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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 Dec 16

How to help kids build resilience amid COVID-19 chaos

Here's what experts and research say makes the difference for kids when times get tough.

Health Dec 16

WATCH: Your questions on childhood trauma during the pandemic, answered

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of millions of children and their families. How has this prolonged period of social distancing affected them? We discuss concerns about child abuse and neglect during this time, as well as toxic stress…

Politics Dec 09

Americans want more COVID-19 economic relief. Most think Congress should compromise

More than two-thirds of Americans also say they or someone they know has been sick with the virus, and more people said they would get vaccinated against the virus, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Health Dec 03

This biologist is figuring out how to short-circuit sperm as birth control

Tens of millions of people use some form of birth control in the United States, and innovation could expand non-hormonal options for those who have been unable to use conventional means.

Health Dec 02

The essential COVID-19 vaccine FAQ

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the need for face masks, hand-washing and social distancing remain. But the largest vaccination campaign in United States history has also begun protecting its first recipients.

Health Nov 17

2 COVID-19 vaccine candidates may protect against the virus. Now what?

Even if vaccines are approved and enough doses are made, widespread immunity also depends on how many people are willing to roll up their sleeves.

Politics Nov 13

WATCH: Biden team pushes for intel, COVID-19 info access

This week, Biden has named longtime aide, Ronald Klain, his incoming chief-of-staff, and announced the experts who would serve on his COVID-19 advisory board.

Politics Nov 09

3 voter trends that helped Biden

As this cycle ends and the post-mortem analysis flies, political strategists on both sides will be absorbing who voted and why, whose support they won or lost -- crucial lessons for the next election.

Health Nov 09

What Biden can do to fight COVID-19 before Inauguration Day

Months before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, COVID-19 has tightened its hold on the U.S., which surpassed 10 million confirmed infections on Monday and could result in as many as 328,000 deaths in the U.S. by the year's end if no…

Politics Nov 07

Suburban and urban voters secure Biden win in Pennsylvania

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump saw a repeat of his 2016 appeal among rural and small-town Pennsylvania voters.

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