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This is how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each state

A large share of the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID in the U.S. may have lived if they'd gotten vaccinated. A new analysis shows how many lives could have been saved across the country.

A health worker vaccinates a Kenyan child with the world's first malaria vaccine. Kenya has given at least one dose to 300,000 children so far. Brian Ongoro /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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First malaria vaccine hits 1 million dose milestone — although it has its shortcomings

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Marjan Neshat (in white dress), Roxanna Hope Radja (behind couch), Nikki Massoud and Artemis Pebdani in Wish You Were Here. Joan Marcus/Playwrights Horizons hide caption

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Iranian-American playwright is set on breaking expectations

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Third Coast Percussion's new album, Perspectives, is the group's most accessible. Saverio Truglia/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Third Coast Percussion's borderless music finds inspiration in fleet-footed beats

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Elon Musk says he wants to see more details about the number of fake accounts on Twitter before his deal to buy the social media platform goes through. He's seen here last week, arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

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In Atlanta, demonstrators rally in support of women's reproductive rights at the Georgia state Capitol on Oct. 2, 2021. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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Attorneys general and prosecutors scramble to figure out what comes next if Roe falls

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