News story and 5 additional feature stories.
I picked a story from the NYT stating this year is the most important time for kids to get the flu shot because it is likely to get the flu and coronavirus. I think this story is interesting because the story talks about how getting the flu shot will help the hospitals not be overwhelmed with sick patients because people are less likely to get sick.
Feature stories:
1.) Talk to parents who are against vaccine shots and see their viewpoint on the flu and the coronavirus.
2.) Talk to pharmacies where they give the flu shots to see how/ if they are going to prepare for more people wanting the flu shot due to the coronavirus.
3.) Talk to a health specialist to see what the statistics are for people getting both coronavirus and the flu at the same time.
4.) Ask hospitals if they are preparing for more people to be sick and coming to the hospital due to not getting the flu shot.
5.) Ask parents what their thoughts are with their kids going back to school and if they are going to take their kids to get the flu shot.
For a feature story, I would pick two of the stories because I would want to know what people would say. I would pick the “Talk to parents who are against vaccine shots and see their viewpoint on the flu and the coronavirus. I would pick this one to have two sides of the story for both sides of the issue to be interested to read.
I would also want to write about “Ask parents what their thoughts are with their kids going back to school and if they are going to take their kids to get the flu shot.” I would like to write about this topic because parents are just as scared if not even more scared as the kids when they go back to school let along in a world pandemic. I think all parents would relate to this so it would draw in a lot of parents. Also, I would like to see their insight about the coronavirus and also to see their thoughts on the flu shot.