Front-line caregivers wait in line to receive a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in December at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Loren Holmes/Pool photo/Anchorage Daily News via AP hide caption
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At the region's biggest hospital, Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, 97% of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated and all of the intensive care unit beds are filled. Education Images/Universal Image via Getty Images hide caption
Idaho's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, But Many Locals Remain Skeptical Of Vaccines
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Idaho's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, But Many Locals Remain Skeptical Of Vaccines
Megan Alexandra Blankenbiller became sick before she was able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She spent her final days in the hospital trying to help others avoid the same mistake. atasteofalex/TikTok hide caption
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A community worker delivered daily necessities to a household in Ruili City in China's Yunnan Province during a July lockdown triggered by COVID cases. Ruili closed off its city proper and asked all residents to quarantine at home. Classes were suspended. Most establishments were closed with the exception of markets, hospitals and pharmacies. Restaurants could only offer takeout food. Wang Guansen/Xinhua /Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Housing activists and community members march toward the New York City office of Gov. Kathy Hochul calling for a stop to evictions on Tuesday in New York City. The state extended its eviction moratorium on Wednesday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
"Mestizo Man," Nahua artisan Zeferino Baltasar Basilio, San Francisco Ozomatlán, Guerrero, Mexico. Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR hide caption
Testing your antibody levels to get a sense of your COVID-19 protection may be tempting, especially as you wait for a booster shot. But scientists say these widely available tests can't tell you the full story, at least not yet. Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty hide caption
Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity
People don face masks to help keep the coronavirus at bay in June in Ankara, Turkey. But what about earlier recommendations to stay 6 feet away from others and limit close contact to 15 minutes? Are these still effective against the contagious delta variant? Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Students sit in an algebra class at Barbara Coleman Senior High School on the first day of school on Monday in Miami Lakes, Fla. Miami-Dade County public schools require students to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Yemeni children diagnosed with cancer wait to receive treatment at an oncology ward of a hospital in Sana'a on February 4. A new study looks at the impact of COVID-19 on kids with cancer. Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images hide caption
Scientists have studied the blood of people who were part of a large trial for the Moderna vaccine to measures antibodies that can help predict levels of immunity after getting a COVID-19 shot. Britta Pedersen/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
New Evidence Points To Antibodies As A Reliable Indicator Of Vaccine Protection
Broward County Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright greets students on Aug. 16 at North Lauderdale Elementary School. Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP hide caption
Actress Nicole Kidman speaks at in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2020. Hong Kong's government said Thursday that it had recently granted a quarantine exemption to someone to perform "designated professional work" after reports surfaced that Kidman did not have to undergo a quarantine. Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption
Nurses and doctors in the CoxHealth Emergency Department in Springfield, Mo., don personal protective equipment to treat patients with COVID-19 on July 16. Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are sending critically ill COVID-19 patients to far-flung states for treatment. Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP hide caption
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, pictured here in July, is not experiencing any symptoms, his office said Tuesday. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images hide caption
Roger West (right) columnist of the Westside Journal, looks over news copy with his wife Dawn, owner and publisher, on Aug. 10. Outspoken as he had been in opposing COVID-19 vaccines West reconsidered after the virus returned with a deadly vengeance in mid-July. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Raiders fans do the wave during last weekend's preseason game in Las Vegas as a stadium sign reminds them to wear face masks. The team now says spectators will have to show proof of vaccination — and that no masks will be required for those who have been vaccinated. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
A fleet of Broward County School Buses are parked in a lot on July 21, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Three county educators have died of complications from the coronavirus. Johnny Louis/Getty Images hide caption
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Taliban Near Kabul; US Speeds Afghanistan Exit; Third COVID Shot For Some In US
Canada plans to impose a new vaccine mandate on passengers and workers in the federally regulated air, rail and cruise ship sectors. Here, a police car is seen behind traffic cones in May near Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia. Andrew Soong/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Xavier Becerra, then nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, puts on his protective mask at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in February. Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption