Allison Aubrey
Allison Aubrey is a correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She's also a contributor to the PBS NewsHour and is one of the hosts of NPR's Life Kit.
Along with her NPR science desk colleagues, Aubrey is the winner of a 2019 Gracie Award. She is the recipient of a 2018 James Beard broadcast award for her coverage of 'Food As Medicine.' Aubrey is also a 2016 winner of a James Beard Award in the category of "Best TV Segment" for a PBS/NPR collaboration. The series of stories included an investigation of the link between pesticides and the decline of bees and other pollinators, and a two-part series on food waste. In 2013, Aubrey won a Gracie Award with her colleagues on The Salt, NPR's food vertical. They also won a 2012 James Beard Award for best food blog. In 2009, Aubrey was awarded the American Society for Nutrition's Media Award for her reporting on food and nutrition. She was honored with the 2006 National Press Club Award for Consumer Journalism in radio and earned a 2005 Medical Evidence Fellowship by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Knight Foundation. In 2009-2010, she was a Kaiser Media Fellow.
Joining NPR in 2003 as a general assignment reporter, Aubrey spent five years covering environmental policy, as well as contributing to coverage of Washington, D.C., for NPR's National Desk. She also hosted NPR's Tiny Desk Kitchen video series.
Before coming to NPR, Aubrey was a reporter for the PBS NewsHour and a producer for C-SPAN's Presidential election coverage.
Aubrey received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and a Master of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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Infectious disease experts say the CDC's new five-day isolation period is "reasonable" but may fall flat because the mask period it vital, but people generally aren't compliant with mask requirements.
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The U.S. is now averaging 125,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delta is still surging, the highly transmissible omicron variant likely will become the dominant variant very soon.
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In three weeks, the latest coronavirus variant has spread to at least 36 U.S. states. Colleges are among the institutions taking steps to avoid new outbreaks.
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Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 shot given in the U.S. to a nurse on Long Island. She reflects on what's happened in that year and how her life has changed.
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As omicron spreads and delta continues to circulate, the U.S. is nearing 800,000 COVID-19 deaths. But new survey data point to relaxed attitudes across the country, even amid new surges.
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The CDC is now recommending booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 16 and older. The recommendation comes as cases surge across the country, putting pressure on many hospitals.
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The omicron variant has been detected in about one-third of U.S. states, while the delta variant infects 100,000 people a day. Officials urge people to get vaccinated and boosted.
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New York is now among the several states where the new coronavirus strain has been detected. As the omicron variant spreads, the Biden administration announces new steps to slow COVID.
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Concerns about omicron are growing after the head of Moderna expressed doubt about vaccines' effectiveness against the new coronavirus variant. Some scientists are more optimistic, though.
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Scientists are collecting more information about the new variant of concern, omicron, and investigating whether existing COVID-19 vaccines offer adequate protection.
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There are cases of this new coronavirus variant reported in several countries. How much protection can fully vaccinated people expect to have?
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Millions of Americans are planning to travel this week and gather inside for Thanksgiving. At the same time, COVID-19 cases are rebounding. We have tips for keeping COVID out while inviting guests in.