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Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam

Laura’s Recent Stories

Health Jun 11

How ‘prebunking’ can fight fast-moving vaccine lies

Research shows false news spreads six times faster than the truth, and information about COVID-19 vaccines is not immune to this problem. That is why public health officials are exploring ways to get ahead of those lies through a social…

Health Jun 01

Why you shouldn’t get a COVID antibody test after a vaccine

Some people are thinking about antibody tests as a way to check how effective their vaccines are. But doctors say antibody tests don’t paint a full picture.

Nation May 17

A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don’t think police treat Black people differently

According to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, Americans were more likely to say race relations had gotten worse than had improved in the year since George Floyd was killed.

Health May 17

As more Americans get vaccinated, 41% of Republicans still refuse COVID-19 shots

So far, 59 percent of U.S. adults said they have gotten vaccinated, and another 14 percent say they plan to, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health May 07

It’s time to recognize the damage of childbirth, doctors and mothers say

The health care system often neglects women’s postpartum concerns, from physical pain to psychological anguish. Many women assume this is what you get when you have a baby. But experts say it doesn’t have to be this way.

Health Apr 27

COVID-19 is out of control in India, where most vaccines are made. How did that happen?

Public health experts have demanded that the global community, particularly the United States, step up to address the India’s vaccine shortfalls.

Politics Apr 15

Biden’s poll numbers on the economy rival Trump’s for the first time

To jumpstart the economy, the Biden administration unveiled the American Jobs Plan, which a majority of Americans support, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health Apr 14

WATCH: CDC panel examines connection between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Federal regulators said a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was needed "out of an abundance of caution" when reports of the blood clots emerged.

Health Apr 13

Blood clots after Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are ‘extremely rare,’ experts say

The six women who reported blood clots were between ages 18 and 48 and had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine between six and 13 days before reporting side effects. So far, 6.8 million doses of this one-shot vaccine have…

Health Apr 13

WATCH: What to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause

What does the move mean for those who have received the one dose vaccine and how will it affect the U.S. vaccination rollout?…

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