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COVID hits one of the last uninfected places

By The Associated PressJan 31, 2022
The Cherokee Nation is following recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to administer an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to fully vaccinated patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
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'Strong' start to kids vaccine campaign, but challenges loom

By Associated PressNov 10, 2021
Pictured: This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Largest colleges push student vaccines with mandates, prizes

By Associated PressSep 15, 2021
Pictured: Montana State Capitol Building in Helena.
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Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic

By Associated PressSep 15, 2021
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Patient now advocates for shots

By Associated PressAug 4, 2021
FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo, students exit the KSU Ice Arena after getting their Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Even as restrictions relax across much of the United States, colleges and universities have taken new steps to police campus life as the virus spreads through students who are among the last adults to get access to vaccines. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
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Nearly all COVID deaths are now among unvaccinated

By Associated PressJun 25, 2021
Registered nurse Elaine Crabb draws a dose of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 22, 2021 at a special vaccination site Bashas’ set up for its employees. It came as state officials announced that they will open registration for vaccine appointments to people as young as 16. (Photo by Travis Robertson, Cronkite News)
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Why the White House will miss its vax target

By Associated PressJun 24, 2021