Tarryn Mento
Health ReporterTarryn Mento served as KPBS' health reporter. She had previously worked as the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic. Tarryn has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald. She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.
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A second vaccine, this one from Moderna, has been approved for emergency use. -
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Beaches and parks can remain open, but playgrounds cannot, and local officials are pushing to keep them accessible. -
KPBS Midday EditionAlthough initial doses of an emergency approved vaccine are expected to be limited to certain groups, experts are concerned participants in other ongoing vaccine trials may drop out to seek what regulators first OK.
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