Pien Huang Pien Huang is a global health and development reporter on the Science desk. She was NPR's first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online.
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U.S. Government Prepares To Crack Down On Hospitals For Not Reporting COVID-19 Data
Hospitals may soon be at risk of losing a critical funding stream — Medicare funding — if they don't comply with new COVID-19 data reporting requirements. John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Trump Administration Plans Crackdown On Hospitals Failing To Report COVID-19 Data
CDC Discusses Plan For Distribution Of A Future Coronavirus Vaccine
Nurse Kathe Olmstead (right) gives volunteer Melissa Harting an injection in a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. Hans Pennink/AP hide caption
With Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Who Would Get Them First?
CDC Takes Down Its Guidance On Aerosol Transmission On The Coronavirus
Michael Caputo, pictured at a White House event, is taking a 60-day leave of absence from his job as lead spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services after alleging President Trump's opponents have interfered in the coronavirus response. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
In interviews with Bob Woodward in February and March, President Trump said he recognized the severity of the coronavirus — even though he publicly criticized the World Health Organization for not alerting him to the degree of threat. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images; Doug Mills/The New York Times via Getty Images hide caption
Researchers Say Fresh Air Can Prevent Aerosol Transmission Of The Coronavirus
Left: Xi Lu traveled to Wuhan from London in January to spend Lunar New Year with his parents, having not shared the holiday with them in over 7 years. Lin Yang, an epidemiologist at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, traveled to Wuhan to visit her parents for the Lunar New Year. And then ... they couldn't get back home because of the quarantine. Xi Lu/ Lin Yang hide caption
After shuttering bar districts early in the pandemic, Hong Kong reopened them in May. Some have been linked to new clusters of cases. Roy Liu/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption