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The hosts of NPR"s All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday.Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with Consider This+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/considerthis

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23:36

Q & A: Dentists, Reopening Businesses, And Contact...

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2020/05/02

A dentist, epidemiologist and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio show about the coronavirus crisis. Excerpted here:- NPR's senior business editor Uri Berliner and epidemiologist Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo discuss reopening nonessential businesses- NPR's health policy reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin on the logistics of contact tracing- Dentist Dr. Suhail Mohiuddin on when a dental problem is urgent enough for an in-person

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12:55

Operation Warp Speed; Essential Workers Fight For...

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2020/05/01

The Trump administration is calling the effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 "Operation Warp Speed." Dr. Anthony Fauci says if all goes well, we could have hundreds of millions of vaccines as early as next January. Today is International Workers Day, and this year workers at Amazon, Walmart and Target are using the occasion to organize mass protests. They say their companies are not doing enough to protect and compensate them, even as the nation hails them as "essential." Today is also

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11:35

Federal Stay-At-Home Guidance Ends; A Potential New...

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2020/04/30

The federal stay-at-home guidance ends on Thursday. Some governors are planning to open up their states, but others say it's too soon. A potential new kind of test for COVID-19 could be simpler and cheaper to use than existing tests. But because it has a relatively high false negative rate, some scientists are wary. The pandemic has left more than 30 million people in the U.S. unemployed. Activists and community organizers are putting together strikes, refusing to pay rent on May 1. But landlords

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12:55

A Drug Could Speed Up Recovery; The Economy Declines

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2020/04/29

Results from a trial involving more than a thousand hospital patients showed the drug Remdesivir could speed up recovery from COVID-19 and possibly also reduce deaths. Wednesday morning's first quarter gross domestic product report shows that the economy shrank last quarter at a rate not seen since the fall of 2008. New findings suggest a link between COVID-19 and life-threatening blood clots that cause strokes in all age groups. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts talks about how his

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12:49

1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Labs...

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2020/04/28

More than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.Nationwide social distancing guidance runs through April 30. After that, what happens is up to individual states. One reason why coronavirus testing has been stymied in the United States is that public health labs in at least 10 states have been underfunded for years, an investigation by APM found.Plus, listeners of It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders share how they are spending

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11:39

New Symptoms; A Missed Chance At Early Detection

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2020/04/27

Challenges with testing and logistics, clashes between federal and state officials and even hospitals' fears of being stigmatized as a source of infection — all cost valuable time in detecting the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S., reports NPR's Lauren Sommer. The federal government has re-started the Paycheck Protection Program, which gives loans to small businesses. Lawmakers required some of the money to go community banks this time around.Also, the CDC recognizes new symptoms of the

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15:29

Q & A: Ethical Dilemmas And Disinfectants

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2020/04/25

A scientist and a philosopher answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio show about the coronavirus crisis. Excerpted here:- Aerobiologist Joshua Santarpia discusses disinfectants.- Professor David Chan talks through the day-to-day ethical dilemmas during the pandemic.If you have a question, you can share it at npr.org/nationalconversation, or tweet with the hashtag, #NPRConversation.We'll return with a regular episode of Coronavirus

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12:58

Southern States, Moving To Reopen, Could Be Most...

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2020/04/24

Data shared at a White House press briefing Thursday was unusual, says David Lappan of the Bipartisan Policy Center — and not just because it prompted the President to wonder if disinfectants could be injected into coronavirus patients. Southern states are some of the first to start reopening, but NPR's Debbie Elliott reports people there may be more vulnerable to COVID-19 because of high rates of poverty, chronic diseases, and natural disasters.Plus, a Washington Post reporter on what America looks

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11:57

Coronavirus Not Going Away Before Next Fall, Fauci Says

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2020/04/23

Dr. Anthony Fauci said we will still be dealing with the coronavirus next fall. The severity depends on what we do over the next few months.What about college campuses? NPR's Elissa Nadworny reports universities are figuring out if they can reopen for fall semester or go virtual.Plus, a study finds wearing a nylon stocking over homemade masks can boost protection.And a look at why COVID-19 seems to be killing more men than women. Find and support your local public radio stationSign up for 'The New

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12:48

Georgia's Plan To Reopen; Anti-Shutdown Protests And...

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2020/04/22

Posthumous autopsy results revealed the first U.S. death from COVID-19 happened much earlier than previously thought.The state of Georgia will reopen parts of its economy on Friday, even as members of the White House coronavirus task force can't say how all parts of the state could safely do so. NPR's David Folkenflik reports on the link between Fox News and anti-shutdown protests.Plus, a website that recreates the sounds of your office.NPR's reporting on the NIH's recommendation against doctors

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12:47

More Small Business Aid; Antibody Test Results

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2020/04/21

The Paycheck Protection Program was created to help small businesses hit by the pandemic, but the program was exhausted quickly. Now congress has secured another round of funding.Recovering from COVID-19 can be a long journey. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the oftentimes grueling process.Experts say contact tracing and antibody testing are crucial steps for reopening the country. Plus, a look at one part of the economy that never closed. Must-run factories operating around the clock have lessons for

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11:29

Why Testing Is Still So Far Behind

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2020/04/20

President Trump's guidelines for reopening the country put the onus on governors across the nation. But many say they don't have enough testing supplies to reopen their states.A Harvard infectious disease specialist explains why testing in the United States is still a problem. Plus, a couple share the lessons they learned from the 1918 flu pandemic. (He's 107-years-old. She's 100.) Find and support your local public radio stationSign up for 'The New Normal' newsletterThis episode was recorded and

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20:58

Q & A: Pets And COVID-19, Ventilators, And The View...

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2020/04/18

Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio show about the coronavirus crisis. Excerpted here:- NPR's Emily Feng discusses China's next steps.- Emergency Physician Richard Levitan addresses skepticism about the effectiveness of ventilators.- Veterinarian Krista Miller answers questions about pet care and adoption. If you have a question, you can share it at npr.org/nationalconversation, or tweet

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12:37

Testing Holds States Back; Vaccine Timeline

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2020/04/17

According to new White House guidelines, a state, city, or county has to show a decreasing rate of confirmed coronavirus cases for 14 days before reopening their economy. A year may seem like a long time to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, but vaccine development typically takes longer. NPR's Joe Palca explains why it's so hard and what researchers are doing to speed things up.Food banks around the country have been stretched, including one in San Antonio. Last week it served 10,000 families,

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11:36

New White House Guidance for When States Can Move To...

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2020/04/16

The White House Thursday offered a blueprint for states to re-open. It starts with a decline in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and includes extensive testing that does not yet exist. Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo told NPR's Rachel Martin that the lack of testing means the outbreak is still largely unpredictable. In the past four weeks, 22 million people have filed for unemployment, nearly wiping out all the job gains since the Great Recession. A group of volunteer EMTs in New Jersey is on

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12:18

Reopening Won't Feel Normal; Tech Giants Plan For...

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2020/04/15

Governors around the country are starting to plan for what reopening their states could look like. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said testing will be a big part of his decision-making.Millions of Americans should have received an economic impact payment from the government today. Meanwhile, many are still waiting on unemployment benefits.Plus, Apple and Google's plan to help with contact tracing will depend on trust from the public.Listen to Life Kit's episode on giving back on Apple, Spotify and

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11:08

Some Government Aid Checks Will Arrive This Week

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2020/04/14

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 80 million Americans should receive economic impact payments by Wednesday. President Trump said during Monday's contentious coronavirus task force briefing that he plans to lift federal guidelines on social distancing soon, falsely claiming that he has "total" authority on the matter. Meanwhile, as an outbreak of COVID-19 in South Dakota closes a major meat processing facility, Governor Kristi Noem continues to reject the idea of a statewide stay-at-home order

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13:14

Trump's Unfulfilled Promises; What Contact Tracing...

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2020/04/13

Exactly one month ago, President Trump declared a national emergency and promised a mobilization of public and private resources to attack the coronavirus. NPR's Investigations Team finds that few of those promises have come to pass.The CDC says they'll soon release a plan to help state and local governments with contact tracing, but Massachusetts has already started building its own contact tracing system.NPR's Allison Aubrey discusses why some are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others, and looks

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18:59

Q & A: Masks, Unemployment Aid, And Recovering From...

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2020/04/11

Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered,' NPR's nightly radio show about the coronavirus crisis. Excerpted here:- Dr. Abraar Karan on wearing masks- Dr. Lucy McBride on what to do if someone is recovering from the coronavirus at home- NPR's Scott Horsley on unemployment relief and how to get itWe'll return with a regular episode of Coronavirus Daily on Monday. This episode was recorded and published as part of this

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12:13

Some Infection Rates Drop, But U.S. Hasn't Peaked Yet

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2020/04/10

Dr. Deborah Birx said despite signs of progress in New York and elsewhere, the United States hasn't reached the peak of the pandemic yet. Rigorous testing and contact tracing specifically are being called for, but Birx said the White House Task Force is being realistic about "how strategically that very valuable resource can be used" in the U.S.Despite empty grocery store shelves, there's an excess of food other places, like farms. NPR's Dan Charles reports on the struggling supply chain.Chaplain

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