Accessibility links

All Things Considered for April 28, 2022 Hear the All Things Considered program for April 28, 2022

All Things Considered

Listen · 4:14 4:14

Listen to the featured story from this episode.

Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

Moderna says its vaccine appears to be about 51 percent effective for children ages 6 months to less than 2 years, and 37 percent effective for those ages 2 to less than 6 years. Ole Spata/dpa picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Ole Spata/dpa picture alliance via Getty Images

Shots - Health News

Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

The company says a low-dose version of its vaccine triggers an immune response in children ages 6 months to less than 6 years equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.

Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

Moderna says its vaccine appears to be about 51 percent effective for children ages 6 months to less than 2 years, and 37 percent effective for those ages 2 to less than 6 years. Ole Spata/dpa picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Ole Spata/dpa picture alliance via Getty Images

Shots - Health News

Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

by Rob Stein

4 min

Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

Listen · 4:14 4:14

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095052893/1095365261" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

World

Trevor Reed came back home, but Paul Whelan is still imprisoned in Russia

by Rob Schmitz, Miguel Macias, Amy Isackson

6 min

Trevor Reed came back home, but Paul Whelan is still imprisoned in Russia

Listen · 6:59 6:59

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365163/1095365164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Europe

Polish farmers along the Ukraine border have stepped in to help source war equipment

by Joanna Kakissis

4 min

Polish farmers along the Ukraine border have stepped in to help source war equipment

Listen · 4:14 4:14

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365170/1095365171" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Technology

Video games could help treat cognitive disorders like depression and ADHD

by Keller Gordon

4 min

Video games could help treat cognitive disorders like depression and ADHD

Listen · 4:01 4:01

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365177/1095365178" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Asia

2 Shanghai residents share how they've handled the city's lockdown

by Rob Schmitz, Ashish Valentine, Patrick Jarenwattananon

8 min

2 Shanghai residents share how they've handled the city's lockdown

Listen · 8:16 8:16

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365184/1095365185" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Health

FDA proposes menthol cigarette ban

by Allison Aubrey

3 min

FDA proposes menthol cigarette ban

Listen · 3:54 3:54

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365191/1095365192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful

Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator. Roy Export SAS hide caption

toggle caption

Roy Export SAS

Movies

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful

by Bob Mondello

7 min

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful

Listen · 7:59 7:59

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095304319/1095365267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

World

Georgia's President wants the world to remember the countries near Ukraine during war

by Mary Louise Kelly, Alejandra Marquez Janse, Sarah Handel

7 min

Georgia's President wants the world to remember the countries near Ukraine during war

Listen · 7:00 7:00

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365198/1095365199" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Law

Giuliani is still under investigation a year after the FBI raided his home and office

by Ilya Marritz

4 min

Giuliani is still under investigation a year after the FBI raided his home and office

Listen · 4:10 4:10

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365205/1095365206" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Asia

Leaked draft of an agreement between China and the Solomon Islands has U.S. concerned

by John Ruwitch

3 min

Leaked draft of an agreement between China and the Solomon Islands has U.S. concerned

Listen · 3:43 3:43

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365212/1095365213" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Law

California is considering safe injection centers to help alleviate overdose crisis

by Lesley McClurg

4 min

California is considering safe injection centers to help alleviate overdose crisis

Listen · 4:33 4:33

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365219/1095365220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Europe

What an election in Slovenia could mean for Europe

by Rob Schmitz, Megan Lim, Amy Isackson

3 min

What an election in Slovenia could mean for Europe

Listen · 3:59 3:59

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365226/1095365227" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Climate

Is sucking carbon from the air the key to stop climate change? Some scientists say so

by Lauren Sommer

3 min

Is sucking carbon from the air the key to stop climate change? Some scientists say so

Listen · 3:47 3:47

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365233/1095365234" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

World

South Korea's immediate neighbors are impacting the military help its giving Ukraine

by Anthony Kuhn

3 min

South Korea's immediate neighbors are impacting the military help its giving Ukraine

Listen · 3:38 3:38

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365240/1095365241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

National

Non-U.S. citizens could become police officers in California, if this bill passes

by Martin Kaste

2 min

Non-U.S. citizens could become police officers in California, if this bill passes

Listen · 2:17 2:17

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365247/1095365248" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Author Interviews

New book examines the link between German business families and Nazi fortunes

by Rob Schmitz, Vincent Acovino, Justine Kenin

4 min

New book examines the link between German business families and Nazi fortunes

Listen · 4:48 4:48

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1095365254/1095365255" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

All Things Considered

Browse archive or search npr.org