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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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President Trump addresses a supporters Tuesday at a campaign rally in Winston Salem, N.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Public Health

Trump admitted to playing down the coronavirus’s severity, per new book

President Trump acknowledged the deadliness of the coronavirus in early February and admitted in March to playing down the virus's severity.

5 years ago

Cooper's Poynt Park in Camden, N.J.
Kids
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Camden County unveils youth-focused public health campaign

The public health campaign, called “Protect Your Circle,” will focus on encouraging youth to not open their circle to people they do not know and to get tested.

5 years ago

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Medicine
Public Health

NIH: Halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety

“This ought to be reassuring,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said before a Senate committee.

5 years ago

This July 18, 2020, file photo, shows the AstraZeneca offices in Cambridge, England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Public Health

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness

Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect.

5 years ago

A researcher moves a vial in a lab. Labs are ramping up their research, in the hopes of finding a vaccine for COVID-19. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Medicine
National
Public Health

Coronavirus vaccine developers issue joint pledge on safety, standards

The announcement comes amid worries that the FDA will be under political pressure to approve a vaccine before tests to prove it is safe and effective are finished.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Policing
Public Health

Frustrated Carney calls yet another Delaware inclusion on travel quarantine list ‘stupid’

Delaware needs to have fewer than 97 new coronavirus cases a day over a week to avoid being on the list. Sometimes, it’s under, and sometimes over.

5 years ago

People ride bikes on the boardwalk
National
Public Health

The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried

The U.S. had about 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases around Memorial Day. It now has more than 6.2 million cases, with related deaths more than doubling over the summer.

5 years ago

(A Johnson/NPR)
NPR
K-12
Kids
Public Health

‘Children are going hungry’: Why schools are struggling to feed students

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

5 years ago

Dr. Chris Pernell
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Seeking COVID-19 vaccine trial participants from hard-hit communities of color

The coronavirus is disproportionately affecting African Americans and Latinos. Researchers aim to include groups they most want a vaccine to protect.

5 years ago

Listen 1:31
A health worker draws blood from a patient
National
Public Health

Bold hopes for coronavirus antibody tests still unfulfilled

Coronavirus tests touted by President Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available. But predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out.

5 years ago

A scientist at work on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate
NPR
Medicine
National
Public Health

How can you tell if a COVID-19 vaccine is working?

Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective?

5 years ago

(Kacso Sandor/BigStock)
Aging
Delaware

Delaware nursing homes can resume in-person visits, with restrictions

Long-term care facilities that haven’t had a new case of the coronavirus in 14 days will be allowed to resume indoor visitation, which has been banned since March.

5 years ago

People roamed the beach in Ocean City, N.J, at the start of August. As Labor Day weekend arrives, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says Americans should remain vigilant to avoid another surge in coronavirus infection rates. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health
Travel

Another holiday weekend, another coronavirus surge? Keep an eye on tourist hot spots

Many are worried that Labor Day will be like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, when travel and celebrations fanned the flames of viral spread.

5 years ago

As people spend more time together indoors with the changing of the seasons, could an air cleaner provide an added layer of protection against the transmission of the coronavirus by removing a percentage of viral particles from the air? (Ben de la Cruz/NPR)
NPR
Public Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a good idea to buy an air cleaner for my home?

The frustrating short answer is, "It depends."

5 years ago

The Briarwood Christian Lions and Spain Park Jaguars faced off in Hoover, Ala. on August 28. It was their second game of the season being played during the coronavirus pandemic.
(Russell Lewis/NPR)
NPR
Public Health
Sports

High school football: Beloved fall tradition or unnecessary coronavirus risk?

High school football is happening in more than 30 states this fall. And so is a debate over whether it's right, or reckless, to let teenagers play a game considered high risk.

5 years ago

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