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COVID-19 relief package heads to Senate as debate over minimum wage continues

COVID-19 relief package heads to Senate as debate over minimum wage continues

The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.
by Deirdre Walsh

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CDC panel endorses Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine

CDC panel endorses Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine

A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given its blessing to a new one-shot vaccine for COVID-19. The move comes one day after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for emergency use.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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People share 'the moment' they realized the pandemic was changing life as they knew it

People share 'the moment' they realized the pandemic was changing life as they knew it

It's been nearly a year since the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked people to share the moment they realized COVID-19 was changing their lives.
by Wynne Davis

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Obesity specialist says BMI is a 'good measure' for vaccine priority plans

Obesity specialist says BMI is a 'good measure' for vaccine priority plans

As some cities and states offer vaccine appointments for people with a BMI of at least 30 — the medical benchmark for obesity — Dr. Fatima Stanford pushes back against the shame faced by those with the disease.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Emma Bowman

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'Not a good idea': Experts concerned about pope's upcoming trip to Iraq

'Not a good idea': Experts concerned about pope's upcoming trip to Iraq

Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile health care system and the unavoidable likelihood that Iraqis will crowd to see him.
by The Associated Press

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Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
by The Associated Press

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