'Now Is Not The Time To Stop Wearing A Mask,' Says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky With new cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, new hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of coronavirus restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to remain vigilant. Jason Breslow
'Just another day.' Seattle clears Denny Park tent encampment, forcing unhoused people to relocate People living in Seattle’s Denny Park were made to clear out by the city's Parks department and Seattle police Wednesday morning. It was one of the first tent encampment sweeps without the city’s now defunct Navigation Team, and one of the few to occur during the pandemic. Casey Martin
How California Is Trying — And Struggling — To Reach Vaccination Equity NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Dr. Paul Adamson, a physician and a fellow in infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA on why vaccine equity has been hard to reach in California.
From 'Jolene' To Vaccine: Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Shot She Helped Fund The country music icon, who is 75, shares a video of herself getting vaccinated in which she riffs off her hit song "Jolene" and urges those eligible to get their shots, too. Rachel Treisman
Some States Drop CDC Guidelines And Vaccinate People By Age Group The shift in priorities is drawing criticism from essential workers and people with underlying conditions who are getting bumped back in line. Brenda León
With 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Available, Is 1 Better Than The Other? With a third COVID-19 vaccine authorized, some worry that there will be a two-tier vaccine rollout — with the apparently most effective going to the powerful, rich and well-connected. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Dolly Parton Sings The Benefits Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccination Dolly Parton wants people to get vaccinated. To that end, she re-imagined one of her greatest hits. Parton sang an adaptation of "Jolene" in a social media post before getting the Moderna shot.
Fauci Donates Personal Coronavirus Model To Smithsonian The face of the U.S. government's pandemic response donated his personal model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion to the Smithsonian Institution for a future exhibit. Jaclyn Diaz
San Francisco Reopens Indoor Dining, Gyms As Coronavirus Cases Drop Residents will be able to enjoy many indoor and outdoor activities for the first time in months, including dining, movie theaters, amusement parks and recreational sports. Dustin Jones
Teachers, childcare workers eligible for coronavirus vaccine in Washington state Teachers in Washington state can now get vaccinated following a directive from President Joe Biden and an announcement by Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday afternoon. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch