One thorny issue facing President Biden at the United Nations: the defense deal he announced with Australia and the U.K., which left France so angry it pulled its ambassador from Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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A syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa Ana, Calif., in August. An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet — an opinion that highlights the intense scientific divide over the question. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
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A third shot of the Moderna vaccine boosts protection across age groups, notably in older adults, the company says. Juana Miyer/Long Visual Press/Universal Imag hide caption
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A COVID-19 vaccine dose is prepared at a pharmacy in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 17. About 14 million people received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in August. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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Medics in Jerusalem transfer a COVID-19 patient to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem. Many hospitals in Israel are at full capacity following a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Highly Vaccinated Israel Is Seeing A Dramatic Surge In New COVID Cases. Here's Why
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Containers of Moderna vaccines donated by the U.S. arrive last week in Bogotá, Colombia. Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden Says U.S. Leads The World In Vaccine Donations — And Promises More
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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
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First lady Jill Biden tours a vaccination site in Nashville with country star Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman
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The challenge of refrigerating COVID-19 vaccines is acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where only 28% of health care facilities have reliable power. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
A Revolutionary Solar Fridge Will Help Keep COVID Vaccines Cold In Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vaccine doses are in short supply in African countries — and even when they arrive, there may not be a way to get them into people's arms in a timely fashion. Above: People wait to get vaccinated at a hospital in Thika, Kenya, in March. Patrick Meinhardt/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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A dose of Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine is prepared in a pharmacy. Ivan Romano/Getty Images hide caption
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Holmes County, Ohio, General Health District staff members (from left) Michael Derr, Jennifer Talkington and Abbie Benton prepare materials for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic this month inside St. Peter's Catholic Church in Millersburg. Anna Huntsman/WCPN hide caption
COVID-19 Has Hit The Amish Community Hard. Still, Vaccines Are A Tough Sell
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Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Stephen Zenner/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, shown here in a hospital in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
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A public notice hangs outside a vaccination center notifying of vaccine shortages in Mahim, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday. Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption