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New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants

12:53pm June 09, 2021

by Joe Palca

An analysis of blood from people who had received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine found a lower level of neutralizing antibodies against viral variants but a strong response involving T cells.

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A man holds his vaccination reminder card after having received his first shot at a pop-up vaccination site next to Maximo Gomez Park, also known as Domino Park, on May 3 in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami.

Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime

1:45pm June 08, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Officials have pleaded with tech giants to keep the documents off their sites, but Amazon briefly had blank vaccination cards for sale this week. They could land their bearers in prison.

Health staff and patients at an exhibition center in Kuala Lumpur that's been turned into Malaysia's first mega-vaccination center. The government aims to speed up inoculations amid a sharp spike in infections.

Malaysia's Recent Surge In COVID Infections Leads To A New Lockdown And New Worries

5:22pm June 04, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

The country had been seen as a success in handling the pandemic, but a recent surge in cases has made it the third-worst affected country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam is also seeing a rise in cases.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a House panel on Sept. 25, 2019. In an NPR interview, she says the nation has more work to do to get ready for a future pandemic.

The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic

1:48pm June 04, 2021

The United States wasn't ready for the pandemic "and we have a lot of work to do to get better prepared for the next one," says Dr. Anne Schuchat, who is retiring after 33 years at the agency.

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Villagers wait to board a bus to head home in the wake of government-imposed restrictions relating to COVID-19 in Kathmandu valley.

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COVID Is Crushing Nepal, From Remote Villages To Kathmandu To Mt. Everest

1:27pm June 04, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Health workers must overcome great challenges to battle one of the world's most severe COVID-19 outbreaks, which stretch from villages without hospitals to the top of the world's highest mountain.

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People wait their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Chennai, India, in April. India is among the nations that will receive surplus U.S. vaccine through the international distribution system COVAX, the White House announced.

The White House Says It Has Started Shipping Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad

7:06pm June 03, 2021

The White House laid out a plan for sharing the nation's vaccine surplus with parts of the world struggling to get shots in arms.

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Thousands of pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci's work emails from January to June 2020 have been released via Freedom of Information Act requests by news organizations. Fauci is seen here before he testifies in front of a Senate committee last June.

5 Things We Learned From Anthony Fauci's Emails

4:38pm June 03, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Thousands of pages of Dr. Fauci's emails have been released to reporters. Here's what they tell us about his life and manner during the early months of the pandemic.

From left: Home cooked food at Srabasti Ghosh's home, ready for delivery. A volunteer delivers food to COVID-19 patients outside their home. Ghosh (right) with a friend who has joined to help.

How Two Dancers, A Mom And A Life Coach Help Out In India's COVID Crisis

11:34am June 03, 2021

by Sreyashi Dey

Amid India's COVID surge, regular folks are channeling their time, talents and resources to support their neighbors — and strangers, too. Public health experts say it's making a real impact.

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Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina (January - May 2021)

10:30am May 31, 2021

by WFDD Staff

May 28, 2021

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The Skagit Valley Chorale in Washington held a rehearsal in early March of 2020 that became a superspreader event for COVID-19.

After Its Superspreader Rehearsal, A Community Choir Struggles To Sing Together Again

1:37pm May 30, 2021

by Clare McGrane

A Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal early last year became a deadly COVID-19 superspreader event. Now, the group is figuring out how to come back together and reforge the bonds of a community choir.

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