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Why this USAID official is optimistic the U.S. can get the world vaccinated
Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of USAID's COVID task force, shares his perspective on the U.S.' efforts to donate and distribute vaccines to low-income nations.
Novak Djokovic says he will skip tournaments rather than get the COVID vaccine
The Serbian tennis star says he understands he may miss the French Open and Wimbledon as a result. He adds that his decision is personal and he shouldn't be lumped in with anti-vaccination activists.
Canada's government invokes Emergencies Act to try to quell COVID protests
Three weeks after truckers occupied downtown Ottawa, Canada's prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act. It grants the federal government special powers to address security issues.
Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer
It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."
Coronavirus FAQ: What's the best way to protect school-age kids from COVID?
Plus: Do kids really need masks if they've been vaccinated and had COVID? And what kind of masks should kids wear?
Trucker protests against pandemic mandates are spreading beyond Canada
Big-rig trucks and other vehicles have shut down at least three border crossings between Canada and the U.S. The Ontario government is trying to open up the trucker's blockade of a key trade route.
News brief: COVID vaccines for kids, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Canadian protests
Pfizer adds data to its request to get the OK for its COVID vaccine for young kids. Biden cautions Americans in Ukraine to leave. Truckers shut down border crossings between Canada and the U.S.
U.K. lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers starting today
Residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved vaccine now only need to fill out a form before entering the U.K. Unvaccinated people must test both before and after arriving.
The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale
A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission.