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How did one Seattle ‘unhoused to hotels’ program work? The results are mixed

‘I do know that outreach workers evaluated 78 people at the encampment for hotel rooms, and 57 people came inside. That ratio is pretty big.’
- Kim Malcolm
A Navajo Translator In Hospitals During COVID Is Now Pursuing Her Nursing Dreams

At the beginning of the pandemic, Marquerita Donald was working as a Navajo translator in hospitals. She eventually contracted COVID-19. Now, after recovery, she's in nursing school.
- Laurel Morales
The U.S. Paid Billions To Get Enough COVID Vaccines Last Fall. What Went Wrong?

Immediately after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's vaccine, the company delivered fewer doses than its government contract projected. Federal officials say they didn't know why.
- Sydney Lupkin
He Hiked 2,100 Miles In 209 Days To Complete The Appalachian Trail. He's Only 5

At 5-years-old, Harvey Sutton - also known on the trail as "Little Man" - is one of the youngest persons known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.
- Jonathan Franklin
Delta Air Lines Is Going To Start Charging Unvaccinated Employees $200 Per Month

Delta will not mandate employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, but its CEO says the charge is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.
- The Associated Press
Johnson & Johnson Says A Booster Shot For Its Vaccine May Have Big Benefits

The company said that when study participants were given a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Leila Fadel
J&J Says A Booster Shot For Its Vaccine After 6 Months May Have Big Benefits

Johnson & Johnson said that when it gave study participants a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID vaccine.
- Rob Stein
Japan's COVID-19 Cases Rise As Paralympic Athletes Descend On Tokyo

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Motoko Rich, the Tokyo bureau chief of The New York Times, about Japan hosting the Paralympic Games amid the pandemic. The Tokyo Olympic Games ended earlier this month.
School admin's pushback against public health worries some Issaquah parents

As parents ready their kids for in-person school, many have concerns about Covid protocols. For some Issaquah parents, those worries only grew when they saw one of their school district's top administrators use his Facebook account to diss vaccines and masks.
- Joshua McNichols
'It's not our rule. We're just abiding by it.' Statewide mask mandate returns to Washington

This week Washingtonians are once again required to wear face masks inside businesses and at indoor gatherings. Governor Jay Inslee made the decision as covid hospitalizations in the state are at an all time high in the coronavirus pandemic.
- Casey Martin

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