100 Million in U.S. Now Fully Vaccinated, but Resistance Remains
The milestone represents almost 40 percent of the nation’s adults, but the Biden administration is …
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Canada pauses J&J rollout after mistake in Maryland lab | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Canada is pausing the rollout of hundreds of thousands of doses of the Johnson & Johnson corona…
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WHO authorizes Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
The World Health Organization on Friday (WHO) listed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency …
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Why do COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tet…
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Moderna beefs up COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing for 2021-22
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna announced Thursday it is beefing up global manufacturing of its COV…
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Taking this step after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine makes a difference, CDC says
( KTVX ) -- Millions of vaccine shots have been given across the U.S., and as that number grows, th…
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Where are masks required? Interactive map helps you find out
( KTVX ) -- An interactive map can now help you find which businesses are requiring masks as states…
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Disneyland reopens: What to know before you go
Fans eager and excited to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park lined up for hours …
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Moderna vaccine remains 90% effective after 6 months, company says
(NEXSTAR) – The Moderna COVID-19 remains effective even after 6 months, the company said in a Tuesd…
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'Physical inactivity' associated with higher COVID-19 risks, study says
(NEXSTAR) - Many public health officials have encouraged people to take a walk outside during the p…
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Should I laminate my vaccine card? Here's what you need to know
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) -- According to the Centers for Disease, Control, and Prevention roughly 77,…
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Many Evangelicals say they will not get the vaccine
(NEXSTAR) -- About 30% of Evangelical Christians say they will "definitely not" get the v…
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Pfizer CEO: 3rd shot 'likely' needed within a year
(NEXSTAR) - The CEO of Pfizer said it's "likely" that Americans will need a third sho…
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No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19
( The Conversation ) - If someone gets a headache or feels a bit under the weather after receiving …
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Israel Mourns After Stampede at Religious Festival Kills 45
At least 45 people died in what witnesses described as a “human avalanche” after some slipped on a …
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Southwest Airlines flight attendant sues after husband dies of COVID-19 | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her employer, accu…
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Biden: Schools should 'probably all be open' in the fall | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
President Biden in an interview that aired Friday said that schools should all be open for five day…
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Israel Mourns After a Religious Festival Turns Into Disaster
At least 45 people died in what witnesses described as a “human avalanche” after some slipped on a …
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What We Know About the Deadly Stampede in Israel
A stampede during a mountainside religious celebration in Israel on Thursday night left at least 45…
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Cricket in India Carries On, Diverting Resources From Coronavirus Fight
The Indian Premier League is criticized for creating a “bio-bubble” for players while ordinary Indi…
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Odessa, Part 4: Wellness Check
A mental health crisis has set in at Odessa High School and some students struggle to envision a wo…
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Democrats push to add drug pricing, Medicare measures to Biden plan | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Leading congressional Democrats are pushing to add drug pricing measures and even an expansion of M…
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A Target Date for a Full Reopening in New York City
City officials hope to allow businesses to operate without limitations. But the mayor has little au…
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In Person or Virtual? Covid Complicates College Commencements
With vaccinations on the rise, many colleges are planning in-person commencements, sowing frustrati…
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Finding Love and All Its Quirks, Even If 2,654 Miles Away
“Radical honesty” on Sarah Lenz’s dating profile, along with no geographical restrictions, led to S…
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They Want You Back at the Office
Commercial real estate brokers tend to be chest-thumping optimists. Post-pandemic corporate life is…
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In Podcast, Odessa High School Students Talk About Struggles
Working on the audio documentary “Odessa” gave one producer a painful look at the post-lockdown emo…
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Dozens of scientists call for deeper investigation into origins of COVID-19, including the lab theory | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
A group of international scientists and academics are reiterating calls to the World Health Organiz…
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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has generated $275 million in sales so far this year.
The company has pledged not to profit from its vaccine during the pandemic. Governments have been p…
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Europe’s economy is expected to shrink while the U.S.’s grows.
The performance for the first three months of the year could show that Europe has been in a recessi…
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Central Health incentivizing clinics to vaccinate at-risk populations
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Health is incentivizing clinics to vaccinate high-risk and underserved comm…
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What We Know About India's Deadly Second Wave of Covid-19
What is behind the explosion of new coronavirus cases that is overwhelming the South Asian country?…
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Is it safe yet to attend sporting events during the pandemic?
(AP) – Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic? Not yet, but there are ways to…
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América Latina tras un año de pérdidas por la COVID-19
La crisis en la región ha empeorado de manera alarmante y podrÃa poner en riesgo el progreso de vac…
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Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses
Emergent BioSolutions’ C.E.O. announced several executive changes but vigorously defended the compa…
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Back-to-front airplane boarding procedures increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, study finds
(NEXSTAR) – The back-to-front boarding process, adopted by multiple major airlines amid the coronav…
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US begins exporting Pfizer vaccine to Mexico: report | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
The U.S. will begin to send the Pfizer vaccine to Mexico as a Trump administration rule barring dos…
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N.Y.C.’s Mayor Wants City to ‘Fully Reopen’ on July 1
Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a tantalizing glimpse of normalcy even as his authority to actually li…
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India's Vaccine Drive Slows as Coronavirus Cases Hit Records
Every adult in the country — some 940 million people — will be eligible for shots starting on Satur…
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‘We Have to Prove Democracy Still Works’
In his first address to Congress, President Biden made a case for vastly expanding the role of gove…
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Together Again: Documenting Nursing Home Reunions After One Long Year
The pandemic kept nursing home residents and their families apart. Photographers for The New York T…
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After Thoughts
18 plans and proposals for when we emerge again. source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/…
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Summer Camp F.A.Q.: C.D.C. Guidelines and Answers From Experts
Do counselors have to be vaccinated? Will there be singing around campfires? We asked the experts. …
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Unswayed by Data, Vaccine Skeptics Often Prize Liberty and Purity
Identifying those psychological traits may help health officials convince the sizable minority of A…
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The Case for a National One-Week Vacation
Let’s shut. It. Down. source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/one-week-vacation.html
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Mask Rules Are Relaxed. New Yorkers, Not So Much.
The C.D.C. says it’s OK to remove your mask in certain outdoor situations. Not everyone is ready to…
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Anti-Asian Hate Will Not Define My Life
A year of violence toward Asians and Asian-Americans forced me to grieve, then act. source https:…
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100 U.S. Colleges Will Require Vaccinations for Fall Enrollment
Private colleges make up the bulk of the schools with vaccine mandates, but some public universitie…
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President Biden’s Joint Session Address
President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, calling for bold government act…
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COVID relief: Bay Area residents launch fundraisers to get supplies into India
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - With each day the COVID crisis in India gets worse, cases are skyroc…
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CDC: Evidence suggests fully vaccinated people do not transmit COVID-19
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – More data is emerging about how effective COVID-19 vaccines are at making…
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4 Takeaways From Biden’s Address to Congress
President Biden struck a hopeful tone on the pandemic, and history was made with two women on the d…
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With Cameras Rolling, an Uneasy and Isolated Capitol Receives Biden
Under the cloud of a pandemic and an insurrection, a locked-down Capitol provided an unusual backdr…
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Watch Live: Sen. Tim Scott Delivers G.O.P. Response to Biden
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina delivers the G.O.P. rebuttal to President Biden’s remarks to a …
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Biden vows US will be 'arsenal of vaccination' for other countries | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
President Biden on Wednesday vowed that the United States will become an "arsenal of vaccinati…
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Biden pushes for 12-weeks of paid family leave in presidential first | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
President Biden on Thursday called for legislation providing 12 weeks of paid family leave for all …
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Biden calls on Congress to pass drug pricing legislation this year | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
President Biden on Wednesday called for Congress to pass legislation this year that would lower pre…
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Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People
The president’s costly proposals amount to a risky gamble that a country polarized along ideologica…
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US COVID-19 aid flights to begin arriving in India Thursday | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
U.S. aid flights will begin arriving in India on Thursday, the White House said, detailing supplies…
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Here's when Marin County could move into the yellow tier
(BCN) - The least-restrictive yellow tier of the state's COVID-19 reopening framework remains o…
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TV Production Adapted to Weather the Pandemic. Now What?
The unions representing actors and crews are in talks with the studios about extending — and possib…
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India Blames Covid-19 Variant for its Pandemic Crisis
Doctors, the public and the media point to anecdotal evidence of infections even among the vaccinat…
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How to Watch Biden's Speech to Congress: Start Time and Streaming
The president will speak before a reduced crowd in an unusual first address reflective of the momen…
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As Covid-19 Cases Rise in India, Oxygen Becomes Scarce
As a devastating coronavirus outbreak sweeps the country, pushing the total death toll to more than…
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Fear and Loss: Inside India’s Coronavirus Crisis
How did the country go from successfully containing the virus to having the worst outbreak in the w…
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Soon at Bars, It’s Adios to ‘Cuomoritos’
Lawmakers are expected to move to pause Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's rule that forced bars and restau…
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California Is Awash in Cash, Thanks to a Booming Market
In a single year, the state’s financial outlook has gone from surplus to deficit to surplus as capi…
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Covid on the Border: Migrants Aren’t Tested on Arrival in U.S.
The Border Patrol says it has insufficient time and space to conduct coronavirus testing at crowded…
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How 2 N.J. Schools With Similar Covid Cases Are Reopening
Two New Jersey towns, Rutherford and Secaucus, are five miles apart. Students with autism in Ruther…
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A Full Guide to Biden's Speech to Congress: Time, Live Stream and More
The president will speak before a reduced crowd in an unusual first address reflective of the momen…
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Eating Disorders in Teens Have ‘Exploded’ in the Pandemic
Here’s what parents need to know. source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/well/family/teens-eat…
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Biden plan omits major health care measures pushed by Democrats | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
President Biden’s American Families Plan unveiled Wednesday leaves out two major health priorities …
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How Pfizer Makes Its Covid-19 Vaccine
Behind the scenes from starter cells to a finished vaccine. source https://www.nytimes.com/intera…
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Young boy dies with COVID-19 after family travels to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A child who traveled to Hawaii with his vaccinated parents has died after contracti…
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Reopening status: San Francisco eyes yellow tier
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - San Francisco will likely move into yellow tier reopening status nex…
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How Europe Sealed a Pfizer Vaccine Deal With Texts and Calls
The European Union is about to sign a deal for 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine aft…
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COVID-19 vaccine rates across the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - Most Bay Area counties are making great progress, especially among t…
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$50 flights: Southwest Airlines celebrates 50th anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - It's been a year of no travel for so many people due to the coro…
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Repurposed Hepatitis C drugs could boost antiviral treatment for COVID-19, UT research shows
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Drugs used to treat Hepatitis C could be the newest tool in the fight against coro…
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Starbucks says its U.S. sales have made a ‘full recovery.’
Starbucks made a profit of $659 million in the first three months of the year as quarantine restric…
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Arizona governor signs bill blocking abortions based on genetic issues | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) Tuesday signed into law sprawling anti-abortion legislation that bans t…
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COVID-19 and tourism: Where can U.S. citizens travel?
SALT LAKE CITY ( KTVX ) – After a year of sheltering from COVID-19, many are anxious to get back ou…
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