson, NPR and Rob Stein, NPR Jan 26 Health Flu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard Gisele Grayson, NPR and Rob Stein, NPR
Jan 13 Health Flu Season Is Shaping Up To Be A Nasty One, CDC Says The United States appears to be in the midst of an unusually severe flu season, officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. By Rob Stein, NPR Jan 13 Health Flu Season Is Shaping Up To Be A Nasty One, CDC Says Rob Stein, NPR
Dec 21 Health Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S. The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. By Rob Stein, NPR Dec 21 Health Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S. Rob Stein, NPR