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Students wearing masks listen to teacher Dorene Scala during third grade summer school at Hooper Avenue School in Los Angeles, California. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Federal regulators have approved a longer shelf life for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
David Shaw of The Revivalists performs at Lollapalooza 2019. Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
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A man receives the Pfizer COVID vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel. A small Israeli study suggests vaccinated people who experience rare breakthrough infections may develop symptoms that last as long as six weeks. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption
COVID Symptoms May Linger In Some Vaccinated People Who Get Infected, Study Finds
People stand in the International Arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 26. The British government said that starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England without the need for quarantining. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Things like anxiety and depression can affect everyone. These six Life Kit episodes can help you on your way. We Are/Getty Images;NPR hide caption
Britain's Tom Dean celebrates winning gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Tokyo reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest number of infections recorded so far for the city. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images hide caption
Simone Biles spoke at length about the reasons behind her withdrawal from the gymnastics team final. She's seen here on Wednesday with teammate MyKayla Skinner, as they watch the men's all-around final in Tokyo. Jamie Squire/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wears a face mask as she hosts a visit by King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Capitol on July 22. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Jim Holland says his memories of being raped as an adolescent were triggered by the 2002-2004 Boston Globe Spotlight investigation of sexual abuse by priests. He lives in Quincy, Mass. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption
A female Anopheles mosquito, a common vector for malaria, feeds on human skin. In a landmark study, researchers showed that genetically modified Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes could crash their own species in an environment mimicking sub-Saharan Africa, where the malaria-carrying mosquitoes spread. Dunpharlain/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct
President Biden delivers remarks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives her Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus at the statehouse in Dar es Salaam on July 28. Her administration has reversed the government's anti-vaccination stance. Emmanuel Herman/Reuters hide caption
Health officials in Mobile recently set up a pop-up clinic at a food truck festival. Despite officials making a big effort encouraging Alabama residents to get vaccinated, numbers remain low as COVID infections increase. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Alabama's COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Is The Lowest In The U.S. And Infections Are Up
Dr. Leana Wen is in favor of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "I don't think that people should have the choice to infect others with a potentially fatal and extremely contagious virus," she says. Wen is pictured above in the emergency department at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Aug. 14, 2012. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Think Of Your COVID-19 Vaccine Like A Very Good Raincoat, Says Dr. Leana Wen
Subway riders mask up this month in New York City. Wearing masks in all kinds of indoor settings may be the safest way to slow the spread of the delta variant, many health experts say. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission
Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus' daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill — $207,455 for the NICU alone — and confusion over which parent's insurer would cover the little girl's health costs. Christopher Smith for KHN hide caption
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
Nudge: The Final Edition Richard Thaler hide caption