Accessibility links
All Things Considered for August 19, 2020 Hear the All Things Considered program for August 19, 2020

All Things Considered

Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers

PPE and medical supplies are piled up at a wing at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Demand for such equipment has remained high months into the pandemic. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

toggle caption
David J. Phillip/AP

National

Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers

Just like in March, when coronavirus cases spiked for the first time, some workers and employers across the country face PPE shortages. Masks, gloves, gowns and other equipment are scarce.

How Feds Decide On Remdesivir Shipments To States Remains Mysterious

The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir shortened hospital stays for seriously ill COVID-19 patients in a federally funded study. But there's not enough of the medicine to go around. Ulrich Perrey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Ulrich Perrey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Shots - Health News

How Feds Decide On Remdesivir Shipments To States Remains Mysterious

How Feds Decide On Remdesivir Shipments To States Remains Mysterious

Listen · 3:49
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/903946857/903982661" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers

PPE and medical supplies are piled up at a wing at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Demand for such equipment has remained high months into the pandemic. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

toggle caption
David J. Phillip/AP

National

Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers

Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers

Listen · 4:31
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/903612006/903982667" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Ken Chamberlain/OSU/CFAES hide caption

toggle caption
Ken Chamberlain/OSU/CFAES

Goats and Soda

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Listen · 4:29
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/895765991/903982674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

All Things Considered

Browse archive or search npr.org