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A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due to the pandemic. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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A woman holds a sign saying "We Need Our Jobs" during a protest by workers in the cruise ship industry in Miami last month. Employers added fewer jobs as pandemic cases start to surge again across the country. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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The flawed coronavirus test kits went out to public laboratories in February. An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review obtained by NPR says the wrong quality control protocols were used. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP hide caption

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CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway

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Medical staff members treat a patient with COVID-19 last week in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, experts say immunizing health workers first is the best way to curb deaths and stop transmission. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption

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First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Go To Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers

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A child bride, age 14, participated in wedding rituals in a Hindu temple in India's Madhya Pradesh state in 2017. An estimated 1.5 million underage girls marry each year in India, according to the United Nations. The pandemic appears to be causing a spike in numbers. Prakash Hatvalne/AP hide caption

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Child Marriages Are Up In The Pandemic. Here's How India Tries To Stop Them

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A mink is photographed on a farm in October in Hjoerring, Denmark. The country will cull its population of minks after discovering coronavirus outbreaks. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels?

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A man displays his face covering for protection against the coronavirus in West Union, W.Va., last month. Small communities from the Dakotas to Kansas to West Virginia have recently seen coronavirus cases rising again. Kathleen Batten/AP hide caption

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, shown here in 2018, took steps early on to contain the pandemic in his state. Justin Merriman/Getty Images hide caption

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Wishes Trump 'Had A More Happy Relationship With Masks'

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The hallucinogenic chemical psilocybin produced in some mushrooms helped people with major depression in a study that also included supportive psychotherapy. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Rigorous Study Backs A Psychedelic Treatment For Major Depression

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Health care professionals gather outside Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis in June to demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Feeling Lots Of....Feelings? Journaling Can Help

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