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A worker passes through the security gate at the Moderna campus in Norwood, Mass., one of the sites where the biotechnology company is manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine.

How Will Moderna Meet The Demand For Its COVID-19 Vaccine?

Despite being founded a decade ago, Moderna has never had a product make it to market. And the company registered its first factory with the Food and Drug Administration just this week.

A health care worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Dec. 16 in Portland, Ore. Hospitals across the U.S. began getting their first doses of Pfizer's vaccine this week.

Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns

Atlantic writer Ed Yong says the COVID-19 vaccination program will be the most complicated the U.S. has ever attempted: "It's going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks."

Mini Pigs Alphie and Ozzy graze artificial turf for oatmeal flakes in Santee on Nov. 20, 2020.

The Huge Myth Behind Micro Pigs

Deceitful marketing leads to a crisis of overfilled pig sanctuaries.

A COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna is next in line with the Food and Drug Administration for possible authorization for emergency use during the pandemic.

FDA Panel Recommends Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-0 to recommend that the agency authorize Moderna's vaccine for emergency use during the pandemic. There was a single abstention.

Health care workers have been throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against FDA rules to use it.

Some Vials Of COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Extra Doses, Expanding Supply, FDA Says

The Food and Drug Administration says is advising health workers to use "every full dose obtainable" to help speed up the nationwide immunization campaign.

Diary Of A Fugue Year

Is it possible to hear the music of 2020 without getting lost in the noise? NPR Music's critic Ann Powers studies a year during which nearly everything about loving music was turned upside down.

Dr. Paul Farmer, an infectious disease specialist and cofounder of Partners In Health, is the 2020 recipient of the million dollar Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.

A Million Dollar Prize For A Doc Who Believes In 'Accompaniment'

As the founder of Partners in Health, he seeks to bring modern medical care to all. Now he is the happy — if a bit surprised — to receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.

UC Davis Medical Center nurses, from left, Analyn Corpuz, Raenne Takara and Heather Donaldson review the process of inoculating with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Sacramento, Calif.

California Virus Surge Brings Field Hospitals, Body Bags

Hospitals are filling up so fast in California that officials are rolling out mobile field facilities and scrambling to hire more doctors and nurses to prepare for an expected surge in coronavirus patients.

An American flag with an image of a Native American printed on it is attached to a fence outside a home on May 25, 2020 in To'Hajiilee Indian Reservation, New Mexico. The Navajo Nation suffered the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. per capita in May. In California, a vaccine allocation committee is considering taking historical injustice into account in advance of a statewide rollout.

California May Consider 'Historical Injustice' When Allocating Coronavirus Vaccine

Could earlier access to the vaccine for some groups, like Native Americans, be a form of reparations for historical injustice?

Nurse Melissa Valentin applies the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a health worker at the Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday. The vaccine was granted emergency use authorization last week.

Health Workers 'Feeling Good As Hell' As Hospitals Begin COVID Vaccine Injections

As the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country on Monday, hospital employees celebrated the long-awaited medicine.

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