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Forsyth County is preparing to launch vaccine clinics for kids at two elementary schools

4:19pm October 28, 2021

Forsyth County is preparing to offer Pfizer COVID-19 shots to 5 to 11 year-olds when federal officials give the green light. That's expected to happen in the next few days.

A man wearing a face mask speaks on his phone in central Moscow on Wednesday.

With record-high deaths, Moscow and other parts of Russia enter a partial lockdown

3:50pm October 28, 2021

by Charles Maynes

It marks an abrupt end to a sense of normalcy that had settled over Moscow. On Thursday, Russia reported 1,159 deaths in the previous 24 hours. The Kremlin blames Russians' reluctance to vaccinate.

A vigil celebrates cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque, N.M. Hutchins was killed on set while filming the movie Rust when a prop firearm held by actor Alec Baldwin discharged.

After the Rust shooting, one expert unpacks how people cope with accidental killings

3:41pm October 28, 2021

The founder of a support group for people who have caused accidental death or injury has some personal insight on the emotions stirred up by the killing of a cast member on the set of the movie Rust.

Greensboro will stop accepting new applications for pandemic-related rent and utilities program

3:39pm October 28, 2021

by Keri Brown

Dr. KJ Seung, a professor at Harvard Medical School, speaks at a September rally outside the home of the CEO of Moderna, maker of one of the two mRNA vaccines that prevent COVID-19. The fake bones are meant to represent lives lost unnecessarily to the cor

HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters hope to match it

3:26pm October 28, 2021

by Maria Parazo Rose

A small number of health workers are protesting for global vaccine equity. Their demonstrations echo the call for equal distribution of HIV medications decades ago — but there are key differences.

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Some parents vaccinated against COVID are hesitant to get their children vaccinated

11:06am October 28, 2021

NPR's A Martínez talks to Liz Hamel about new research from Kaiser that suggests parents might be more cautious when it comes to deciding if they'll get their younger kids vaccinated against COVID-19.

Americans who remember the polio vaccine rollout are eager for COVID boosters

6:11am October 28, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Vaccination rates in rural America remain extremely low, but there's one holdout demographic: seniors — many of whom remember lining up eagerly to get the polio vaccine as children.

Six examples of products resembling standard snack items. The featured products contain THC, a main ingredient in marijuana edibles.

State attorneys general issue a warning for Halloween about marijuana-type treats

10:03pm October 27, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

State officials alert parents of the unregulated, illegal marijuana snacks that favor the sober, major brand.

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto, pictured here in 2017, urged viewers to get vaccinated after announcing his own breakthrough COVID-19 diagnosis.

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Fox anchor Neil Cavuto urged viewers to get vaccinated. Then came the death threats

9:41pm October 27, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Cavuto, who is immunocompromised, encouraged viewers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after announcing his own breakthrough infection. When he returned to the air, he brought their emails with him.

Brazil Senate recommends Bolsonaro be charged with crimes against humanity

6:54pm October 27, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's Senate accused President Jair Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic. It has asked state prosecutors to indict him, though that is unlikely to happen.