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 historically known as National College Decision Day for college-bound high school seniors. But that's changed this year too. Many colleges have postponed their decision deadlines to June 1. And as the pandemic continues to cause students' personal circumstances to change, some are reconsidering attending a four-year college full time at all.
In New York City, a funeral director says knowing that his team is performing a service for their community helps him get through long and stressful days.
Plus, some happy news: NPR producer Emma Talkoff's twin sister and her now-husband got married in their apartment last weekend. Talkoff shares what it was like for her family to witness the joyful moment via Zoom.
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Short Wave - How An Early Plan To Spot The Virus Fell Weeks Behind
In several major cities, public health officials work every year to monitor the flu. It's called sentinel surveillance. And as early as mid-February, the government had a plan to use that system to find early cases of the coronavirus, by testing patients with flu-like symptoms.
But NPR's Lauren Sommer reports the effort was slow to get started, costing weeks in the fight to control the spread of the virus. Read more from Lauren's reporting here.
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But NPR's Lauren Sommer reports the effort was slow to get started, costing weeks in the fight to control the spread of the virus. Read more from Lauren's reporting here.
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Consider This from NPR - Federal Stay-At-Home Guidance Ends; A Potential New Test For COVID-19
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 are also facing financial pressure.
Using the Defense Production Act, President Trump has ordered meatpacking plants to stay open despite a high rate of coronavirus outbreaks among workers. KCUR's Frank Morris reports on what's happening in the industry.
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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 are also facing financial pressure.
Using the Defense Production Act, President Trump has ordered meatpacking plants to stay open despite a high rate of coronavirus outbreaks among workers. KCUR's Frank Morris reports on what's happening in the industry.
Life Kit's guide to managing screen time on Apple, Spotify and NPR One.
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Short Wave - How Bears Come Out Of Hibernation Jacked
Spring is in the air — and so are black bears coming out of hibernation. Rae Wynn-Grant, a large carnivore biologist, explains there's a lot more going on during hibernation than you might expect.
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Consider This from NPR - A Drug Could Speed Up Recovery; The Economy Declines
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 state is trying to lead the charge in contact tracing, and how leadership during a pandemic is uniquely challenging.
Plus, in New Orleans, Brass-a-Holics bandleader Winston "Trombone" Turner wanted to honor the deceased of COVID-19 like they would have been ordinarily — with music. So, he picked up his horn and called a few friends to record a performance of "I'll Fly Away," a celebratory song played at almost every traditional New Orleans funeral.
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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 state is trying to lead the charge in contact tracing, and how leadership during a pandemic is uniquely challenging.
Plus, in New Orleans, Brass-a-Holics bandleader Winston "Trombone" Turner wanted to honor the deceased of COVID-19 like they would have been ordinarily — with music. So, he picked up his horn and called a few friends to record a performance of "I'll Fly Away," a celebratory song played at almost every traditional New Orleans funeral.
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Short Wave - Can Optimism Be Learned? (Like Right Now?)
Optimism is often thought as a disposition, something you're born with or without. So can it be learned? On today's show, Maddie talks with Alix Spiegel, co-host of NPR's Invisibilia, about "learned optimism." We'll look at what it is, the research behind it, and how it might come in handy in certain circumstances, like maybe a global pandemic?
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Consider This from NPR - 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Labs Struggle To Test Faster
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 their free time. Listen on Apple, Spotify and NPR One.
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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 their free time. Listen on Apple, Spotify and NPR One.
Life Kit's full episode on how to start running with Peter Sagal on Apple, Spotify and NPR One.
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Short Wave - The Lightbulb Strikes Back
Humans have a long history of inventions: electricity, telephones, computers, music — the list goes on. It's clear we're shaping the world around us.
But as Ainissa Ramirez explains in her new book, The Alchemy of Us, those inventions are shaping us, too.
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But as Ainissa Ramirez explains in her new book, The Alchemy of Us, those inventions are shaping us, too.
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Consider This from NPR - New Symptoms; A Missed Chance At Early Detection
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 coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Italy will start reopening the country next week. The country has suffered high death rates, second only to the U.S., and it was the first western nation to lock down.
Plus, one of the top-grossing movie theaters in the country this past week was the Ocala Drive-In in Ocala, Florida.
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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 coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Italy will start reopening the country next week. The country has suffered high death rates, second only to the U.S., and it was the first western nation to lock down.
Plus, one of the top-grossing movie theaters in the country this past week was the Ocala Drive-In in Ocala, Florida.
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Short Wave - The Hard Truth About Ventilators
During the pandemic, ventilators have been considered a vital medical tool to treat critically-ill COVID-19 patients. But more and more evidence is suggesting that those who go on a ventilator — don't end up surviving. NPR Science Desk correspondent Jon Hamilton tells us about how these machines work, and how, for patients who do survive, recovery can be a long road.
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