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Small Number Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Thrown Out, N.C. Officials Say

6:46pm January 21, 2021

North Carolina's top public official acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the state has seen a small number of coronavirus vaccine doses thrown out at a time when supplies remain limite

Workers check oxygen tanks at a hospital in Manaus, Brazil. Severe oxygen shortages as a second coronavirus wave is surging have prompted local authorities to airlift patients to other parts of Brazil.

Reinfections More Likely With New Coronavirus Variants, Evidence Suggests

12:46pm January 21, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The variant in Brazil is causing a surge in Manaus, a city where the virus previously infected huge numbers in the spring of 2020. Researchers are trying to determine why.

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U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci informed the WHO on Thursday that the U.S. will not be leaving the organization. Fauci is seen here last month, receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in Washington.

U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move

10:13am January 21, 2021

by Bill Chappell

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded, "Thank you my brother Tony" and thanks also to the U.S. for renewing its support.

A Trader Joe's worker disinfects shopping carts and controls the number of customers allowed to shop at one time in Omaha, Neb., on May 7, 2020. Grocers like Trader Joe's are offering pay incentives to encourage their workers to get vaccinated against COV

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Trader Joe's, Dollar General And Others Are Paying Workers To Get Vaccines

8:56am January 21, 2021

by Claire Miller

Grocers from Aldi to Trader Joe's are pitching financial incentives to their employees to encourage them to get vaccinated.

Tenants' rights advocates protesting evictions during the pandemic in Boston this month. They want the Biden administration to not only extend, but also strengthen, an eviction order from the CDC aimed at keeping people in their homes during the outbreak.

Biden To Extend Order Limiting Pandemic Evictions

3:16pm January 20, 2021

by Chris Arnold

On his first day in office, the president plans to sign an executive order extending the CDC's moratorium on evictions. Housing advocates say the CDC rule needs to be strengthened.

A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine last week at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Setting up community vaccination centers will be a key to getting the vaccine to millions, an adviser to President Biden says.

Biden Adviser Sees Local Answers To Boosting Mask Use, Speeding Up Vaccinations

2:44pm January 20, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

For two of the biggest obstacles to curbing the pandemic, it won't just be federal officials who will lead the way, says Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of President Biden's COVID-19 advisory board.

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Official Says Forsyth County Is Past A Holiday Bump in COVID-19 Cases

7:51pm January 19, 2021

by April Laissle

Forsyth County's top public health official is expressing cautious optimism about recent COVID-19 trends in the county.

An ongoing investigation found the temperature problem "is not something on the Maine CDC or state of Maine side," Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said.

4,400 Moderna Vaccine Doses Not Kept Cold Enough May Be Unusable

6:37pm January 19, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Maine says it received vaccines with "the thermometer on the outside of the boxes ... [showing] that at some point the required minimum temperature had been exceeded."

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Mass Vaccination Site Quickly Fills In Greensboro

5:36pm January 19, 2021

by David Ford

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There's plenty of social distance out on the slopes, but resorts are requiring masks in lift lines and lodges and limiting lodge use. Most skiers and boarders are happy to comply but Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho had to suspend season passes for some who r

Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom

4:19pm January 18, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Ski areas are seeing record sales of season passes as people look for outdoor exercise this winter. Most are requiring masks, limiting lodge use, and making people put their boots on at their cars.