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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

The Biden administration reportedly will recommend Americans get booster shots eight months after they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  • Health

The Biden Administration May Recommend COVID Boosters After 8 Months

A source familiar with the discussions says administration health experts could make the recommendation for fully vaccinated adults as soon as this week.

August 17, 2021
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By:
  • Barbara Campbell and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Tourists still stop by to see the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., where commercial ships dock on the banks. A history of racial tension dating to the Civil War still stings in Cairo. And like many rural towns across the U.S., the community feels underappreciated and misunderstood.

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  • Health

Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town

The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen.

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Cara Anthony
A fleet of Broward County School Buses are parked in a lot on July 21, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Three county educators have died of complications from the coronavirus.

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  • National

3 Florida Educators Die Of COVID-19 Within 24 Hours As Schools Prepare To Reopen

Less than a week before schools are set to reopen in Broward County, Fla., local union officials say three educators have died of complications from the coronavirus. None of them were vaccinated.

August 14, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Mistich
Having a compromised immune system puts you at higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Studies show that the initial vaccine doses are less effective for people with weakened immune systems. A third shot can boost protection.

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  • Your Health

6 Things To Know If You're Immunocompromised And Considering A 3rd Shot

People with weakened immune systems who already got two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines can now get a third shot. But exactly who is eligible? Here's what we know so far.

August 14, 2021
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By:
  • Carmel Wroth,
  • Allison Aubrey,
  • and 2 more
Canada plans to impose a new vaccine mandate on passengers and workers in the federally regulated air, rail and cruise ship sectors. Here, a police car is seen behind traffic cones in May near Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia.

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  • Global Health

Canada Will Require All Air Travelers To Be Vaccinated In A Broad New Policy

Starting this fall, Canada's government will also require all federal workers to be vaccinated, citing a "dynamic public health situation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks holding his facemask during a press conference to address the rise of coronavirus cases in the state, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, on July 13, 2020.

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  • Health

Florida Gov. DeSantis Expands Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Amid COVID-19 Spike

Monoclonal antibodies can be used to treat people with mild to moderate COVID-19, but the treatment doesn't work for those who've already developed more severe symptoms or are hospitalized.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Mike Burke, Palm Beach County superintendent of schools, chats with students as they eat breakfast on Tuesday. The school district has asked 440 students to quarantine just days into the school year.

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  • Education

2 Days Into The School Year, A Florida District Asked 440 Students To Quarantine

Palm Beach County has reported 51 student and faculty COVID-19 infections but the total number asked to quarantine includes their contacts.

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
Xavier Becerra, then nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, puts on his protective mask at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in February.

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  • Health

Nearly 300,000 More Federal Health Workers Are Ordered To Be Vaccinated

The Department of Health and Human Services will require nearly a third of its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its vaccination mandate.

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, says we need to make sure that people with compromised immune systems are protected.

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  • Health

Fauci Says COVID-19 Booster Shots Are Needed For Those Who Are Immunocompromised

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, tells NPR's Morning Edition "it is so imminent to make sure that we get them boosted so that they would be in a protected zone."

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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  • Education

From Free Pizza To Free Tuition, Colleges Try Everything To Get Students Vaccinated

U.S. colleges are counting on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to keep their campuses safe this fall. Many are offering flashy prizes to encourage students and faculty to get their shots.

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Sneha Dey
A server delivers food to customers dining at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Aug. 7. Restaurants are boosting pay to attract workers, and that could have an impact on already-high inflation.

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  • Economy

Wages Are Going Up — And So Is Inflation. Consumer Prices Have Hit A 13-Year High

Consumer prices rose 5.4% in July, compared to a year ago. Here's one thing to watch going forward: How rising wages impacts inflation.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A medical assistant administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in May in Berlin's Friedrichshain district.

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  • Health

Thousands In Germany Thought They Had Their Vaccine. It May Have Been Saline Instead

More than 8,000 people may have been given a fake COVID vaccine in the spring. A nurse is suspected of making the switch.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Kindergartner Allyson Zavala joined with other students and school superintendent Austin Buetner for a class selfie in April inside teacher Alicia Pizzi's classroom at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in North Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Health

How To Keep Your Child Safe From The Delta Variant

Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
West Virginia Wesleyan College says that about 90% of faculty and staff and "a large percentage of students" have already been vaccinated.

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  • Education

Being Unvaccinated For COVID Will Cost Students At A Small College An Extra $750

West Virginia Wesleyan College won't require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — at least not yet. But the small Christian liberal arts school says it will charge students who aren't.

August 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state Board of Education may "narrowly tailor any financial consequences" for those who violate the law. It adds that the governor, who has opposed all face covering mandates since the start of the pandemic, is intent on protecting parents' rights.

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  • Education

Florida's Governor Says School Leaders' Salary May Be Withheld If They Require Masks

Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up a confrontation with school superintendents on Monday, saying anyone who defies his ban on mask mandates might lose a paycheck. Teachers and staff wouldn't be punished.

August 10, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
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