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Signage directs visitors to the vaccination site at the Javits Center in New York, April 6, 2021.

Signage directs visitors to the vaccination site at the Javits Center in New York, April 6, 2021.

The number of Americans getting vaccinated is on the decline

Apr 22

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Experts weigh potential harms of J&J vaccine pause

How long does protection from COVID vaccines last?

How Wyoming became the most vaccine-hesitant state

Why India is shattering global infection records

MRNA vaccines safe for pregnant women: Study

Vaccine demand declines in much of Iowa: Governor

FDA on factory where J&J vaccines were thrown out

How to prepare for your COVID vaccine appointment

Paris perfumers help COVID-19 long-haulers

200 million dose goal to be met early, Biden says

Medical Assistant Savannah Dela Vega places a nasal swab in a container for coronavirus testing at the drive-thru clinic in Casper, Wyo., Oct. 9, 2020.

Medical Assistant Savannah Dela Vega places a nasal swab in a container for coronavirus testing at the drive-thru clinic in Casper, Wyo., Oct. 9, 2020.

What we know about the most vaccine-hesitant state in US

Apr 22

How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?

Biden announces 200 million vaccine dose goal being met early

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Health workers carry a body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. New infections are rising faster in India than any other place in the world, stunning authorities and capsizing its fragile health system. Overall, India has more than 15.6 million cases, the second-highest after the United States, with 182,553 deaths. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Health workers carry a body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. New infections are rising faster in India than any other place in the world, stunning authorities and capsizing its fragile health system. Overall, India has more than 15.6 million cases, the second-highest after the United States, with 182,553 deaths. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

EXPLAINER: Why India is shattering global infection records

Apr 22

Businesses scramble for help as job openings go unfilled

As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule

The Associated Press

Experts weigh the potential harms of pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccinations

Apr 22

Paris perfumers help COVID-19 long-haulers regain their sense of smell

No food, mask breaks: What proms and graduations might look like this year

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Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease vaccine are seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., March 3, 2021.

Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease vaccine are seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., March 3, 2021.

Rare reactions to J&J vaccine remain a mystery, putting many women on edge

Apr 17

New Zealand to open quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia

PHOTOS: Greek cafes still shuttered by COVID-19 measures

Shannon Stapleton/Reuters, FILE

Stray face mask and straw on beach in New Jersey.

Stray face mask and straw on beach in New Jersey.

PPE keeps us safe, but waste is on the rise. Here's how to be more Earth-friendly

Apr 21

Also roaring back from pandemic: earth-warming emissions

Maddie Black/Ocean Conservancy

Left to right, Danielle Jordan, Heather-Elizabeth Brown, Donn Seidholz.

Left to right, Danielle Jordan, Heather-Elizabeth Brown, Donn Seidholz.

COVID long-haulers on living with brain fog, rancid smells and crushing fatigue

Mar 20

Snapshots of some of the lives lost to COVID-19 in the US

How COVID vaccines may help long-haulers

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The sun rises between the trees as bluebells, also known as wild Hyacinth, bloom on the forest floor of the Hallerbos in Halle, Belgium, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There is no stopping flowers when they bloom or blossoms when they burst in nature, but there are efforts by some local authorities to limit the viewing. Due to COVID-19 restrictions visits to the forest to see the flowers has been discouraged for a second year in a row. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

The sun rises between the trees as bluebells, also known as wild Hyacinth, bloom on the forest floor of the Hallerbos in Halle, Belgium, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There is no stopping flowers when they bloom or blossoms when they burst in nature, but there are efforts by some local authorities to limit the viewing. Due to COVID-19 restrictions visits to the forest to see the flowers has been discouraged for a second year in a row. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

Apr 20

Ontario retracts new restrictions that drew the ire of many

From a prolonged pandemic, a rethink of life's milestones?

The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2004 file photo the crowd of thousands cheer as the Burning Man is burned to the ground, at the 18th annual Burning Man Celebration, at Black Rock Desert. Burning Man organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year's counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. But they have backed off an earlier announcement that they'd already decided to make shots mandatory, and won't decide for sure until the end of the month whether the event that was canceled last year due to the pandemic will even take place. (Lacy Atkins/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2004 file photo the crowd of thousands cheer as the Burning Man is burned to the ground, at the 18th annual Burning Man Celebration, at Black Rock Desert. Burning Man organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year's counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. But they have backed off an earlier announcement that they'd already decided to make shots mandatory, and won't decide for sure until the end of the month whether the event that was canceled last year due to the pandemic will even take place. (Lacy Atkins/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines

Apr 22

Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic

Figure Skating in Harlem finds ways to deal with pandemic

The Associated Press

A woman takes a photo as lava flows from an eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Iceland's latest volcano eruption is quickly attracting crowds of people hoping to get close to the gentle lava flows. The eruption in Geldingadalur, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, is not seen as a threat to nearby towns and the slow flows mean people can get close to action without too much harm. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

A woman takes a photo as lava flows from an eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Iceland's latest volcano eruption is quickly attracting crowds of people hoping to get close to the gentle lava flows. The eruption in Geldingadalur, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, is not seen as a threat to nearby towns and the slow flows mean people can get close to action without too much harm. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Iceland introduces restrictions after UK variant is detected

Mar 25

Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities

Why a mother is crediting COVID-19 for saving her son's life

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