How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? The answer varies by state. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a House committee hearing on Sept. 23, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Powell, along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, is set to appear before the House again on Tuesday to discuss relief aid and the state of the economy. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said concerns were raised with the information released by AstraZeneca on initial clinical trial data. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption
Military personnel prepare for the opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Queens, N.Y.,on Feb. 24. Seth Wenig/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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It's impossible to know how often college students are getting vaccinated. Rumors of it happening illegitimately are widespread, but many situations aren't so duplicitous upon closer examination, because the vaccinated students are actually eligible, because they work in labs or health care settings, or have underlying health issues that make them high risk for severe COVID-19. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Results from late-stage testing show the Oxford- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 79% effective at preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers say they may have found a reason for a rare blood clotting condition that has occurred in some people who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A lifeguard calls to swimmers at a beach in Miami on March 5. Amid fears of crowds fueling a new surge in coronavirus cases, Miami Beach on Saturday announced an abrupt curfew to curb swelling crowds of spring breaker visitors. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Gloria Anderson receives her second COVID-19 vaccination. David Anderson /Gloria Anderson hide caption
Travelers waited to flee Paris at the Montparnasse Train Station on Friday ahead of a new lockdown announced by the government in response to a surge in cases of the coronavirus. Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
A couple takes pictures with the Olympic rings monument near the National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Organizers have decided that overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games this summer. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Hansel Tookes made sure his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Dec. 15. was televised, as a way to combat hesitancy. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
More Black And Latinx Americans Are Embracing COVID-19 Vaccination
Tenants' rights advocates demonstrated in Boston in January, calling on the Biden administration to extend the CDC eviction moratorium. AP hide caption
A researcher with Franceville International Medical Research Centre collects bats in a net on November 25, 2020 inside a cave in Gabon. Scientists are looking for potential sources for a possible next coronavirus pandemic. Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Next Pandemic: Scientists Fear Another Coronavirus Could Jump From Animals To Humans
A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three. Jordan Kirchner for NPR hide caption
Lawmakers in the Idaho House of Representatives debate a bill this week. The Idaho Legislature has recessed until April 6 due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among members and staff. Keith Ridler/AP hide caption
COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Idaho Legislature To Close Its Doors For Weeks
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A woman lines up to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in Mexico City on Feb. 17. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis opens the shipping box containing the state's first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Dec. 14, 2020, in east Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
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"There are not yet enough vaccine doses in Europe to stop the third wave by vaccination alone," German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday. Here, a health care worker displays a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Stuttgart, Germany. Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
