Canadian Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, pictured in 2016, announced a new rule in response to a U.S. plan to import drugs from Canada. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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North Korean State Commission of Quality Management staff in protective gear carries a disinfectant spray can as personnel check the health of travelers and inspect goods delivered via the borders at the Pyongyang Airport in North Korea, on Feb. 1. Jon Chol Jin/AP hide caption
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A healthcare worker processes people in line at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site on Nov. 19, in Houston. Texas is rushing thousands of additional medical staff to overworked hospitals as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increases. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Families May Be Apart For Thanksgiving This Year, But Connections Burn Bright
Germany extended its coronavirus lockdown measures through mid-December, after cases continued to surge in the country. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Naji Aldabaan in Jordan. Aldabaan family photo hide caption
The doorway to Jones Hall is shown at Utah State University in September, where about 300 students were being quarantined to their rooms as a precaution. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Nana (left) gets her birth control implant checked by Dr. Jean Rangomana during the Marie Stopes International mobile clinic in Besakoa, Madagascar, on April 9, 2018. Abortion is illegal under all circumstances in Madagascar, and Trump administration policies led to shortages of birth control there, health workers say. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Under Trump, New Anti-Abortion Rules Shook Fragile Health Systems Around the World
A lab technician sorts blood samples for a COVID-19 vaccination study at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla., on Aug. 13. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Vaccine Expert: Once COVID-19 Vaccine Is Available, 'Don't Overthink It. Don't Wait'
This year, fiambre was made in the garage. Family members came to pick up their share instead of coming together for a festive meal. Irma Lily Estrada Orellana hide caption
Monday
A man wearing a face mask walks past a banner showing precautions against the coronavirus in Seoul on Monday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media following her participation in a virtual summit of G20 nations in which she expressed concern over a lack of plan to prepare coronavirus vaccinations for poorer countries. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
AstraZeneca, along with Oxford University, announced early Monday its vaccine trial was shown to be "highly effective" in preventing COVID-19. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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From left to right: Naomi Ochoa, Crystal Watts and Danielle Demetria East Douglas Watts, Jr., Lacie Freelen and Ariel Britt hide caption